Financial Services

Bank branch closures remain a major issue for banks, with changing financial habits and the threat of new competitors set to exacerbate the problem in years ahead. So what should a bank consider before closing a branch, and how could it affect its reputation?

Ipsos research conducted on behalf of IPF, run across seven markets, looks at financial wellbeing in young adults.

The 2018 Business Finance Survey among SMEs, conducted by Ipsos on behalf of the British Business Bank.

Perhaps even more so than normal, the state of the UK economy is of critical importance to our country’s researchers, policymakers and practitioners. It has never been more important for central Government to engage with businesses to deliver its Industrial Strategy, improving the UK’s productivity and coordinating its departure from the European Union.

As buzz words go AI, or Artificial Intelligence, is one of the biggest. AI is creeping into our lives in ways we didn’t expect. But, do we trust it to perform when it comes to big decisions?

A report out today (Tuesday) from Direct Line, Britain's largest direct motor insurer, has revealed that by 2005 honest motorists could be forking out £60 extra on top of their insurance premiums to cover the cost of uninsured drivers. Currently drivers are paying between £15-£30*.

In the week that official figures for the September sales of 'V' registration cars are revealed, Direct Line claims that British drivers could have saved £1.2 billion had they bought their new cars on the continent. At the same time, Direct Line has revealed figures from its new Direct Line Motoring Report showing that over half of British drivers would consider buying their new car on mainland Europe.