Podcasts about Treasury Select Committee

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 28:30 Transcription Available

The Conservatives seem unable to escape their party splits on migration. Despite "taking back control" of UK borders being central to the Brexit campaign, net migration figures have hit record highs. After a week where political wrangling over migration has thrown Rishi Sunak's premiership into peril, we ask economics professor and UK in a Changing Europe senior fellow, Jonathan Portes, about what the statistics tell us and why this issue continues to have such prominence. Plus: the Treasury Select Committee calls the government's flagship financial reforms a "damp squib". Our reporter Tom Rees tells us why. Hosted by Caroline Hepker and Stephen Carroll. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Autumn (Statement) Watch

Resolution Foundation Events Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2023 80:40

The economy is set to be a defining feature of the run in to next General Election. Inflation is falling, but so too is consumer confidence. Tax revenues are going up, but NHS waiting lists aren't coming down. In the Autumn Statement the Chancellor will be navigating these short-term challenges, but also addressing longer-term questions about Britain's weak growth and strained public finances. What is the latest outlook for the UK economy ahead of the General Election next year? To what extent did the Chancellor balance pressure on the public finances with political pressure to please voters? How might the Chancellor's decisions improve economic growth or boost living standards? And what does the likely penultimate fiscal event before the UK goes to the polls tell us about the economic battleground that the next General Election will be fought over? The morning after the Autumn Statement, the Resolution Foundation is hosting an event to discuss these issues and more. Following a presentation from Foundation staff of their overnight analysis of the Autumn Statement, we will hear from experts including the chairs of both the Treasury Select Committee and the Office for Budget Responsibility. Read the report: https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications/a-pre-election-statement/ View the event slides: https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/events/autumn-statement-watch/

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Should we gift every newborn £1,000 to invest?

This is Money Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2023 60:05

Every child could receive a pot of £1,000 at birth to be channelled into long-term investments in UK growth under proposals to give the young a leg up and revive a ‘stagnant' economy. The idea of a ‘New Generation Trust' is part of a package of reforms that could add £225billion to the economy, says a report by the City of London Corporation. A £1,000 payment to all newborn children would need to be invested - and it is claimed this could provide long-term capital for UK PLC. It revives memories of the Child Trust Fund scheme launched by Gordon Brown two decades ago, and later scrapped by George Osborne – and that hasn't exactly been a roaring success. This week, Lee Boyce, Simon Lambert and Georgie Frost discuss the merits of the idea – and why whether this happens or not parents should start building a pot for children as early as possible. It's been another exciting week for savings – Santander has a new best buy easy-access deal, Moneybox has launched a top cash Isa and First Direct is offering five prizes of £12,500 for those who switch current account – including a £175 bonus for doing so. Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has been speaking in front of MPs at the Treasury Select Committee about base rate – are we close to the peak? House prices saw their biggest slump since 2009 according to Halifax, with the average home falls £14,000 in a year – chiming with similar data from Nationwide. And finally, electric cars are slumping in value – many models have lost 30 per cent or more in a year. Is now the time to buy, and what on earth is going on?

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Why are sexual harassment and assault still happening at work?

Working It

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2023 19:13

It can be dispiriting that six years after the #MeToo movement went viral, alleged office sexual predators continue to be unmasked by the media – including the recent FT exposés of hedge fund manager Crispin Odey, and of star architect David Adjaye, both of whom dispute the allegations against them. In this episode, host Isabel Berwick speaks to her colleague Madison Marriage, who led the Odey investigation, about how hard it can be to get victims to come forward. Meanwhile FT business columnist Helen Thomas explains why she thinks these high profile cases are causing a sea change in corporate culture. Plus, Isabel speaks to Tessa West, professor of psychology at New York University and author of Jerks at Work – Toxic Co-workers and What to Do About Them, about how to fend off unwanted advances.Want more?Latest on the FT's investigations into Crispin Odey and David AdjayeYou can watch our video documentary Crispin Odey: the fall of a hedge fund maverick from this Thursday, July 20.The UK parliament's Treasury Select Committee is inviting people to submit evidence by September 1 towards its investigation into sexism and misogyny in the financial services industry.FT subscriber? Sign up for the weekly Working It newsletter with one click here. We cover all things workplace and management — plus exclusive reporting on trends, tips and what's coming next. We'd love to hear from you. What do you like (or not)? What topics should we tackle? Email the team at workingit@ft.com or Isabel directly at isabel.berwick@ft.com. Follow Isabel on LinkedInOn Twitter, you can follow Isabel at @IsabelBerwick, as well as Madison Marriage at @miss_marriage and Helen Thomas at @helentbizSubscribe to Working It wherever you get your podcasts — and do leave us a review!Presented by Isabel Berwick. Produced by Laurence Knight. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa and the sound engineer is Simon Panayi.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Are Taxes Taxing Work?

Wake Up to Money

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2023 54:48

The Treasury Select Committee of MPs has called the current UK tax system an "obstacle to economic dynamism," calling for greater scrutiny of the government's programme of tax simplification. Felicity Hannah speaks to a business owner about their experiences. Our panel of the brightest minds in economics, investments and business returns to look back at the big stories of the week, including mortgages, interest rates, and the proposed Vodafone-Three merger. Plus, having consumed millions of tins of baked beans every week for years, could the UK soon provide its own? The farmer hoping to be the first to grow the haricot bean in the UK talks to Felicity.

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S4 Ep. 4 - A Commissioner for Digital Money, A New Institution: Digital Pound Interview with Danny Kruger MP of Parliament's Treasury Select Committee

Frontier Tech Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 32:01

At the close of the Bank of England's consultation on the Digital Pound Barry interviews Danny Kruger MP, of the UK Parliament's Treasury Select Committee, who oversee the project, discussed the deep implications of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) on financial stability and liberty. While Danny expressed concerns about the potential negative effects, he acknowledged that he and his colleagues on the Treasury Select Committee were not experts on the topic and that there was a general perception that CBDCs were a natural evolution of the digital revolution. Barry and Danny discussed the need for serious consideration at the legislative level regarding the introduction of a digital pound, as it could have implications for financial and economic stability. They also expressed concern about the lack of public engagement from the Bank of England's consultation and emphasized the importance of government and parliament's role in making decisions about the use of a digital pound. Danny and Barry discussed the potential risks and dangers of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). They also discussed the need for greater attention and a new institution to ensure transparency and accountability in the use of CBDCs - the potential benefits of a digital money commissioner, with Danny saying "Yes, I do. I think that is a good suggestion, a digital commissioner of some sort" Danny congratulated Barry on raising the debate and they talked about working together to continue raising the debate towards creating the needed structures and safeguards for the future. Quotes include: "China is going full ahead. That in itself should cause us to pause and think about what we're doing." Q. James: “This seems to me something akin to rewriting part of a constitution, in the sense that it will live with us for generations to come. Do you feel that the Treasury Select Committee is… replete [with all it needs]? Kruger: No, not to approach the topic in that sense. No, definitely not. Nor should it be. I mean, if it's a constitutional question, that's not for the Treasury Select Committee. They're particularly focused on the Treasury's remit, which is to grow the economy, and to maintain stability and so on.” "We need to remain at the cutting edge of financial technology and market developments [but…] “The UK should not adopt a digital currency simply because other nations are doing so." "The case for a retail CBDC, in answer to your question, I don't think has yet been made. It does have the sense of a solution looking for a problem." “There's a financial stability question. And then the other [that's] more obvious and pertinent is liberty. What does it mean for you and me if we are being encouraged, or at what points does it become required, to hold our wealth in this new form? And what powers does government have to oversee these transactions? “Obviously they [governments] make a strong case that they wouldn't assume that power. But once the technology exists you can see the way that a crisis comes along, as it did for the Canadian government when they were besieged in Ottawa by a lot of angry anti-COVID truckers, they reach for the levers that are available to them.” These technical, technological, innovations are not neutral… By creating the thing, you put the country on a path to making use of it… But fundamentally it'll be for Parliament, not even government, [to decide] because Parliament would have to pass legislation for this… and I worry that we don't have the political culture and that we're not asking the right questions at the moment to ensure that that's what happens. “You also need distribution and individual liberty. And it might be that, as you suggest, some sort of statutory commissioner who has some meaningful sort of agency in the world of information and financial information could be the necessary stabilising influence [providing] the sense of security that the system needs so we can have a more genuinely distributed arrangement whereby people might well be holding their wealth in these innovative different forms” They said to us the introduction of a digital pound will not, in itself, increase the reduction in the use of cash when, of course, it will. It's unthinkable that it wouldn't. This will further squeeze cash out of the system. "It's unthinkable that it wouldn't. This will further squeeze cash out of the system." -

2 May 2023 - BoE jealously guards its Independence

Beyond Currency by CurrencyTransfer.com

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2023 3:04

The Bank of England again finds its independence under threat as the Government apparently wanted the new member of the Monetary Policy Committee to be from the Treasury. Governor Andrew Bailey held firm in discussions with the Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer after it was agreed that Silvana Tenreyro would leave her role in two months' time. It was agreed that the new member of the Committee should be Megan Greene, a candidate who is well known in the City as the Chief Global Economist of U.S. private investigations and advisory firm Kroll. Bailey disagreed in principle with Jeremy Hunt over the appointment of Tenreyro's replacement since he believed that it would send the wrong message to the markets. It was felt that his reporting of MPC decisions and his responsibility for testifying before the Treasury Select Committee could be second guessed by a member who has dual loyalties. While the domestic housing market continues to falter, there was more bad news for the sector from commercial real estate which has seen a slump in activity as the economy continues to weaken. Beyond Currency Market Commentary: Aims to provide deep insights into the political and economic events worldwide that can cause currencies to change and how this can affect your FX Exposure.

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Into calmer waters? Assessing Budget 2023

Resolution Foundation Events Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2023 77:18

The UK has gone through four Chancellors, three Prime Ministers and entered a cost-of-living crisis in 500 days since the last Budget way back in October 2021. On 15 March, Jeremy Hunt will unveil his first Budget, hoping to signpost the UK economy's way towards a new, calmer, phase of lower inflation and higher growth. To that end, concrete steps to encourage people to remain in the workforce and firms to invest will be up in lights. Recent months have brought good news for the public finances, but the public face the prospect of rising energy bills and inflation that will continue to outstrip wage growth for some time to come. How has recent good news, from falling European gas prices to lower than expected borrowing, fed through into permanent improvements to the economic and fiscal outlook? Where does Budget 2023 leave the cost-of-living crisis families are facing, including rising energy bills and widespread industrial strife across the public sector? Will the policies announced help to boost employment or investment – and therefore growth? And what does Budget 2023 tell us about the economic battleground that the next General Election will be fought over? The morning after the Spring Budget, the Resolution Foundation is hosting an event to discuss these issues and more. Following a presentation from Foundation staff of their overnight analysis of the Budget, we will hear from the chairs of both the Treasury Select Committee and the Office for Budget Responsibility. Read the report: https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications/were-going-on-a-growth-hunt/ View the event slides: https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/events/into-calmer-waters/

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Cost of Living Crisis: Working People

Money Box

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2023 25:24

The charity Citizens Advice says it's seen a sharp rise in the number of working people accessing crisis support in the past few years. In 2022, of the 200,000 people helped with a food bank voucher or an emergency grant, almost 24,000 - about 1 in 8 of them - worked. That figure was up more than double the number in 2020. We'll speak to Citizens Advice and get a response from the government. We'll hear from Harriett Baldwin, the Chair of the Treasury Select Committee, on how she wants banks to stop dragging their feet when it comes to implementing changes designed to stop people from becoming victims of push payment fraud. UK Finance, which speaks for banks, says the industry is investing billions to try to keep customers' money safe and is working on plans to slow down certain high-risk payments to prevent fraud. From this week unmarried parents whose partner dies can claim bereavement support payment worth up to £9800. We reported a few weeks ago that the change was coming and this week the application process has opened. Anyone who thinks they should be eligible can now put in a claim online via gov.uk, over the phone or using a paper application form. More details here: www.gov.uk/bereavement-support-payment and from the charities Child Bereavement Network (https://childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk/) and Widowed and Young (https://www.widowedandyoung.org.uk/). And we'll discuss what GDP means for our personal finance with Diane Coyle, Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge and a former advisor to the UK Treasury. Presenter: Paul Lewis Reporter: Dan Whitworth Researchers: Eimear Devlin and Jo Krasner Editor: Jess Quayle (First broadcast 12pm Saturday 11th Feb, 2023)

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Brooks Newmark | Podcast

Serve to Lead | James Strock

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023 49:32

Brooks Newmark is co-founder of Angels for Ukraine. He is serving on the scene, organizing the safekeeping and relocation of thousands of women and children amid the devastation unleashed by the Russian invasion that began on February 24, 2022.In this episode of the Serve to Lead podcast, Newmark discusses his experiences on the scene in Ukraine. He also shares the process by which he became determined to put himself in harm's way for others in dire circumstances. One can recognize Newmark as a spiritual descendant of Oskar Schindler, Raoul Wallenberg and others who have given their all to save those who face war and genocide.Brooks Newmark is well-known and respected as a businessman, philanthropist, politician, and social reform campaigner. He was the Member of Parliament for Braintree (2005-15). He served in the Coalition Government as Minister for Civil Society, with responsibility for charities, the voluntary sector and youth (2014) having previously served on the Treasury Select Committee (2012-14 and 2006-7) and as a Government Whip and Lord Commissioner HM Treasury (2010-12). In Opposition he also served as a Whip (2007-10).The Next Nationalism is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support the work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Angels for Ukraine in the News—”How ex-Tory MP inspired by Schindler saved 15,000 Ukrainians from the Russians, Christopher Hope and Louisa Wells, The Telegraph, January 5, 2023.—”Saving Lives in Ukraine,” Gordon F. Sander, Harvard Magazine, September 13 , 2022.—”How my family's Holocaust history led me to rescue thousands of Ukrainians,” Brooks Newmark, The Jewish Chronicle, May 12, 2022.—BBC Essex: “Former MP helps 21,000 Ukrainian refugees,” Brooks Newmark Interview with Ben Fryer.—”Brooks Newmark: Our Man in Ukraine,” Olenka Hamilton, Catholic Herald, May 18, 2022.—”Angels for Ukraine will support the country for as long as it takes,” Brooks Newmark, The House, October 22, 2022.Resources—Learn and Donate: Angels for Ukraine—BrooksNewmark.com—Twitter: @brooksnewmark—Twitter: @ukrainesangels—Facebook: Brooks Newmark—LinkedIn: Brooks NewmarkImage Credits | Brooks Newmark, Facebook, Twitter. Get full access to The Next Nationalism at jamesstrock.substack.com/subscribe

Striking While Hot

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 26:08

Labour leader Keir Starmer is in attack mode at this week's PMQs, pushing the Prime Minister on what he's doing to resolve the wave of industrial action, and in particular the looming strike by nurses. Bloomberg's Stephen Carroll and Yuan Potts listen in. Plus, we ask the new chair of the Treasury Select Committee, Harriett Baldwin, why she's concerned about the government's cost of living support plans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Baldwin: Energy Support Contributing to Labor Shortages (Audio)

Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 6:42 Transcription Available

Support for UK households struggling with sky-high energy bills may be contributing to labor shortages by discouraging people from seeking work, according to an assessment by the Treasury Select Committee. Its chair, Harriett Baldwin, tells Bloomberg's Tom Mackenzie and Lizzy Burden why she thinks the system needs to change. She also revealed that the IMF has declined to speak to UK lawmakers over its intervention on Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-budget.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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I'm A Politics Podcast Get Me Out Of Here

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 23:35

UK Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch tells Bloomberg the OBR has never been quite right. We hear from her interview with Bloomberg's Lizzy Burden. Plus, neither Caroline Hepker nor Yuan Potts have been to the ITV jungle, but Lembit Opik has. The former MP and 'I'm Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here' contestant tells us why his friend the former Health Secretary Matt Hancock has decided to go on reality TV. Treasury Select Committee member Harriett Baldwin joins for a conversation about the UK economy and her bid for Treasury select committee chair. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

GDP unexpectedly falls, Bank of England stands firm and consumer confidence drops

The Ian King Business Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 47:09

As the fallout to the Chancellor's mini-budget continues, Ian King's joined by the Financial Times' global pensions correspondent Josephine Cumbo, the Sunday Times' associate editor Oliver Shah and Paul Dails – the UK chief economist at Capital Economics – to discuss the Bank of England's latest moves, and an unexpected drop in GDP during August.We also drop into the Treasury Select Committee to hear what industry experts think of the current situation (with Paul Johnson, Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies and Professor Jagjit Chadha, Director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research) and look at consumer confidence with PwC's Lisa Hooker.Ian also speaks to Dr Hemmel Amrania, who talks about a new breast cancer diagnosis tool.

Foreshadowing Forecasts

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 23:02

The Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, is set to bring forward his fiscal forecasts to calm the turmoil on financial markets. Chair of the Treasury Select Committee, Mel Stride, tells us he welcomes the move, and that it's "conceivable" there could be another U-turn on uprating welfare payments in line with inflation. Also at the Conservative Party conference, Justice Minister Rachel Maclean tells Bloomberg's Caroline Hepker, a "sensible approach to the public finances" is needed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Browne: Chancellor 'Did The Job' With Conference Speech (Audio)

Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 8:12 Transcription Available

Anthony Browne, Conservative MP and member of the Treasury Select Committee, says the Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng "did the job" in his speech to the party conference on Monday, addressing the government U-turn on scrapping the top rate of income tax. On the issue of increasing welfare payments in line with inflation, he told Bloomberg's Caroline Hepker that no decision had been made yet, but he feels "uncomfortable uprating, or balancing the books, on the backs on the lowest paid".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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PM and Chancellor to meet OBR

Best of Today

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 21:17

Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng are set to meet with the head of the Office for Budget Responsibility, known as the OBR and the country's independent forecaster, to discuss the situation. One of the reasons the markets reacted so badly to the chancellor's tax cutting plans released a week ago is that there was no accompanying economic forecast from the Office for Budget responsibility. Last night, the OBR confirmed that it was ready to produce an updated assessment of public finances to be published with the mini-budget a week ago, as is usual practice, but the offer was rejected. Today's Mishal Husain and Justin Webb spoke to Mel Stride, Conservative MP and Chair of the Treasury Select Committee and Andrew Griffith, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury. (IMAGE CREDIT: Chris Radburn/PA Wire)

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RT Plus – Beyond Sanctions – Key updates

Regulation Tomorrow Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2022 12:41

In our sixth episode of our Beyond Sanctions series, David Harris, Co-Head of our Contentious Financial Services Group in London, discusses some recent developments in the sanctions landscape for regulated firms, including key points from: (i) the Red Alert on Financial Sanctions Evasion, published by OFSI and the NCA last month; (ii) The Sanctions (EU Exit)(Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 and The Sanctions (EU Exit)(Miscellaneous Amendments)(No. 2) Regulations 2022, which come into force at the end of this month; and (iii) the FCA's letter to the Treasury Select Committee on economic sanctions, also published last month.

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7 June 2022 - Sunak supports Johnson in public

Beyond Currency by CurrencyTransfer.com

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2022 3:46

The Prime Minister survived a vote of no confidence last evening, as his critics were unable to garner sufficient support to oust him from office. Boris Johnson will know that his critics have gone away, and although he cannot now be challenged again for a year, his performance will remain under intense scrutiny. That having been said, for all his faults, Johnson is considered to be the Conservative's trump card in elections. It would now be considered foolhardy for rebel MPs to challenge him again, unless there is another scandal of the magnitude of Partygate between now and this time next year, given the fact that the next General election will be less than 18 months away. The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, testified before the Treasury Select Committee yesterday. Sunak remains an important figure in any leadership debate. His popularity soared when he arranged payments to those being furloughed during the Pandemic, but he was then heavily criticized for raising taxes in his budget last November, and was considered to be slow in arranging help for the lowest paid as the cost-of-living crisis began to bite. Having had a meteoric rise in stature within the Party, Sunak would be considered favourite were there to be a leadership ballot. Beyond Currency Market Commentary: Aims to provide deep insights into the political and economic events worldwide that can cause currencies to change and how this can affect your FX Exposure.

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Apocalypse Now. Andrew Bailey at the Treasury Select Committee

Uncle Jim’s World of Bonds

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 6:52

Food price inflation a big worry for the Bank of England.

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Meta shares, economic crime and Heineken takes on the small screen

The Ian King Business Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 41:05

Sky's Ian King discusses a jump for Meta's shares after the social media company reported better than expected earnings.He speaks to the chair of the Treasury Select Committee about the government's new Economic Crime Plan.And Heineken strikes a deal with Emmerdale and Coronation Street for its non-alcoholic beers to be served in the Woolpack and Rovers Return.

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The City View: Andrew Bailey's energy shock warning, and farming shortages

The City View - City AM's Daily Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 12:40

Today Andy Silvester chats to City A.M. reporters Elena Siniscalco and Jack Barnett. Jack discusses Andrew Bailey's comments warning of the current energy shock being worse than that of the 1970s, and goes through Rishi Sunak's somewhat incongruous remarks today at a Treasury Select Committee. Elena outlines the myriad of problems affecting farmers, supply chains, and food production, as war and uncertainty cause widespread shortages and demonstrate the fragility of our interconnectedness. Andy also whistles through the news: Barclays will lose £450m after selling more products to investors than it was permitted to, and Natwest has now fallen back to majority private ownership after the UK government bailed it out during the financial crisis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Tom Keatinge on the Scale and Scope of Russia Sanctions

Sanctions Space

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 18:56

“the oligarchs are symbolically important and also, if anybody is going to have an opportunity to whisper in the ear of Vladimir Putin and say ‘what you're doing is completely wrong, completely inappropriate, unacceptable, you need to reverse what you're doing', it's going to be one of those people. “ Following their appearance as witnesses to both the Treasury Select Committee and Foreign Affairs Committee earlier this week, Justine is joined by Tom Keatinge, founding Director of the Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies at RUSI for this podcast episode. They discuss how to strengthen the effectiveness of sanctions on Russia, the challenge of international support for sanctions on Russian oil, and what may lie ahead in unchartered waters. Tom Keatinge is the founding Director of the Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies (CFCS) at RUSI, where his research focuses on matters at the intersection of finance and security. He has a Master's in Intelligence and International Security from King's College London, where he studied the effectiveness of the global counterterror finance regime. Prior to joining RUSI in 2014, he was an investment banker for 20 years at J.P. Morgan. You can read Tom's full bio here: https://rusi.org/people/keatinge

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Women With Balls: how to fight back online scams?

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 27:32

During the pandemic, we spent more time online than ever before and this has seen a boom in online fraud. It's estimated that scam adverts have tricked 1 in 10 people on the biggest online platforms into paying for fake products. In 2020, almost 150,000 fraud cases were recorded with losses reported of up to £500 million. For the scammers, they will do anything to convince you to key in your card details and this problem has shown no sign of slowing down. The online safety bill is expected to pass Parliament in March 2022. As things stand, the government hasn't included online fraud as a type of harm when it comes to certain adverts. So could the online safety bill be an effective solution? To discuss this, Katy Balls is joined by Nicky Morgan, former Culture Secretary and chair of the Treasury Select Committee. Now a member of the House of Lords, Nicky is chairing a new inquiry into digital fraud. Also on the podcast is Lucy Powell, the Shadow Culture Secretary for Labour and Liz Ziegler who is the retail bank fraud and financial crime director at Lloyds Banking Group. This podcast is kindy sponsored by Lloyds Banking Group.

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Online scams: how best to fight back?

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 27:32

During the pandemic, we spent more time online than ever before and this has seen a boom in online fraud. It's estimated that scam adverts have tricked 1 in 10 people on the biggest online platforms into paying for fake products. In 2020, almost 150,000 fraud cases were recorded with losses reported of up to £500 million. For the scammers, they will do anything to convince you to key in your card details and this problem has shown no sign of slowing down. The online safety bill is expected to pass Parliament in March 2022. As things stand, the government hasn't included online fraud as a type of harm when it comes to certain adverts. So could the online safety bill be an effective solution? To discuss this, Katy Balls is joined by Nicky Morgan, former Culture Secretary and chair of the Treasury Select Committee. Now a member of the House of Lords, Nicky is chairing a new inquiry into digital fraud. Also on the podcast is Lucy Powell, the Shadow Culture Secretary for Labour and Liz Ziegler who is the retail bank fraud and financial crime director at Lloyds Banking Group. This podcast is kindy sponsored by Lloyds Banking Group.

Online fraud: how best to fight back?

Women With Balls

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 27:32

During the pandemic, we spent more time online than ever before and this has seen a boom in online fraud. It's estimated that scam adverts have tricked 1 in 10 people on the biggest online platforms into paying for fake products. In 2020, almost 150,000 fraud cases were recorded with losses reported of up to £500 million. For the scammers, they will do anything to convince you to key in your card details and this problem has shown no sign of slowing down. The online safety bill is expected to pass Parliament in March 2022. As things stand, the government hasn't included online fraud as a type of harm when it comes to certain adverts. So could the online safety bill be an effective solution? To discuss this, Katy Balls is joined by Nicky Morgan, former Culture Secretary and chair of the Treasury Select Committee. Now a member of the House of Lords, Nicky is chairing a new inquiry into digital fraud. Also on the podcast is Lucy Powell, the Shadow Culture Secretary for Labour and Liz Ziegler who is the retail bank fraud and financial crime director at Lloyds Banking Group. This podcast is kindy sponsored by Lloyds Banking Group.

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Tax Investigations: Furlough fraud

Mishcon Academy: Digital Sessions

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 11:09

Join Legal Director, Matthew Ewens and Associates Emily Wright and Richard Harvey from our White Collar Crime and Investigations Group where they discuss MPs sitting on the Treasury Select Committee who have recently criticised HMRC's response to the high levels of fraudulent claims reported to have been made to the government's Covid support schemes. Mishcon Academy: Digital Sessions are a series of online events, videos and podcasts looking at the biggest issues faced by businesses and individuals today.

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Show 229 - Andrea Leadsom - Live

The Political Party

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 61:45

One of the brightest talents in the Conservative Party shows why she's so highly regarded across the political divide. Andrea shares some brilliant stories from some of the biggest moments in modern politics. From the inside story of how Vote Leave prepared for the TV debate at Wembley, to her 2017 leadership bid, to grilling Bob Diamond when he appeared in front of the Treasury Select Committee and so much more. This is a corker from French Martini start to finish. Follow Andrea on Twitter: @andrealeadsom Subscribe to Matt's other podcast British Scandal here or wherever you get your podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/british-scandal/id1563775446 Email the show: politicalpartypodcast@gmail.com Order Matt's book 'Politically Homeless' here: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/2100000262618 Follow Matt on Twitter: @mattforde Follow Matt on WTSocial: https://wt.social/u/matt-forde For the latest UK Government advice on coronavirus go to: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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No Tower Blocks (with Iain Duncan Smith MP)

Business Finance Bulletin

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2021 24:57

Iain Duncan Smith, former Conservative party leader and MP for Chingford and Woodford Green discusses the government legislative agenda but takes aim at the reforms to planning laws. He tells Bloomberg Westminster's Caroline Hepker and Yuan Potts that voters in red wall constituencies have more in common with middle class southern voters than they think. Plus as Lex Greensill faces the Treasury Select Committee to address the collapse of his firm and its lobbying of government. Jon Gerlis, public relations and policy manager at the Chartered Institute of Public Relations says there should be reform to register all lobbyists and tougher rules for the sector.

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Small Business Finance Support; Opening a Business Bank Account; and Business Recovery Improves

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2021 6:10

As the economy kicks back into action, it’s not only businesses which are feeling more confident. Opening this latest Bulletin, we look at a number of lenders who are offering increased support to small businesses with new funding pots and enhanced terms. Have you tried opening a business bank account during the last 12 months? If you have then no doubt it was a frustrating experience. The government seems to think so as well with the launch of a Treasury Select Committee investigation. What are they asking of the High Street banks? To close, in the latest Lloyds Bank Recovery Tracker further good news about an improvement in business recovery. One sector stands out in seeing the signs of an early bounce back.

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Number spoofing facilitating fraud

Money Box

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2021 45:33

All too often we hear about fraudsters using the phone to trick victims into handing over thousands or tens of thousands of pounds and destroying lives in the process. But how often to we get to hear an actual recording of these criminals in action? We play a recording of a fraud call in progress because a criminal made the terrible mistake of calling our Money Box reporter Dan Whitworth. Paul Lewis talks to Graeme Biggar, Director General of National Economic Crime Centre for the National Crime Agency and MP Steve Baker, who's a member of the Treasury Select Committee. The Government plans to put more regulations in place to address the widespread concerns about the poor practice and behaviour of private car parking operators. A new code of practice will be drawn up, with the system being introduced by the middle of next year. Paul talks to Steve Clark, Director of Operations and Business Development, British Parking Association. The FCA says it has no current plans to take further regulatory action against a compensation scheme set up by the guarantor loans lender Amigo - despite admitting the scheme might not be compatible with its current rules. Sara Williams, founder of the debt advice website Debt Camel, talks us through the latest developments. Presenter: Paul Lewis Reporter: Dan Whitworth Researcher: Jonelle Awomoyi Production Coordinator: Janet Staples Producer: Ben Carter Editor: Rosamund Jones

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Episode 10: Gloster and the future of the UK FCA

Compliance Clarified – a podcast by Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 38:24

Episode 10 of Compliance Clarified takes a look at the findings of Dame Elizabeth Gloster's report into the failure of London Capital & Finance plc and its ramifications for the UK Financial Conduct Authority. With Susannah Hammond to discuss the Gloster report, the Treasury Select Committee hearings and the likely future of the UK FCA are Lindsey Rogerson and Rachel Wolcott. Related articles by Rachel:FCA leadership's post-Gloster clampdown plans, prevention data stay as aspirations for now https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:ugcPost:6777187641088585729/ FCA to develop dashboards; will move uncooperative firms "out of the system far quicker" – CEO https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6777189844754935808/ Related articles by Lindsey:Andrew Bailey (now governor of the Bank of England, previously CEO of FCA) on Gloster https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6777193661932425216/ Gloster report findings https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6777195085495975936/ Further information on Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence can be found here - https://legal.thomsonreuters.com/en/products/regulatory-intelligence

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Bounce Back Loans & CBILS Extended; Concerns on Loan Support Roll-Out; Latest CBILS Figures

Business Finance Bulletin

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2020 6:04

This edition of the Business Finance Bulletin podcast is a Bounce Back and CBILS fest! We kick off with the news that following a raft of new restrictions the government has extended the application deadlines for all the loan support schemes. The swift roll-out of the Bounce Back Loan scheme has been criticised by the Treasury Select Committee stating that the balance between protecting taxpayer’s money and supporting business is wrong. We look at what their concerns are. To close, a review of the latest Bounce Back Loan and CBILS figures which show continued growth and demand from businesses in need of cash support.

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LBC Newshour, Cross Question & Foreign Aid Phone-in with Andrew Mitchell

Iain Dale - The Whole Show

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 137:02

LBC Newshour | Cross Question: Harriett Baldwin - Conservative MP for West Worcestershire, former minister & member of the Treasury Select Committee; Pat McFadden - Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury & Labour MP for Wolverhampton South East; Miatta Fahnbulleh - Chief Executive of the New Economics Foundation; Peter Cardwell - Commentator, former SpAd and author of The Secret Life of Special Advisors | Foreign Aid phone-in with Andrew Mitchell: The UK has ditched its policy of spending 0.7% of national income on overseas aid to help deal with the coronavirus crisis at home - do you think this is the right thing to do?

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Julia Hartley - Brewer | English Lockdown starts today, Trump sues as path to victory over Biden narrows, NHS moves to highest level alert

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 24:21

Mel Stride, Chair of the Treasury Select Committee & Tory MP joins Julia to discuss the second lockdown that begins in England today. Professor Liam Kennedy, Director of the Clinton Institute for American Studies, University College Dublin discusses the US election results. Finally, Leandra Ashton talks to Julia about her mother who got arrested for trying to take her elderly mother out of a care home. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Julia Hartley - Brewer | New financial measures, 7,000-truck-long queues in Kent, and 10pm pub & restaurant curfew

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020 22:42

Julia speaks with Chair of the Treasury Select Committee & Tory MP, Mel Stride, about Rishi Sunak's financial measures to save the UK economy. Public Policy Editor at the Financial Times, Peter Foster, discusses Michael Gove's statement on the reasonable worse-case scenario for border post-Brexit. Luke Johnson, Chairman of Gail's Artisan Bakery and Brighton Pier Group, about the 10pm curfew on pubs and restaurants that is coming into force today. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The economics of magic money: how real is the stock market surge?

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 30:44

Has the government found the magic money tree? It certainly seems like it when the furlough scheme and various other Covid measures have taken government debt to above £2 trillion. The crazy amount of spending has been kept afloat by quantitative easing, the Bank of England’s policy of choice since the financial crisis. Some have called this ‘money-printing’ and warned of a reckoning, yet none has come. So what does this new financial environment mean for investors, savers, and the less well off? Fraser Nelson talks to a panel of special guests in this podcast, sponsored by Charles Stanley. With Harriett Baldwin, Conservative MP who sits on the Treasury Select Committee; David Miles, an economist at Imperial College London, formerly a member of the Monetary Policy Committee; and Paul Abberley, CEO of Charles Stanley.

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The SharePickers Podcast with Justin Waite

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 1:37

The UK government should consider a targeted extension of its furlough scheme, MPs have said. The coronavirus crisis risks mass long-term unemployment and viable firms could go under without support, the Treasury Select Committee has warned.Vox Markets is revolutionising the way companies engage with shareholders and the stock market at large. By aggregating IR and digital content onto one secure and compliant platform, Vox Markets has established itself as the go-to resource for the investment community.#VoxMarkets #StockMarket #LivePrices #StockMarketNews #Money #Investing #Finance #Business #Podcasthttps://www.voxmarkets.co.uk/

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Julia Hartley - Brewer | Rule of six causes friction, extension to the Job Retention Scheme and EU threatens legal action over UK changes to divorce deal

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 24:47

Julia speaks with Dr Layla McCay, Director at the NHS Confederation, about the enforcement of the rule of six and the Prime Minister's plans for Moonshot vaccines. Chair of the Treasury Select Committee, Mel Stride, tells Julia about the concerns in extending the Job Retention Scheme. Conservative MP, Sir Roger Gale, and Former Brexit Party MEP, Ben Habib, explain the EU's threats to take legal action over the UK's changes to the divorce deal as well as calls for Justice Secretary Robert Buckland to resign. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Women in finance: can technology help bridge the gap?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2020 36:59

As technology becomes ever more part of our daily lives, banking is no different. You might have already used some ‘fintech’ innovations like Monzo and Klarna. The flexibility of fintech can particularly help women in their day-to-day lives, but if that’s the case, why is some fintech mostly used and created by men? In this special episode of Women With Balls, Katy Balls is joined by her panel to discuss these issues and more. With Nicky Morgan, Baroness of Cotes, a former Conservative Cabinet Minister and chair of the Treasury Select Committee; Chi Onwurah, a shadow Science minister, who was head of telecoms at Ofcom; Gill Wylie, Transformation Director at Lloyds Banking Group. Sponsored by Lloyds Banking Group.

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Women in finance: can technology help bridge the gap?

Women With Balls

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2020 36:59

As technology becomes ever more part of our daily lives, banking is no different. You might have already used some ‘fintech’ innovations like Monzo and Klarna. The flexibility of fintech can particularly help women in their day-to-day lives, but if that’s the case, why is some fintech mostly used and created by men? In this special episode of Women With Balls, Katy Balls is joined by her panel to discuss these issues and more. With Nicky Morgan, Baroness of Cotes, a former Conservative Cabinet Minister and chair of the Treasury Select Committee; Chi Onwurah, a shadow Science minister, who was head of telecoms at Ofcom; Gill Wylie, Transformation Director at Lloyds Banking Group. Sponsored by Lloyds Banking Group.

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Julia Hartley - Brewer | Chancellor Rishi Sunak's mini Budget