This statistic shows the percentage of financial services companies that put pressure on staff to sell certain products or behave in ways which are not in the customer's best interest, according to adults in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014. The majority (83 percent) of respondents believed that more than half and up to all financial services companies exhibited such behavior.
United Kingdom: What percentage of financial services companies do you believe are putting pressure on staff to sell certain products or behave in ways which are not in the customer's best interest?
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Populus, & Social Market Foundation. (August 31, 2014). United Kingdom: What percentage of financial services companies do you believe are putting pressure on staff to sell certain products or behave in ways which are not in the customer's best interest? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/469518/united-kingdom-financial-services-ethics-bad-staff-management/
Populus, und Social Market Foundation. "United Kingdom: What percentage of financial services companies do you believe are putting pressure on staff to sell certain products or behave in ways which are not in the customer's best interest? ." Chart. August 31, 2014. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/469518/united-kingdom-financial-services-ethics-bad-staff-management/
Populus, Social Market Foundation. (2014). United Kingdom: What percentage of financial services companies do you believe are putting pressure on staff to sell certain products or behave in ways which are not in the customer's best interest? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/469518/united-kingdom-financial-services-ethics-bad-staff-management/
Populus, and Social Market Foundation. "United Kingdom: What Percentage of Financial Services Companies Do You Believe Are Putting Pressure on Staff to Sell Certain Products or Behave in Ways Which Are Not in The Customer's Best Interest? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/469518/united-kingdom-financial-services-ethics-bad-staff-management/
Populus & Social Market Foundation, United Kingdom: What percentage of financial services companies do you believe are putting pressure on staff to sell certain products or behave in ways which are not in the customer's best interest? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/469518/united-kingdom-financial-services-ethics-bad-staff-management/ (last visited April 29, 2024)
United Kingdom: What percentage of financial services companies do you believe are putting pressure on staff to sell certain products or behave in ways which are not in the customer's best interest? [Graph], Populus, & Social Market Foundation, August 31, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/469518/united-kingdom-financial-services-ethics-bad-staff-management/