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The government has ambitious goals. Do they have a plan for how to achieve them? - Finance Innovation Lab

Finance Innovation Lab @thefinancelab.bsky.social · 9d

Last year we questioned whether the govt’s ambitious goals had a plan behind them. A year on, it’s time to see how far they’ve come - and what’s next.

This post was written by our Director of Programmes and Campaigns, Nick Bryer. The atmosphere of the Labour party conference wasn’t as celebratory as you might expect for a party that has just…

3 x Trustees (financial system policy, comms, and fundraising)

Finance Innovation Lab @thefinancelab.bsky.social · 9d

The Labour Party Conference kicks off today - our team is in Liverpool and ready to get to work.

Finance Innovation Lab @thefinancelab.bsky.social · 9d

📢Volunteer recruitment📢 Could you help @TheFinanceLab transform the financial system for the better? Apply to join our board of trustees! Find out more and apply. Closes 15 October 2025.
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At Finance Innovation Lab we believe in a financial system that serves people and planet. Our financial system has become disconnected from the real needs of people, the environment, the wider…

3 x Trustees (financial system policy, comms, and fundraising)

Finance Innovation Lab @thefinancelab.bsky.social · 15d

📢Volunteer recruitment📢 Could you help @TheFinanceLab transform the financial system for the better? Apply to join our board of trustees! Find out more and apply.

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Closes 15 October 2025.

At Finance Innovation Lab we believe in a financial system that serves people and planet. Our financial system has become disconnected from the real needs of people, the environment, the wider economy...

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UK Anti-Corruption Coalition (@ukanticorruptioncoalition.org)

Finance Innovation Lab @thefinancelab.bsky.social · 22d

The UK has responsibility and opportunity to help lead the fight against dirty money. 💰🌍
We join calls for David Lammy & @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social
to deliver the planned Summit on Countering Illicit Finance so tackling corruption stays a core govt priority.
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🆕: Leaders from the anti-corruption space have written to the new Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy MP and new Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper MP, urging them to continue the UK’s leadership on…

Lab update: Better Pensions Coalition works with MPs to influence new bill - Finance Innovation Lab

Finance Innovation Lab @thefinancelab.bsky.social · Sep 8

Last week a committee of MPs began scrutinising the Pension Schemes Bill - new rules that'll change the way our pensions are invested.
@stevedarlingmp.bsky.social @johnmilnehorsham.bsky.social + @kirstysnp.bsky.social raised climate change - the biggest threat to our retirements

At the start of this month, on July 7th, Parliament debated the Pension Schemes Bill for the first time. An array of MPs called for greater ambition from the bill – which is the first legislative…

TUC: Gender pension gap means retired women effectively stop receiving pension from today

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The Fair Banking for All Campaign @fbfacampaign.bsky.social · Sep 2

Last week we met @mchshe.bsky.social @skinnock.bsky.social & Kate Pender to talk about why #AffordableCredit matters in strengthening communities & driving economic growth - & the need to scale #CreditUnions & #CDFIs which provide vital lifelines for communities & businesses.

#FairBankingForAll

Two men and two women stand together indoors, smiling at the camera. The man on the left wears glasses and a checked shirt. Next to them is a woman in a patterned blazer. The third person, wearing a dark jacket, holds a leaflet that says “Fair Banking For All.” The fourth person, in a grey blazer, also holds a leaflet with the same text. The group is in a well-lit lobby with stairs and wooden paneling in the background.

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Finance Innovation Lab @thefinancelab.bsky.social · Aug 26

Last Thursday marked #GenderPensionGap Day – the point in the year when retired women have, in effect, stopped receiving a pension compared to men.
That’s a £7,600 annual shortfall – over 4 months without income. Time to fix this.

The gender pension gap in the UK means that retired women effectively go over four months each year without getting a pension – the equivalent of losing out on £7,600 a year on average.

Letter to the Pensions Commission - Finance Innovation Lab

Finance Innovation Lab @thefinancelab.bsky.social · Aug 14

We've written to the Pensions Commission with partners in the Better Pensions Coalition.
We celebrate its mandate to tackle inequality and poverty, ask to participate in the consultation process, and make the case for climate change to be considered.
Read the letter ⬇️

In August 2025, the Finance Innovation Lab and civil society organisations and unions in the Better Pensions Coalition jointly wrote to the new Pensions Commission. We offer our support for the…

Finance Innovation Lab @thefinancelab.bsky.social · Aug 7

Hats off to @evertonfc.com for taking this step to guarantee all of their staff security when they retire! #LivingPension

Now it’s time for the Pensions Commission to recommend that the government follows suit to ensure that everyone can retire with dignity.

Living Wage Foundation @livingwageuk.bsky.social · Aug 6

🌟We’re thrilled to announce that @evertonfc.com are the first Premier League football club to achieve Living Pension accreditation!

Congratulations to the Toffees for leading the way and proving that true champions look after their people 🙌

Get the full story: www.livingwage.org.uk/news/everton...

The Gender Wealth Gap in Great Britain

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Living Wage Foundation @livingwageuk.bsky.social · Aug 6

🌟We’re thrilled to announce that @evertonfc.com are the first Premier League football club to achieve Living Pension accreditation!

Congratulations to the Toffees for leading the way and proving that true champions look after their people 🙌

Get the full story: www.livingwage.org.uk/news/everton...

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Finance Innovation Lab @thefinancelab.bsky.social · Jul 28

A new report from
@womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social
finds that nearly all the gender wealth gap is due to differences in pension wealth - with men holding £67,000 more pension wealth than women on average (a 43% gap).
Read more here: filab.uk/450vMn2

A gendered analysis of wealth, assets and the role of wealth taxation in tackling inequality

How pension credit taper would stop poorer retirees missing out on thousands

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Women's Budget Group @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social · Jul 24

Great to see our recommendations included here - as WBG's policy advisor Dr Daniella Jenkins put it: "There is a gender pensions gap for every age cohort. This isn’t an old problem, it is a pernicious and persistent inequality faced by women of every generation entering the labour market."

MPs have urged the Government to overhaul the benefit - worth up to £4,000 a year for the poorest pensioners - to open it up to more people

inews.co.uk

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Finance Innovation Lab @thefinancelab.bsky.social · Jul 23

Tweaks to a broken system won’t fix the UK’s credit crisis.
Voluntary market fixes have failed to deliver fair, affordable credit for millions. It's time for bold, systemic change.

Read our latest blog: filab.uk/4llAZg8
@fbfacampaign.bsky.social

#FairBankingForAll

Why voluntary market fixes won’t solve the credit crisis - Finance Innovation Lab

Sam Rex-Edwards, our Head of Movement Building and Campaigns, reflects on last week’s sudden closure of the Financial Fairness Trust by asset manager Aberdeen Group. The shock move by asset manager…

Our pensions system is unfair and inadequate. Will the government’s Commission fix it? - Finance Innovation Lab

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Finance Innovation Lab @thefinancelab.bsky.social · Jul 22

The government is right. Our pensions system is unfair and inadequate. It’s driving poverty, inequality and climate destruction.
Will the newly announced Pensions Commission rise to the challenge?
Read our CEO, @jesselgriffiths.bsky.social, take: filab.uk/3Ur0JvI

This article was written by our CEO, Jesse Griffiths, for Pensions Expert. You can read the original article here. The government’s promise to undertake the biggest review of the UK’s pensions system…

Lab Statement: Launch of a new Pensions Commission - Finance Innovation Lab

Finance Innovation Lab @thefinancelab.bsky.social · Jul 21

The new Pensions Commission must tackle the inequality at the heart of the UK’s pension system.
~2/3rds of pension wealth is held by the richest 10%, while millions face hardship in retirement.
Read our statement from @marloesnicholls.bsky.social, Head of Advocacy: filab.uk/46YlcPU

In response to the announcement that the government are launching a new Pensions Commission to examine the reasons why so many people are facing the prospect of poverty in retirement and to make…

GFANZ is in freefall: so what happens next? - Finance Innovation Lab

Finance Innovation Lab @thefinancelab.bsky.social · Jul 18

2/ Back in January our Head of Climate and Nature, Jon Dennis, wrote on how the collapse of voluntary agreements means we need more climate leadership from governments.
filab.uk/4kP3CBb

The collapse of the idea that a voluntary alliance of financial sector firms could drive sufficient climate and nature ambition is an opportunity to focus on the real issues. This article was written…

Fossil fuel financing soared while major banks left NZBA, report finds

Finance Innovation Lab @thefinancelab.bsky.social · Jul 18

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Climate related crises have increased but so have banks funding fossil fuels. As several banks have left voluntary climate-agreements, their fossil fuel funding has increased.

Retreat of major banks from climate alliances coincides with $162bn rise in fossil fuel financing, says latest analysis of oil, gas and coal financing.

greencentralbanking.com

Why voluntary market fixes won’t solve the credit crisis - Finance Innovation Lab

Finance Innovation Lab @thefinancelab.bsky.social · Jul 16

The sudden closure of the Financial Fairness Trust by Aberdeen shows that we cannot rely on voluntary approaches by profit-driven financial institutions to fix market failures, & that we urgently need solutions like a #FairBankingAct.
filab.uk/4llAZg8
@fbfacampaign.bsky.social
#FairBankingForAll

Sam Rex-Edwards, our Head of Movement Building and Campaigns, reflects on last week’s sudden closure of the Financial Fairness Trust by asset manager Aberdeen Group. The shock move by asset manager…

The government’s new approach to Financial Services risks undermining its growth mission and the Industrial Strategy

Finance Innovation Lab @thefinancelab.bsky.social · Jul 16

Our CEO, @jesselgriffiths.bsky.social, shares his take on the government's new Financial Services strategy.

Government are taking a huge gamble with this roll back of financial regulation - risking financial stability and with little evidence of benefit for wider economy

Jesse Griffiths @jesselgriffiths.bsky.social · Jul 16

The government's new Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness strategy risks undermining its industrial policy & growth mission.

Here's my analysis:

www.linkedin.com/pulse/govern...

Having read the government’s new Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy, I fear that it risks undermining the government’s broader growth mission and Industrial Strategy by prioritisin...

www.linkedin.com

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Finance Innovation Lab @thefinancelab.bsky.social · Jul 15

People on low incomes often pay more to borrow. Without affordable credit, many turn to high-cost lenders and spiral into problem debt.
@fairbydesign.bsky.social's new report backs a #FairBankingAct to expand access to affordable credit.

@fbfacampaign.bsky.social
#FairBankingForAll

bit.ly/4lpExxQ

Reeves to say cuts to City red tape will bring trickle-down benefits to households

Finance Innovation Lab @thefinancelab.bsky.social · Jul 15

Rachel Reeves' plans to deregulate finance are dangerous. Our CEO, @jesselgriffiths.bsky.social, is quoted in this article on the risks.
t.co/ouHXi15K3N

Chancellor to announce raft of deregulation changes as City regulators move to pare back transparency rules

www.theguardian.com

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Jesse Griffiths @jesselgriffiths.bsky.social · Jul 10

Barclays is the bigger financer of coal in Europe - new report.

www.stillbankingoncoal.org/report/europe

Europe | Still Banking on Coal

European banks have channeled $20 billion to the coal industry since Glasgow. Europe’s biggest coal banks are Barclays from the UK ($4 billion), Deutsche Bank from Germany ($2 billion), BNP Paribas…

www.stillbankingoncoal.org

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Finance Innovation Lab @thefinancelab.bsky.social · Jul 10

In a new report, @stepchange.bsky.social finds that 4 in 10 UK adults would not be able to meet all of an unexpected £1,000 expense without borrowing. We need access to affordable credit. We need a #FairBankingAct now.

@fbfacampaign.bsky.social

#FairBankingForAll

Somewhere Safe To Turn. Credit. StepChange

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