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Child trust fund firms face review over efforts to find who owns £1.5bn worth of pots

1 September 2026 at 07:00

Exclusive: FCA pressures firms to do more to sort 760,000 accounts as watchdog urges families to use free tracking service

Child trust fund providers are being put under the spotlight to check they are treating savers fairly and doing all they can to reunite young people with lost accounts.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said about 760,000 accounts worth an average of £2,000 were yet to be claimed – more than £1.5bn in total – as it launched a review of the market.

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© Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

© Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

Duane Davis Is Convicted of Orchestrating Tupac Shakur’s Murder

1 September 2026 at 05:54
Duane Keith Davis, 63, was found guilty of first-degree murder after he went on an interview tour discussing his role in the 1996 drive-by shooting.

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Duane Keith Davis, right, and his lawyer, Michael Sanft, after a jury found Mr. Davis guilty. He faces up to life in prison.

Shein’s Lackluster Debut Shows a Fast-Fashion Model Left Behind

1 September 2026 at 11:30
Squeezed by new trade rules, shrinking market share and labor concerns, Shein’s share decline in Hong Kong on Tuesday is a sign investors have moved on.

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A Shein display in a department store in Angers in western France in February.
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