Just how much do consumers understand about the things they commit their money to?
“Consumers were asked to anticipate how the FTSE 100 would grow over time and then asked for their expectations for structured deposits linked to the FTSE 100 during the same period. While consumers’ expectations for FTSE growth were in line with the FCA’s assumptions, they did not match the returns they anticipated on structured products based on the same benchmark. The FCA found that, on average, returns were overestimated significantly, by almost 10 percent of the assumed investment amount over five years.”
One key finding of the paper is that many consumers overestimate the expected returns on structured deposits.
The moral is surely that providers of financial services can never relax when communicating with the people we serve. Our objective is to be as clear as we possibly can be about the benefits and the attendant risks of bringing people together with businesses.
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