Dubbed the biggest regulatory shake-up of the financial sector in a decade, the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Consumer Duty has been in force for a year now. While it may still be too early to take a view on the…
It’s an extraordinary fact that around half of the world’s population is taking part in an election of some form during 2024. Here in the UK, our own General Election is hard upon us with a much-changed political landscape seeming…
May has so far been a mixed month in terms of economic news. The latest forecast from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) makes for stark reading, predicting the UK will have the lowest growth of all the G7 nations…
It is always a great pleasure to hold our Annual Conference, when we bring together Institute members, business partners and colleagues to take a deep dive into what’s really driving the customer service agenda and think about how we can…
Reflecting further on our Annual Conference last week, it’s clear that enabling and empowering our people – whether through better training, access to data and knowledge, understanding customer behaviour better, or the use of outputs from the effective use of…
Today is International Women’s Day, a global occasion to celebrate the achievements and contributions of women in all walks of life. As I reflect on this day, I ask myself: are we doing enough to ensure our boardrooms and senior…
Some may view regulators signalling their willingness to impose significant fines for poor customer service as a positive step; it certainly indicates how serious service breaches will be taken, which is a good thing given the importance of service to…