IG Group Makes Landmark Commitment to Money Ready in Major Financial Education Partnership

Global trading and investing platform, IG Group (“IG”) and UK financial education charity, Money Ready, today announced a transformative three-year partnership – the charity’s single largest funding commitment to date. The announcement comes as momentum grows behind the Government’s Financial Inclusion Strategy and calls for financial education to become a curriculum priority.

New research from Money Ready’s 2025 Cost of Not Knowing campaign reveals that the average person loses over £640 every year to financial confusion and indecision. Over 30 years, that adds up to almost £20,000.
Against this backdrop, IG’s commitment represents a significant and timely intervention. The three-year partnership will fund Money Ready’s direct and indirect programmes, with a target of reaching 245,000 learners over the partnership period, including 70,000 in Year 1 alone. Year 1 will also see the opening of a new Money Ready Hub and a plan for 500 hours of employee volunteering.

The partnership aims to be a new blueprint for IG’s corporate social investment – a model that goes beyond traditional philanthropy to embed within communities, measure real-world outcomes and create meaningful opportunities for employee engagement. It is funded through IG's four-year pledge to donate 1% of profits to charitable causes, fulfilled in late 2025. Programme outcomes will be tracked against improvements in financial knowledge, skills, confidence, attitudes and behaviours, with quantitative and qualitative evidence gathered throughout.

“A lack of financial understanding isn’t a personal failing; it’s a knowledge gap. Our research shows that 27% of UK adults feel ashamed of their financial knowledge and a third have avoided major financial decisions. That shame and paralysis have a real cost to individuals, to families and to society. IG’s investment will not just fund our programmes. It shows that they are ready to work with us to close this gap in a truly meaningful way.
This is the biggest single funding commitment we have ever received, and it will allow us to do some of the most important work of our 20-year history.” - Leon Ward, CEO, Money Ready

The announcement coincides with a significant policy moment. The Government’s Financial Inclusion Strategy, published late last year, sets out ambitions to improve financial resilience across the UK population. Separately, the outcome of the Curriculum and Assessment Review presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to properly embed financial education as a core entitlement for every young person, once and for all. Money Ready and IG are united in their view that the current postcode lottery of provision is no longer sufficient and that systemic change across schools, communities and workplaces is now essential.

“Financial capability is one of the most important factors influencing long-term financial wellbeing, yet too many people still reach adulthood without the confidence or knowledge to make informed decisions about money. Through this partnership, we have an opportunity to help change that.
Money Ready has a strong track record of delivering practical financial education where it is needed most, and together we are aiming to reach hundreds of thousands of people over the next three years. By combining funding, employee expertise and long-term collaboration, we want to help build the skills and confidence that enable people to take greater control of their financial futures.” – Michael Healy, Managing Director, UK & Ireland, IG Group

Notes to editors

For media enquiries, interviews, or further information please contact:
Lee Braley, Head of Sustainability, IG Group: [email protected]
Judy Darley, Brand Engagement Manager, Money Ready: [email protected]

About IG

IG Group (LSEG:IGG) is a FTSE 100 financial technology company operating at the intersection of retail trading, technology and capital markets. Through its trusted brands - IG, tastytrade, Freetrade, Independent Reserve and IG Prime - the Group serves over 1.3 million customers worldwide, providing leveraged trading, stock trading and investments, and cryptocurrency trading via its proprietary platforms. For more information visit iggroup.com.

About Money Ready

Money Ready is a charity dedicated to creating a financially fluent population. We deliver expert-designed, high-impact programmes through schools and communities across the UK, bringing the language of money to life. From early money habits to lifelong financial resilience, we make money make sense. Learn more: www.moneyready.org.