Financial services for good

After the glob­al finan­cial cri­sis of 2007-08 shat­tered the public’s faith in its pro­bity and com­pe­tence, the sec­tor has had to work hard over many years to rebuild trust. The UK’s cost-of-liv­ing cri­sis presents an oppor­tu­ni­ty for it to stand up and show some integri­ty. As ram­pant infla­tion forces mil­lions of house­holds around the coun­try to tight­en their belts, which finan­cial insti­tu­tions can be count­ed upon to sup­port the most vul­ner­a­ble mem­bers of soci­ety?