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The cost of a 'no-fault' accident

Costly 'no fault' car insurance, a firm selling mini-bonds sees its assets frozen by the FCA and now the Chinese economy is flagging, will our finances become even more squeezed?

Have you had an accident in the last 5 years - even if it wasn't your fault? Ticking that box on a car insurance application can be very costly - even if you weren't to blame. Money Box reporter Dan Whitworth has been investigating why.

Around 14,000 investors who put their money into a mini-bond sold by London Capital & Finance are in limbo this week after the Financial Conduct Authority froze the firms assets and banned it from advertising or selling the product. What does this mean for people with money invested?

The Chinese economyΒ is flaggingΒ after decades of expansion and the latest Bank of England figures show a fall in UK consumer lending. Will 2019 see our personal finances coming under an increasing squeeze?

And as the currently un-named Government backed 'Single Financial Guidance Body' comes into being - taking on the roles of The Pensions Advisory Service, Pension Wise and Money Advice Service - we mull over suggestions for what it could be called...

Presenter: Paul Lewis
Producer: Alex Lewis
Editor: Richard Vadon

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Sun 6 Jan 2019 21:00

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