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The Financial Conduct Authority is reviewing child trust fund firms for their inability to identify the owners of £1.5bn in unclaimed funds.

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The thread discusses the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) reviewing child trust fund firms for their efforts to identify the owners of £1.5bn in unclaimed funds, urging families to use a free tracking service. This highlights issues with financial transparency and accountability in managing unclaimed assets.

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The Financial Conduct Authority is reviewing child trust fund firms for their inability to identify the owners of £1.5bn in unclaimed funds.
Parent: Financial RegulationEntity: Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)Impact: negativeDate: Sep 1, 2026Target: The effectiveness of the Financial Conduct Authority in regulating child trust fund firms

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Child trust fund firms face review over efforts to find who owns £1.5bn worth of pots https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/sep/01/child-trust-fund-firms-face-review-over-efforts-to-find-who-owns-15bn-worth-of-pots #ChildTrustFunds #Savings #StateBenefits #Benefits #Society #Money #BanksAndBuildingSocieties #UkNews #FinancialConductAuthority #FinancialSector #Business #Regulators #FamilyFinances #ConsumerAffairs #ConsumerRights
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Child trust fund firms face review over efforts to find who owns £1.5bn worth of pots By Hilary Osborne Exclusive: FCA pressures firms to do more to sort 760,000 accounts as watchdog urges families to use free tracking service https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/sep/01/child-trust-fund-firms-face-review-over-efforts-to-find-who-owns-15bn-worth-of-pots #Childtrustfunds #Savings #Statebenefits #Benefits #Society #Money #Banksandbuildingsocieties #UKnews #FinancialConductAuthority #Financialsector #Business #Regulators #Familyfinances #Consumeraffairs #Consumerrights #TheGuardian #HilaryOsborne
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