Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Specialist Bank, Aldermore has published its second report revealing progress against the targets it committed to when signing the HM Treasury Women in Finance Charter in 2016. The report reveals an increase in female representation in senior leadership roles, achieving its 30% target ahead of the announced 2020 goal. Aldermore committed to the Charter in…
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Gavin Savage has joined CVR Global as a Partner. Savage has 30 years’ experience handling turnaround, restructuring and insolvency cases. Simon Lowes, who will work alongside Savage, said “Gavin’s appointment is a fantastic opportunity for us to continue to develop our experienced team here on the South Coast and I very much look forward to…
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Paragon has appointed a new Head of Credit Management for its asset finance business. Experienced senior credit professional Anup Sangha will oversee credit decisions at the leading specialist lender, which supports SME businesses and growth in the UK. Sangha is the former Head of Credit for Aldermore’s Asset Finance division has 23 years extensive experience…
Read moreBibby Financial Services (BFS) Specialist Director, Kash Ahmad, has been appointed to the board of the Institute of Export and International Trade (IOE&IT). Established in 1935, the IOE&IT is the professional membership body representing and supporting the interests of those involved in importing, exporting and international trade. Ahmad joined BFS in December 2017, following a…
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The Government has announced that it will reduce the co-investment rate for small firms as part of the Autumn budget. Responding to the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget statement, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) National Chairman Mike Cherry said“Apprenticeship starts have plummeted over the last year following the introduction of burdensome co-investment costs for small firms who…
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NatWest has announced that Deloitte, Equifax and FreeAgent have signed up as partners to its Entrepreneur Accelerator programme, the UK’s largest fully-funded business accelerator network, with 12 hubs located throughout the country. The three organisations will provide a blend of consultancy and accountancy support, data and SME credit guidance, and SME accounting software to the…
Read moreEnforcement agency Bristow & Sutor (B&S) has announced the formation of a new Independent Advisory Panel, to be chaired by Anthony Sharp of Anthony Sharp Associates. The industry-wide consultancy has been launched to discuss all matters relating to credit and debt collection. The new Panel consists of experienced individuals drawn from the debt advice, regulatory and creditor sectors…
Read morePeer-to-peer lender Assetz Capital has bolstered its team in the Midlands with the appointment of Luke Carter as a Senior Relationship Manager. Carter joins from RBS, where he spent 10 years within the Commercial Banking team, and most recently as a Senior Relationship Manager in the Midlands region. In this role, he managed a portfolio…
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Responding to the latest apprenticeship figures, showing starts flat over the last few months, but with a year on year drop of 25% for the 2017/18 academic year to July, Jamie Kerr, Head of External Affairs at the Institute of Directors, said “Today’s figures show that apprenticeship starts have still not recovered since the introduction…
Read moreBuy-to-let and specialist lender, Fleet Mortgages, has announced the promotion of Graham Le Bas to the role of National Sales Manager. Le Bas has previously been BDM in the South West for Fleet for the past two years and will now be working with the lender’s team of BDMs who cover the breadth of England and…
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William Brooks, Managing Director at Eximus Capital, has been announced at the next Vice President of ICAEW and will take office from June 2019. Brooks completed his training in 1980 with Dearden Farrow. He then joined Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co (now KPMG) in 1981 where he stayed for five years, specialising in banking and…
Read moreSpeaking at the British Venture Capital Association (BVCA) Summit in London, Georgina Squire, head of the dispute resolution at Rosling King (RK), said resolving the conflicts between different generations of staff is now a key issue for businesses. Squire said: “We are reliant on our people. They are our core. There is now quite a…
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Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has announced that it has appointed Joe Waters as Head of Sales as it seeks to develop its services to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in the South of England. With industry expertise spanning over 30 years, Waters has held several senior positions in financial services, specifically supporting UK SMEs.…
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