A decade of distrust: How can we restore faith in financial services?

Ten years since Bernanke's warning on sub-prime debt

Katrina Lloyd
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Ten years after former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke warned against sub-prime lending failures, which ultimately kicked off the global financial crisis, more than half of UK investors still do not trust the financial services industry, according to new research.

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