FCA reveals findings from its first Financial Lives Survey
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the results of its Financial Lives Survey 2017. Financial Lives is the FCA’s largest tracking survey of consumers and their use of financial services, drawing on responses from just under 13,000 UK consumers aged 18 and over. The aim of the survey is to provide the FCA with unique […]
Read More‘Debt & Pensions Advice – Bridging the Advice Gap’ report published
*Also see MALG invites comments and discussion around ‘Debt & Pensions Advice – Bridging the Advice Gap’ report to contribute your comments. Build up a pension or clear up the Debts? It’s a tough decision and people need more advice and guidance to make the right call – says a new report launched this morning. […]
Read MoreWatch the launch of the ‘Pensions & Debt Advice – Bridging the Advice Gap’ report live!
MALG has been working with Money Advice Scotland on a new report entitled ‘Pensions & Debt Advice – Bridging the Advice Gap’. The report was funded by the Money Advice Service and written by Nick Lord, who has more than 30 years experience in money advice and works with a range of commercial and not-for-profit […]
Read More#WorldMentalHealthDay: Four in ten people (40%) in the UK say their health has suffered due to financial concerns
The link between every day money worries and mental health is well known. As World Mental Health Day approaches (10th October 2017), and we continue to open up on mental health issues, research from Scottish Widows highlights that people saving nothing for retirement are twice as likely to have had mental health issues connected to money […]
Read MoreNew guide for energy suppliers on vulnerability and mental health
A new guide for energy suppliers has been launched today by the Money Advice Trust and Energy UK to help better identify and support consumers in vulnerable circumstances. The guide, Vulnerability, mental health, and the energy sector: a guide to help identify and support consumers, provides practical tools for frontline staff to use with consumers in […]
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