scholarly journals Life-Cycle Investing: Financial Education and Consumer Protection

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bill Carson ◽  
Sara Shores ◽  
Nicholas Nefouse

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roderick Molenaar ◽  
Eduard Ponds

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-82
Author(s):  
Bill Carson ◽  
Sara Shores ◽  
Nicholas Nefouse

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 287-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerry Back ◽  
Ruomeng Liu ◽  
Alberto Teguia

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald Janssen ◽  
Bert Kramer ◽  
Guus Boender

Author(s):  
Yasser Ahmed Shaheen

  The study aimed at examining some of the indicators of financial inclusion in the Palestinian banking sector through published secondary data on the Palestinian banking sector during the period (2013- 2017), as well as to measure the degree of protection for beneficiaries of financial services in the Palestinian banking sector. The researcher used the descriptive analytical method to suit the purposes of the study. The secondary data published and prepared by the researcher were used to examine the state of financial coverage in the banking sector. A questionnaire has been designed for the purpose of collecting preliminary data regarding the level of protection provided by the banking sector to users of financial banking services through 8 areas of protection developed after reference to literature and previous studies. The study population consisted of all the beneficiaries of banking financial services in the West Bank. In view of the large size of the study society, a soft sample of (100) conditional on the characteristics of the respondents was used in terms of (banking culture, years of experience in dealing with banks, Sectoral& banking diversification).The researcher reached the following results: - The Palestinian banking sector promotes the reality of financial inclusion, which contributes significantly to enhancing financial stability. Where banks are strengthening protection for users of banking services, although the level of protection was average (2.78) overall score through the eight areas covered by the study. - The regulatory and supervisory role of the Palestinian Monetary Authority in this important sector was medium. Consumer protection bodies are required to have an active and proactive role to organize the required protection. The researcher recommended the importance of financial education to improve the financial personality of individuals and institutions, help them understand their rights and duties in dealing with the services discharged, the importance of the consumer protection associations roles in enhancing banking protection.    


2021 ◽  
Vol 90 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-138
Author(s):  
Sally Peters ◽  
Hanne Roggemann

Zusammenfassung: Finanzdienstleistungen werden im Regelfall zwischen Parteien mit einem ungleichen Status abgeschlossen. Diese Ungleichheit resultiert aus der Informationsasymmetrie und der Entscheidungshoheit über die angebotene Produktpalette. Dies beschränkt die Verhandlungsmacht auf Seiten der Verbraucherinnen und Verbraucher. Durch finanzielle Bildung kann ein Beitrag geleistet werden, um Informationsasymmetrie zu reduzieren. Auf Seiten des Verbraucherschutzes begegnet der Gesetzgeber dieser Ungleichheit mit Regulierungen im Bereich der Informations- und Beratungspflichten. Kritisch bleibt aber, dass durch die Entscheidungshoheit über die angebotene Produktpalette, gerade für rupundbare Verbraucherinnen und Verbraucher, die womöglich hinsichtlich ihres Geldbedarfs unter einem besonderen Leidensdruck stehen, das Angebot im Bereich der Finanzdienstleistungen beschränkt ist. Insofern müssen finanzielle Bildung und Verbraucherschutz hier Hand in Hand gehen, um zu vermeiden, dass die Ungleichheit in der Verhandlungsmacht zu Überschuldung und unverhältnismäßigen Zugangsbeschränkungen führt. Finanzieller Allgemeinbildung im Kontext des sozialen Verbraucherschutzes kommen insofern vielfältige Funktionen zu. Sie müssen soziale Problemlagen und den Umgang mit Lebensrisiken einbeziehen, sie bedürfen eines Grundlagenverständnisses und einer Sensibilisierung für die eigene Einstellung zu Geld und sie sollten die Fähigkeit und Bereitschaft zur Vertretung eigener Interessen fördern. Summary: Typically, financial services are contracted between parties with an unequal status. This inequality results from information asymmetry and the one-sided decision-making authority over the range of products offered. It thus limits the bargaining power on the part of consumers. Financial education can help reduce such information asymmetry. On the consumer protection side, legislators are countering this inequality with regulations regarding information and advisory duties. However, it remains problematic that due to the decision-making authority over the product range offered, particularly vulnerable consumers can only access a limited range of financial services. At the same time, these consumers may already be under extreme pressure in terms of their monetary needs. Therefore, financial education and consumer protection are both crucial tools to avoid inequality in bargaining power, and consequently over-indebtedness and disproportionate restrictions on access. In this respect, general financial education in the context of social consumer protection has multiple functions. It must include social contexts and how to deal with life risks, it requires a basic understanding and awareness of one’s own attitude toward money, and it should promote the ability and willingness to represent one’s own interests.


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