Assessment Information
This assignment is designed to assess the learning outcomes:
1. Discuss the fundamental role and functioning of financial intermediaries and
financial markets in the provision of financial services.
2. Apply appropriate principles to investment, financing, savings decisions.
3. Describe the most important types of pensions and insurance products
available from financial services providers.
Choose one of the following assignment questions:
1. Compare the UK financial services system with another country of your choice
in terms of structure, regulation, types of services, size of the sector, and the
role of government.
2. Compare one of the UK financial services sectors with another country of your
choice. You can choose to focus on any of the following sectors: insurance,
banking, mortgage lending, credit, financial advice, financial inclusion and
fintech.
3. Critically analyse the key issues and challenges in financial services in the UK
and future developments of financial services.
