The Financial Fringe: A guide to personal finance

February 2008

A practical pack to use with constituents

Produced by:
ABI, AIFA, APACS, BBA, BSA, FLA, IMA and TISA

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Foreword

Financial services are at the heart of a modern society. Consumers now have a greater choice of products than ever before, ranging from mortgages to personal credit and pensions. Competition gives consumers an opportunity to select appropriate products – but it is very important to ensure that they understand how these work and where to go if they need help. This is where financial education has a vital role to play.

Financial issues rate high in MPs' postbags. This guide, which is aimed at MPs, Councillors and members of the devolved Parliaments and Assemblies, is intended to be used as an information tool in constituency offices. It provides guidance on the wide range of financial products and issues experienced by consumers in their everyday lives.

We welcome the innovative approach taken by the leading financial services trade bodies in producing the guide and hope that you find it useful. We also offer our thanks to Citizens Advice for their input.

We hope this guide will help consumers make the right financial choices to enable them to plan for and protect their futures.

Mark Lazarowicz, Chairman, All Party Group on Debt and Personal Finance
John Greenway, Chairman, All Party Group on Insurance and Financial Debt

A copy of this publication in PDF format is available here.

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