Recently, I had a conversation with a good friend of mine about a pair of her designer shoes, they cost $1,200… they’re beautiful, timeless, a classic and the kind of purchase you don’t make lightly.

For decades, financial theory has assumed that investors behave rationally. They are expected to collect information, weigh probabilities, and make decisions that maximise expected returns. In reality ...

Availability bias leads investors to judge risk by what's most recent, most emotional or most widely reported – and South ...

In a recent webinar with the Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa, Rex Cowley, the Director and Co-Founder of Overseas Trust and Pension, shared valuable insights on the transformative ...

Investing requires careful consideration and thorough analysis to effectively manage potential risks. However, in practice, ...

A woman I’ll call Priya — mid-thirties, NHS administrator in outer London, two children in state school — once described her financial life to me in a way that hasn’t left my thinking since. She said ...

Behavioural science-based research to understand the path to disclosing vulnerability has identified recommendations for financial services organisations to consider. By Katie McQuater. In 2023, the ...

The NPS Vatsalya Scheme aims to cultivate early money management skills among minors, fostering long-term financial habits for a secure future.

NEW YORK(Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence) - The growing role of behavioural science in financial services risk management and how leading firms are putting it to use are featured in a ...