TOPIC 3 - POLITICAL FACTORS 3.1

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TOPIC 3 - POLITICAL FACTORS 3.1
  1. REGULATION
    1. The global crisis in 2007-8 demonstrated the importance of having an effective system of regulation of the financial services.
      1. since this happened, governments around the world that were affected changed their regulation systems to make it more effective as maintaining a sustainable industry.
    2. THE REGULATORS
      1. The present regulatory system was established in April 2013 under the Financial Services Act 2012.
        1. the Bank of England, financial conduct authority and prudential regulation authority all replaces the FS
          1. these are all responsible for enforcing the system of regulation that governs the financial services industry. they are also responsible for maintaining the stability and ensuring that consumers are treated fairly and have their interests protected.
        2. CONSUMER PROTECTION
          1. many products are being miss sold by providers because consumers don't understand what they are buying or because the provider has not made it clear or persuades customers to buy products that they do not need in order to up sales.
            1. because of the risk of miss selling products, consumer protection agencies are now in place to help protected financial services consumers. this includes...
              1. the financial ombudsman service which is an independent official body that investigate consumer complaints and resolve them. this is funded by an annual levy that every provider covered by the scheme is expected to pay.
                1. the financial services compensatin scheme that provides help if a bank, building society or something else cannot pay to its customers because it has gone out of business. all business authorised by the FCS are covered by this. this is funded by the providers who are members of the scheme.
              2. THE POLOTICAL AGENDA
                1. regulation and consumer protected is sometimes seen as measures that try to stop financial services providers from miss selling for example. but, there are another set of government policies known as the political agenda. this is focused on helping to ensure that people have access to the benefits that financial products are services can provide.
                2. SOCIAL EXLUSION AND SOCIAL INCLUSON
                  1. An important policy in the agenda is social inclusion. the certain groups of people or individuals who are denied access to the benefits enjoyed by post people in their society are known as socially excluded. unemployed people, people with a non permanent address or those with a poor history find it difficult to open a bank account or take out a loan.
                    1. a full inclusion society can -
                      1. participate fully in community life
                        1. influence decisions affecting them
                          1. are able to take some responsibility for what happens in their community
                            1. can exercise a right of access to the info and support they may need
                              1. have an equal access to services and facilities
                      2. excluded people are often excluded because
                        1. physical/ mental illness or disability
                          1. poor basic skills. e.g. maths, english
                            1. live in remote area
                              1. have low income because of low paid jobs
                                1. are not working because they cannot find work
                                  1. are homeless/have no fixed address to give to an employer or bank
                                    1. are discriminated against because of ethnicity, religion, gender, age or disability
                      3. FINANCIAL EXLUSION/INCLUSION
                        1. Financial literacy means a persons level of knowledge and understanding of financial matters. this can be a reason for financial exclusion.
                          1. if you do not have a current account then you may not be able to have a savings account, personal loan, credit card, hire purchase, unsruance policy, glad, electricity and wages as most of these need to be paid by a direct debit.
                          2. COMBATING SOCIAL/FINANCIAL EXCLUSION
                            1. Banks and providers have been encouraged to offer a range of products
                              1. provide info on its products that is accessible to everyone
                                1. make their own efforts to promote inclusion through financial education
                                  1. this can be done through NatWest, Nationwide and Barclays
                              2. the internet has also reduced exclusion by offering access.
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