Financial Security

While many feel confident in their ability to explain inflation, few know what the average level has been since 2001

Social inequality and financial access are intrinsically tied. In this article, Alpa Shah explains what financial service providers can do to level the playing field.

We’ve been talking about it for years, but has a formula to transform the general insurance market so that customers stop getting penalised for their loyalty finally been found? Jamie Talmage looks at how the FCA’s recent policy decision on how insurers need to price their products next year might play out.

Expectations Index back to its pandemic level

Research by Ipsos for the Nationwide Building Society Consumer Insights Panel.

Britons are among those least likely to prioritise tackling the gender pay gap right now as society rebuilds from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new global study to mark International Women’s Day.

New data from Ipsos Financial Services research shows consumers are broadly in favour of increasing the contactless card payment limit though are divided on whether it should rise to £100.

Coronavirus didn’t just shake the financial stability of consumers, it made many realise the volatility created by their past financial behaviours. Associate Director Kerry Barringer analyses the impact of COVID-19 on consumers' personal financial situations and the likely longevity of any financial behavioural changes.

Global concern about Coronavirus is once more on the increase. We approach the end of the year with almost two-thirds across 27 nations saying that things in their country are on the wrong track.