World Friendship Day, also known as International Day of Friendship takes place on 30th July. The original idea for a day of friendship came from Hallmark cards in the 1930's. The International Day of Friendship was proclaimed in 2011 by the UN General Assembly with the idea that friendship between peoples, countries,...
The FCA are providing selected statistics from their Financial Lives cost of living (Jan 2023) recontact survey, to give an insight into the financial situation UK adults experienced over the 6 months to January 2023. Later in the year, the FCA will be publishing their full Financial Lives 2022 survey report...
National Schizophrenia Awareness Day on 25 July shines a light on the everyday challenges faced by hundreds of thousands of people living with a diagnosis of schizophrenia in the UK and millions more worldwide. It also looks at how we can tackle some of the stigma and discrimination surrounding this...
The Insurance Institute of Manchester, are taking part in this year's Manchester Pride Parade on Saturday 26th August 2023 and we are proud to announce we are sponsors of this event. It is the second time the institute has taken part in the parade, and this year is bigger...
International Self-Care Day (ISD), on 24 July each year, provides a focus and opportunity to raise the profile of healthy lifestyle self-care programmes around the world. ISD is a device developed by the International Self-Care Foundation to promote self-care as a vital foundation of health. ISD has been running since...
On the 24th July and throughout July, the Samaritans will be running their awareness-raising campaign Talk to Us, to remind people that they ae here for anyone who needs someone to listen. The aim to share one simple message: "Samaritans are here 24/7 for anyone who is struggling to cope. Talk...
The FCA plans to take another significant step in its work to combat illegal and non-compliant financial promotions. The proposals for new social media guidance will modernise the information firms should use when promoting financial products or services online. For example, the FCA is consulting on extending its guidance to reflect...
The FCA recently issued a policy statement 'Finalised insurance guidance on supporting customers in financial difficulty'. In January 2023, the FCA published a consultation paper (CP23/1) on insurance guidance for supporting customers in financial difficulty. This was to replace the insurance aspects of finalised guidance for insurance and premium...
