Commercial Credit & Collections conference confirms January date

4th October 2019 Commercial Credit Management |

The second Commercial Credit & Collection conference has been confirmed as Thursday 23rd January by the organiser Credit Connect Media. The event will once again be hosted in partnership with CVR Global and Aon. The conference will tackle issues across the full life-cycle of business credit and collections. The conference series also aims to provide…

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UK economy facing ‘heightened risk of recession’

4th October 2019 Commercial Credit Management |

The latest Purchasing Managers’ Index data for the service sector highlights the rising risk of a recession in the UK. The drop from 50.6 points to 49.5 points in September, means the service sector is the latest to fall below the neutral 50-points line that divides expansion from contraction. This is only the fifth time…

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Pay.UK appoints Chief Risk Officer

4th October 2019 Consumer Collections |

Pay.UK has appointed Helen Hunter-Jones as its Chief Risk Officer. Pay.UK is the retail payments authority whose systems move more than £7 trillion every year through Bacs Direct Credit, Direct Debit, Faster Payments, cheques and Paym. Hunter-Jones, who will take up the position in the New Year, joins Pay.UK from Network Rail where she was…

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Newcastle Intermediaries appoints three BDMs

4th October 2019 Consumer Collections |

Newcastle Intermediaries has hired three new Business Development Manager (BDMs) to cover the Midlands, South West and Home Counties and the North East and Scotland. Jamie Cullen, who now looks after the South West and Home Counties has over 16 years’ experience in the financial services industry, and has previously worked for almost 10 years…

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FCA outlines plans to tackle home and motor insurance pricing concerns

4th October 2019 Consumer Collections |

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its interim report of its market study into the pricing of home and motor insurance. The FCA found that competition is not working well for all consumers in these markets. It sets out concerns about how pricing in these markets leads to consumers who do not switch or…

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