Instruments de mesure pour une enquête en profondeur des opérations du secteur des services financiers : Irons-nous vers une améliorations de la concurrence réelle ou virtuelle pour les consommateurs à faibles et modestes revenus (in French only)

Author

Martin Brunelle

Organization

Union des consommateurs

Published

2000

Summary

The objective of this report is to develop indicators that permit the quantitative and qualitative measuring of the financial product and service industry evolution and its effects on the consumer. The researchers suggest that an evaluation of the Canadian financial services system should be based on the relationship between the low to mid-range earning consumer and the services offered via the financial system. This report makes four recommendations: 1) create a probe based on a telephone and regular mail poll and the collection of financial institution data, 2) use a standard for defining low to mid-range earners, 3) analyse data according to the proposed indicators, and 4) re-evaluate the same consumers after three years.

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Union des consommateurs
7000 Parc Ave, Suite 201
Montreal, QC  H3N 1X1

Source: Consumer Policy Research Database