Sustainable investing: objective gradings, greenwashing and consumer choice
Sustainable investing is on the rise. We outline findings from new analysis exploring the effects of presenting funds as sustainable in different ways on consumers’ investment decisions.
Health, personal finances and Coronavirus
Covid-19 has affected the health of tens of thousands of UK adults, but the difficulties of illness are not limited to physical or mental wellbeing.
Health is one of the key drivers of...
Ethnicity, personal finances and Coronavirus
Numerous reports in recent months have shown the Coronavirus pandemic has had a disproportionate effect on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities. Our last Insight article examined...
Unleashing the potential of digital identity: a sandbox obse...
In the online age, establishing reliable, secure and portable systems of digital ID could unlock significant gains for both consumers and firms. It has huge potential for improving choice and...
Covid-19 and the UK’s BAME communities – an economic perspe...
Not everyone has been impacted by the coronavirus in the same way, and the type and severity of impacts are wide-ranging. Impacts can vary from health, to employment and personal finances. In a...
Debt and wellbeing – measuring the human price of borrowing
Money can’t buy happiness, or so the saying goes. But no-one doubts that problem debts can take a significant emotional toll on borrowers. Research commissioned by the FCA aims to help estimate...
Where to Withdraw: National Mapping of Access to Cash
Earlier this year, Insight outlined a major collaborative project between Bristol University, the FCA and the PSR aimed at a sophisticated mapping of access to cash. The results are in. They...