We support the financial industry and professional service organisations by providing independent and informed advice on where they are today and trusted and relevant insight to guide where they go tomorrow.
Our specialist knowledge and experience allows us to understand the complexities of the financial service sector and how to get in front of the right audience to find answers to your questions.
As our long-standing clients testify, our reputation is built on the intelligent and imaginative research solutions we provide, delivered with the authority that comes from truly understanding the finance market.
We’re delighted to be a research partner of the City of London Corporation. We contributed to the evidence-based research programme that informed and supported practitioners and policymakers both inside and outside the City. Our research into the impact of migration limits on the City’s competitiveness formed a key part of their 2011 research programme. Further information can be found on our publications page.
Our latest research report for DWP has been published which examines what transferring a pension pot entails for the providers themselves.
The report, by our sister company RS Consulting, shows why a customer’s experience in consolidating their pensions can vary greatly, depending on what type of pension they hold.
Convert great ideas into winning propositions that enhance your wider portfolio. Refine new products and concepts so that they complement your existing range, offer new value-add features and fit with your strategic roadmap. Visit our Innovation section to see how we can help.
Great news! At the annual MRS Research Awards dinner last night Paul Cussell won the prestigious ASC Young Technologist of the year. The award is recognition of his groundbreaking work in developing the innovative e-luminate online portal. Congratulations Paul, and all the team who worked on e-luminate.
Consensus recently conducted the market research for Swiss Re’s latest edition of the Insurance Report entitled “Facing life’s responsibilities”. Swiss Re calls on industry and government to focus on improving access to straightforward advice and on simplifying products to build trust, before considering how messages are delivered. Read the press release here.
The FSA has published our research report, Progress towards the Professionalism requirements of the Retail Distribution Review. It is the first wave of a 3-year study to estimate the size of the UK’s Retail Investment Adviser population and measure its progress towards the Professionalism requirements of the RDR
Elke Neuteboom explores the cashless payments market, unravelling the current barriers to take-up, looking into countries and sectors where the cashless payment has really taken hold, and puts forward ideas to boost adoption of this exciting technology. The webcast is available on the Financial Services Forum channel.
Andy Glazier was invited by IFA Magazine to offer his thoughts on the role played by research in the IFA arena. You can read Andy’s thoughts on page 41 of the November issue of IFA Magazine.
Consensus Research was in the news today as our City of London commissioned report into migration limits was published this morning. This prompted concerns over the impact of UK migration limits on the City’s business environment from the City of London Policy Chairman Stuart Fraser. FT subscribers can access further comment here.
Forget the battle of Stamford Bridge on Saturday, the big footballing story of last week was the match between our boys team, Chiriza, and rivals La Thompson. Despite falling behind our lads eventually emerged as deserved 4-3 victors in this Nicaraguan nailbiter. More on our CSR page.
When we write research publications for Government clients, the golden rule we operate by is “Assume that any sentence you write can be taken out of context by the Daily Mail and used as a headline”. That way, you can avoid any, er, ‘unintended political consequences’. Read more
Now don’t hold it against me, but I’m a lifetime follower of Amlin Cup holders (for the next few weeks anyway) Harlequins rugby club. My season ticket allows me to sit in the LV= stand for every game at The Stoop in the Aviva Premiership, as well as a good deal of other matches. Read more
Front page news in the Metro free sheet this morning – “Car insurers blacklisting text drivers”. Am I surprised at this? Why is this ‘news’ and how does it qualify as front page news? Read more
The financial services industry is not traditionally known for its ability to innovate. There haven’t been any truly new product ideas for many years. It’s often argued that the increasing constraints imposed by successive waves of regulation have restricted what can be done, Read more
