Commercial and industrial financial market research
Research Associates was founded in 1976 and has conducted well over 1,000 studies throughout the world for public and private sector clients.
RA carries out business-to-business market research in most industries and has particularly good experience in financial market research – both commercial and industrial – in UK and international markets.
In these sectors RA has carried out financial market research projects relating to customer satisfaction and company image, market entry and development, new products or services, and company acquisition or due diligence.

These projects have included working in markets such as –
- Accountancy services
- Building Societies
- Commercial property insurance
- Contract hire
- Credit card services
- Debt management
- Energy insurance
- Financial direct mail
- Industrial property insurance
- Insurance broking services
- Lease finance
- Marine insurance
- Motor insurance
- Personal insurance
- Retail banking
- Retail finance
- Risk management
- Savings
- Travel insurance
- Venture capital
Here are some of the many client endorsements RA has received for its financial market research studies. Please see clients page for a list of some of our customers and international page for a list of countries where RA has conducted market research projects.
“Excellent. Your thoroughness is unsurpassed. Great insights on the market – very thorough. Keep up the good work!”
“Very good. The depth of the research will be used by the company to set its international vision. The dedication and service of RA is greatly appreciated.”
“Very good. Suggested from previous assignment. Came to a definitive view. Useful benchmarking exercise. Good value for money. Gave a useful benchmark based on RA’s vast experience of doing similar exercises for other businesses.”
“Excellent. The job went well – the rapport established with the research executive really helped it flow smoothly. The methodology was excellent. The best thing about the job as a whole was the quality of the feedback.”
“Excellent. We chose RA because of the quality of the work that you have done in the past in other markets. We are very pleased with the work on the study.”
“Very good. The best and most sensible proposal. We are delighted with the results. It gave us the information we needed.”
“Excellent. Very good quality report. Good understanding of our business. Quality of competitor analysis – highlights the key areas of weakness. Keep in touch!”
“Excellent. We have a history of known quality work with this company. Thorough, professional with a partnership approach. Looking to understand as much as possible from respondent to add value for client. Complete, transparent, professional – not all vendors can say that. Trust – they demonstrate their commitment/ability to do a good job. Don’t have to worry about their performance. No babysitting.”
“I chose RA because of previous work. Excellent service and attention to detail. A very personable and involved approach. The discussion method leaves us with a greater feeling of ownership of the research findings.”
“Excellent. It was a very successful final presentation and we really got the Senior Management engaged! The report will really help us determine our strategy.”
“Excellent value for money – a sensible and practical approach which is not always present in companies of your type. Absence of jargon and the use of plain English not “buzzwords” was much appreciated.”
“Very good. We chose RA because of satisfaction with previous work and the need for rapid response based on knowledge of our organisation. Responded well to a very tight timetable. Thorough and comprehensive.”
“Very good. Good piece of work given an extremely difficult brief. RA bridges the gap between market research and strategic management consultancy.”
“Very good. Stimulating and very informative.”
“Excellent. Many thanks for this. An excellent job.”