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Richard Laycock

Richard Laycock, Tier 1 Certification in General Advice for Life Insurance, Kaplan Professional

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Richard Laycock is Finder’s insights editor after spending the last five years writing and editing articles about insurance. His musings can be found across the web including on NASDAQ, MoneyMag, Yahoo Finance and Travel Weekly. Richard studied Media at Macquarie University and The Missouri School of Journalism and has a Tier 1 Certification in General Advice for Life Insurance.

Education

  • Bachelor of Media, Macquarie University
  • Diploma of International Communications, Sydney Institute of Business Technology
  • Data Analytics, General Assembly

Educational organizations

  • Macquarie University
  • The Missouri School of Journalism at the University of Missouri
  • Sydney Institute of Business Technology
  • General Assembly

Latest articles by Richard Laycock

17 articles written by this author

Savings Accounts

Digital Only Banking Adoption 2022

15% of South African adults have a digital bank account, and that figure is expected to hit 24% by 2023 and 31% by the year 2027.

Richard Laycock 27 July 2022
Digital Only Banking Adoption 2022
NFTs

NFT gaming statistics

Finder's NFT Gaming Adoption Report looks into which countries are seeing the most game.

Richard Laycock 26 May 2022
NFT gaming statistics
Stats + Facts

South African Reserve Bank repo rate forecast report March 2022

100% of the panel believe that the MPC will increase the repo rate at the March meeting

Richard Laycock 13 May 2022
South African Reserve Bank repo rate forecast report March 2022
Stats + Facts

How South Africa will be investing in 2022

Finder's Retail Investor Sentiment Report polled 39,573 Internet users across 26 countries to see how they'll be investing their money in 2022.

Richard Laycock 3 March 2022
How South Africa will be investing in 2022
Stats + Facts

South African Reserve Bank repo rate forecast report November 2021

55% of the panel believe that the MPC WILL increase the repo rate at the November meeting.

Richard Laycock 21 January 2022
South African Reserve Bank repo rate forecast report November 2021
Cryptocurrency

Finder Cryptocurrency Adoption Index

Finder's Cryptocurrency Adoption Index measures the growth of cryptocurrencies across the world through a regular survey.

Richard Laycock 21 October 2021
Finder Cryptocurrency Adoption Index
Personal Loans

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) stats

The Finder Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) report looks into the biggest regrets people have using BNPL services in 23 countries.

Richard Laycock 11 October 2021
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) stats
Stats + Facts

South African Reserve Bank repo rate forecast report September 2021

97% of Finder's panel predict that the SARB WILL hold the repo rate at the September meeting, with only 3% saying the rate SHOULD be cut.

Richard Laycock 9 September 2021
South African Reserve Bank repo rate forecast report September 2021
Cryptocurrency

Dogecoin (DOGE) price prediction 2023

Tim Falk & Richard Laycock 4 August 2021
Dogecoin (DOGE) price prediction 2023
Stats + Facts

South African Reserve Bank repo rate forecast report July 2021

97% of Finder's panel predict that the SARB will hold the repo rate at the July meeting, but 16% say that it should cut the rate.

Richard Laycock 8 July 2021
South African Reserve Bank repo rate forecast report July 2021
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