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Fairness and Financial Markets

Can regulation and financial capability overcome failures in financial markets? Are some types of financial security too important to be left to the markets? Our research looks for answers.


The 'Imperfect' Consumers Shut Out of Basic Financial Services - Jonquil Lowe

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2 June 2016

New report shows millions in the UK are denied essential financial services because of disability, disease and age.

 

Why New York-Style Rent Controls Wouldn't Work in London - Alan Shipman

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25 April 2016

New York clings firmly to its system of rent control, but London's housing market has changed too much to re-introduce them.

Banking Crimes without End - Steve Tombs

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23 March 2016

Two new reports from the NAO offer a telling reminder that within the financial services sector, crime forms part of normal business practice.

 

What You Need to Know Ahead of the Spending Review - Alan Shipman

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21 December 2015

As the UK government delivers its spending plans for the next five years, a number of controversial cuts are on the cards.

Would Jeremy Corbyn's Quantitative Easing for the People Work? - Alan Shipman

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17 September 2015

Corbyn has proposed giving the Bank of England a new mandate to invest, but Alan Shipman argues the track record of this approach makes it hard to swallow.

The Sharing Economy Could End Capitalism – But That's Not All - Chris Martin

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29 July 2015

Could the sharing economy bring about the end of capitalism - or simply further reduce quality of life for many within society?

Is Britain Braced for a Brazen Raid on Pensions and Savings? - Jonquil Lowe

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29 July 2015

The new government’s financial plans - including a major change to the taxation of dividends and pension tax reliefs - should put savers on alert.

Osborne’s Business-Friendly Budgets Have Been Bailed Out by Borrowers - Alan Shipman

UK business investment
19 March 2015

Osborne’s budgets have made many businesses happy - just not enough to make them splash the cash sufficiently for his monetary and fiscal stimulus to be withdrawn.

Osborne’s Reforms May Not give Pensioners the Freedom They Seek - Jonquil Lowe

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16 March 2015

The freedom that Osborne's reforms bring is complex and annuity sellers will need good advice that goes beyond Pension Wise's guidance.

Course Highlights Huge Concern about Pensions in UK - Martin Upton

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2 March 2015

80% of questions on free online course Managing My Money ask about pensions, revealing widespread examples of poor or no pension planning in UK.

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To find out more about our work, or to discuss a potential project, please contact:

International Development Research Office
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
The Open University
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA
United Kingdom

T: +44 (0)1908 858502
E: international-development-research@open.ac.uk