Fighting cybercrime from abroad, plus why trusts aren't just for the super-rich

The former home of the children’s author BB near Kettering, Northamptonshire, offers a well-rounded lifestyle. Photograph: Fine & Country

Hello and welcome to this week’s Money Talks – a roundup of the week’s biggest stories and some things you may have missed.

Money news

‘Property is better bet’ than a pension, says Bank of England economist

Brexit ‘will put 75% of workers at risk of pension shortfall’

MPs urge better job protection for expectant and new mothers

London’s elite ‘pushed out of exclusive postcodes by super rich’

UK house prices edge up in August, Nationwide says

Feature

The police chief battling cybercriminals from Russia and Ukraine, plus Patrick Collinson on why burglars are not the problem any more.

Ian Dyson, commissioner of the City of London police. Photograph: Jamie Smith

In pictures

Homes that are round

Built as an estate worker’s cottage on a ducal estate, the only straight lines in this property near Framlingham, Suffolk, are the dining room and conservatory. Photograph: Clarke & Simpson

In the spotlight

While attacked as a way to avoid inheritance task, setting up a trust is a legitimate form of financial planning, which is available to anyone.

Who needs to be a millionaire? A financial trust can be set up for £1 or £10,000. Photograph: Courtney Keating/Getty Images

Consumer champions

We insured a diamond ring for £8,000, then were told it was not covered

Who pays after our suitcase was returned to us broken?

I’m a disabled driver fined for touching the line of a parking space

Money deals

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