Research

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	Genworth Index 2013 This is the fifth edition of the "Genworth Index". The Index tracked consumer financial security and vulnerability across 13,000 householders in 20 countries across Europe, Latin America and Asia. Genworth Index 2013>>

	Genworth International Mortgage Trends Report 2011 Genworth Financial (Genworth) commissioned a survey in March 2011 of homebuyers and aspiring first homebuyers (FHBs) around the world in order to gain local market insight and drive global thought leadership across markets. In total, more than nine thousand respondents were interviewed from Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US). International Mortgage Trends Report n.1>>

	The Genworth Index 2010 In 2010, Genworth commissioned a survey of 14,000 people globally to understand consumer financial vulnerability. The Genworth Index 2010 n.3 >>

	Evaluating the Consumer Financial Vulnerability Index 2010 Oxford Economics’ analysis shows there is a strong link between the Index results and shifts in unemployment in those regions, indicating that job security is the key link to financial vulnerability. Consumer Index Evaluation >>

	Financial Barriers to Home Ownership 2010 The Financial Barriers to Home Ownership Report, produced in conjunction with Professor Steve Wilcox, chair of the Centre for Housing Policy at the University of York, provides a comprehensive review of the UK First Time Buyer mortgage market landscape, and examines the extent and characteristics of the UK’s wealth barrier that now prevents such significant numbers of younger households getting on the property ladder. Financial Barriers to Home Ownership >>

	The Genworth Index 2009 The Genworth Index reveals a promising, if small, fall in levels of consumer financial vulnerability in Europe since 2008 and has also been extended beyond Europe for the first time to include the USA. The Genworth Index - 2009 >>

	What is driving Optimism Among 'Strivers' in Great Britain? Qualitative research to understand the substantial shift towards optimism among British households in 2009 'Strivers' in Great Britain >>

	The Genworth Index 2008 Our second reading of "The Genworth Index" reveals how recent economic changes have clearly had a detrimental impact on consumers. The Genworth Index - 2008 >>

	Exposed? “Exposed?”, a new report focusing on risks to financial security from the Personal Finance Research Centre, University of Bristol, reveals how risks cluster together in ways that leave people extremely exposed to the worst consequences of the economic downturn. Exposed >>

	Anglo-Flexicurity The report describes how UK workers feel insecure, despite a strong job market. While people are no more likely to lose their jobs than they were in the past, the consequences of losing your job today are higher due to a heavy debt burden. Anglo-Flexicurity >>