Financial Services Research Forum: August 2011

Welcome to the Financial Services Research Forum blog

The Financial Services Research Forum is a major research centre of the Nottingham University Business School. It aims to advance the understanding of financial behaviour and promote the interests of consumers in financial services markets. It is a unique collaboration among all stakeholder groups in financial services to inform policymakers and practitioners in the public, private, and voluntary sectors about financial behaviour issues. The posts below represent the views of the named author and do not necessaily reflect the opinions of other members or affiliates of the Forum.

Monday, 15 August 2011

Simple Products Consultation

The Goverment is running a consultation on how encourage financial services firms to offer simple products and how to make sure that consumers are aware of them. Full details can be found here, including a report that I was commissioned to write by the Treasury.