An increase in the minimum wage is required to protect low-income workers from a "perfect storm" of benefit cuts, rising living standards and a lack of jobs, Oxfam warns.
Banks will be forced to ring-fence savers' cash from their risky casino-style investment arms to protect deposits and avoid a run like that which brought down Northern Rock in 2007.
Nationwide savings customers should sign up to a free service to make sure they're alerted when their rate drops, or in the less likely event the building society boosts returns.
A new trade association for the daily deals industry has developed a code of conduct which aims to protect consumers against unscrupulous practices — but it's yet to get the backing of the sector's giants.
Mobile phone payment technology took another step forward with the launch of a scheme allowing people to take cash from an ATM without using their debit card.