Rate of child poverty set to fall for the first time in nine years
The package of measures announced in the Government’s Child Poverty Strategy – including the abolition of the two-child limit on benefit support and an expanded Free School Meals offer – will result in child poverty rates falling in 2026-27,...
FCA looks to boost growth of Credit Unions and Building Societies
A new report from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) looks to promote the growth of the mutuals sector, which...
Insolvency Service appoints new Chief Executive
The Insolvency Service has announced that it has appointed Duncan Beach as its new Chief Executive. Beach who was previously Managing...
Households face higher energy bills as Ofgem launches £28bn grid upgrade
Ofgem has announced that household energy bills will rise to help fund a £28 billion investment to upgrade the...
2026 Credit & Collections Industry Awards open for entries
The 2026 Credit & Collections Industry Awards have opened for entries into next year’s awards. The awards programme was...
Rate of child poverty set to fall for the first time in nine years
The package of measures announced in the Government’s Child Poverty Strategy – including the abolition of the two-child limit on benefit support and an expanded Free School Meals offer – will result in child poverty rates falling in 2026-27,...
Households face higher energy bills as Ofgem launches £28bn grid upgrade
Ofgem has announced that household energy bills will rise to help fund a £28 billion investment to upgrade the...
Government launches child poverty strategy to support families
The Government has announced a new Child Poverty Strategy, which aims to lift 550,000 children out of poverty by...
IE Hub launches new partnership with two water companies
IE Hub has announced new partnerships. with Bristol Water and Wessex Water. The partnership will mean water customers looking...
Bill reform could save struggling households £950 a year
As people across the country battle an unrelenting living standards crisis, Citizens Advice has revealed reforming bill support across...
Builder who stole plant machinery and used company money to pay for Audi ordered to repay £190,000
A builder who stole almost £85,000 in plant machinery and used company funds to pay for his high-performance car will go to jail if he does not repay more than £190,000 in the next three months. Vasile Hrusca used more...
One in three SMEs taking on more credit to pay for insurance
SMEs are borrowing more to pay for credit on their insurance, according to new research from Premium Credit. The...
Director gets maximum ban after falsifying bank statements to secure £150,000 loan
A music producer who falsified bank statements to convince a finance provider to lend his company £150,000 and fabricated invoices to HMRC has been disqualified for the maximum...
Director confidence hits records lows
The IoD Directors’ Economic Confidence Index, which measures business leader optimism in prospects for the UK economy, remained at...
Finance company shut down after investigators uncover fraud concerns
A company claiming to provide financial services, which received around £175,000 from a client but failed to deliver promised...
FCA looks to boost growth of Credit Unions and Building Societies
A new report from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) looks to promote the growth of the mutuals sector, which includes customer or worker-owned organisations and credit unions. The FCA’s report offers a series of recommendations aimed at encouraging Credit...
Mortgage lending returns to growth
UK Finance has released its latest Household Finance Review, which showed that mortgage lending activity returned to growth in...
FCA brings forward motor finance complaints deadline
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced that it will lift the pause on the handling of motor finance...
FCA launches new AI testing initiative
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced it is working with major firms to test Artificial Intelligence (AI) in...
Lloyds injects £5m into fraud prevention scheme
Lloyds Banking Group has announced that it has extended its pioneering fraud prevention scheme, reinforcing an unwavering commitment to...
Insolvency Service appoints new Chief Executive
The Insolvency Service has announced that it has appointed Duncan Beach as its new Chief Executive. Beach who was previously Managing Director, Global Head of Risk & Compliance Transformation at HSBC, will move to the Insolvency Service on 5th January 2026....
Kingsley Napley appoints Restructuring & Insolvency Partner
Kingsley Napley has announced that it has appointed Tristan Cox-Chung as a Partner in its restructuring & insolvency team....
Insolvency Service to receive additional funding to tackle rogue directors
The Insolvency Service has welcomed news in the Budget that the agency will receive an extra £25 million over...
Opus appoints new Partner
Opus Restructuring and Insolvency has expanded its national footprint with the launch of a new Southampton office, headed by...
Business insolvencies increase
Latest figures from the Insolvency Service have shown that the number of business insolvencies in England and Wales, was...
British Credit Awards
CICM British Credit Awards Ceremony 2026 Royal Lancaster London Thursday 5th February Click here to find out more
2026 Industry Leaders Networking Dinner
Industry Leaders Networking Dinner Wednesday 20th May, Nottingham The 2026 Industry Leaders list will be announced with an informal networking event taking place before the Spring event series, comprising the Commercial Credit & Collections Conference, Credit & Collections Think Tank and the 2026 Credit & Collections Industry Awards. More details will be announced soon. To…
Spring: Commercial Credit & Collections Conference
Spring: Commercial Credit & Collections Conference Thursday 21st May Nottingham The Spring Commercial Credit & Collections Conference series will continue in May 2026. The Commercial Credit & Collections Conference series focuses on the latest updates in credit management and insolvency. The next edition of the conference will provide Credit Managers and FDs with access to…
Spring Credit & Collections Think Tank
Nottingham The sixth Credit & Collections Technology Think Tank face-to-face event will take place in Manchester on Thursday 19th November 2025. READ MORE CLICK HERE