Significant Opportunities in Product Design and Targeting are Going Unnoticed by Many Financial Providers.

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c27376) has announced the addition of Financial Pathfinder 2005 to their offering

The financial marketplace and the consumer mindset keep evolving, and we have continued to undertake a great deal of innovative research into the really important issues:

--How consumers manage their financial lives day to day and longer term

--The current malaise in saving and investing, linked to consumer thinking and behaviour

--Provision of financial advice for consumers, and the effects of depolarisation 

--Consumer perception of financial providers and increasing levels of consumer cynicism 

--Opportunities and threats for financial providers

--Financial Pathfinder 2005 brings together the most contemporary insights, and is a fusion of many different sources, designed to stand as a detailed reference resource for customer insight managers and their clients.

Throughout this report:-

--The key issues are brought to life with consumer case studies

--The implications of the findings are assessed for financial providers

--Solutions are provided

At the end of it further recommendations and conclusions are provided. Overall, the largest conclusion is that, given the changes in life stages, there are significant opportunities in product design and targeting that are going unnoticed by many financial providers.

Topic covered:

Life Stages

--A New Life Stages Model

--Splinters in Life Stages

--Applying the Life Stages Model

Consumer Attitudes & Behaviour

--Financial Services in Context

--Money Management

--Consumer Experiences

Financial Products

--Savings & Investment

--Pensions

--Credit

--Property

--Protection

Topical Issues

--Inheritance Tax

--The Advice Chasm

--Communications

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c27376