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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AT6ZNOT9H3k/marion-dakers.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[UK Will Start Regulating Buy-Now-Pay-Later Loans From 2026]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-17/uk-will-start-regulating-buy-now-pay-later-loans-from-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-17/uk-will-start-regulating-buy-now-pay-later-loans-from-2026</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marion Dakers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 23:01:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i1RylpUIzOhE/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i1RylpUIzOhE/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>New rules governing the buy-now-pay-later sector will come into force next July.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reeves Vows to Overhaul Ring-Fencing Rules in Appeal to City]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-15/reeves-vows-to-overhaul-ring-fence-rules-in-mansion-house-speech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-15/reeves-vows-to-overhaul-ring-fence-rules-in-mansion-house-speech</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katherine Griffiths]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iYsG709ONnRA/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iYsG709ONnRA/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What I Learned By Tracing £46 in an Old Account]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guest columnist Marion Dakers found her dormant assets easily. Cashing them proved trickier.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-07-14/what-i-learned-by-tracing-46-in-an-old-account</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-07-14/what-i-learned-by-tracing-46-in-an-old-account</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Stepek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 11:37:49 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iG_TbznCHgX4/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iG_TbznCHgX4/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A Lloyds TSB cheque book and cheque card are displayed for a photo illustration in London, U.K., on Tuesday, May 6, 2008. 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The BOE is likely to lower interest rates for only the second time this year in a decision that will be overshadowed by the fallout from the UK budget and Donald Trump’s election victory.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barclays Fined £40 Million Over Qatar Fundraise Disclosures]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-25/barclays-fined-40-million-over-qatar-fundraising-disclosures</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-25/barclays-fined-40-million-over-qatar-fundraising-disclosures</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marion Dakers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2024 08:22:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech Giants Face More BOE Scrutiny Under Supplier Risk Rules]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-12/tech-giants-face-more-boe-scrutiny-under-supplier-risk-rules</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-12/tech-giants-face-more-boe-scrutiny-under-supplier-risk-rules</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marion Dakers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:08:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goldman, Citi Soar With Trump Poised to Deliver Deregulation]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-06/goldman-citi-soar-on-hopes-of-less-tax-regulation-under-trump</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-06/goldman-citi-soar-on-hopes-of-less-tax-regulation-under-trump</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marion Dakers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2024 11:56:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iPtcHkgrwSD0/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iPtcHkgrwSD0/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Volkswagen Unit Fined £5.4 Million for Mistreating Borrowers]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-21/volkswagen-unit-fined-5-4-million-for-mistreating-uk-borrowers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-21/volkswagen-unit-fined-5-4-million-for-mistreating-uk-borrowers</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marion Dakers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 09:00:09 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iFgcSMRKHv9Q/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iFgcSMRKHv9Q/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A charging plug sits next to a VW badge cover in the port of a Volkswagen AG GTE Golf hybrid automobile at a charging station in London U.K., on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017. 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