Businesses continue to have the same concerns for the next twelve months as they did in 2018, according to research from ICAEW. Uncertainty about the UK relationship with the European Union (EU) remains the biggest challenge. Other expected challenges are also UK related, such as slowing UK economic growth, rising UK inflation, plus the lack…
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Independent Growth Finance (IGF) has announced two appointments in its asset-based lending Sales team. Nigel Hibbert joins as ABL director to strengthens IGF’s presence in the South East. Hibbert has 17 years’ experience working in asset-based lending and invoice finance. Hibbert will be responsible for strengthening relationships in the South East with a focus on asset-based…
Read moreTotal business volumes in the financial services sector fell slightly in the three months to December, marking the first contraction of demand since September 2013. That’s according to the latest CBI/PwC Financial Services Survey. Meanwhile, sentiment among financial services deteriorated further, rounding off three full years of flat or falling optimism. The quarterly survey of 84…
Read moreCVR Global LLP has announced that it has appointed Brendan Clarkson from Moore Stephens where he was Head of Creditor Services. During his eight-year tenure, Clarkson quickly built an enviable reputation whereby he would be typically handling well over 50 insolvency assignments per annum. With more than 20 years’ experience working with trade creditors, government…
Read moreNew figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) in November was at a similar level to the same month in 2017. The plant and machinery finance and business equipment finance sectors reported new business up in November by 9% and 8% respectively,…
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Analysts, accountants and digital marketing specialists top a list of in-demand roles in 2019, as employers focus on navigating an increasingly digitalised business landscape and a shortage of key skills among the UK workforce, reveals Robert Half UK. According to Robert Half’s 2019 Salary Guide, more than half of CEOs (53%) admit finding candidates with data analysis…
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Accountants are helping their clients find the right funding options and referring them to external providers. Research from business finance company MarketInvoice reveals that UK accountants are most likely to refer their clients to banks, with invoice finance as the second most popular lender of choice. Two thirds (66%) of accountants surveyed said that they…
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The number of UK business insolvencies is set to rise by 9% this year, even if a deal is agreed with the EU before the Brexit deadline, according to trade credit insurer Euler Hermes. The company’s latest Global Insolvencies Index reveals a further 23,660 businesses are expected to become insolvent in 2019 compared to last…
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Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the relaunch of its Asset Finance division as Specialist Business Finance. The division has launched a new specialist business line, Structured Asset Finance, to complement the existing core offering which will remain unchanged. The new structure comprises broker asset finance, wholesale lending and a series of specialist business lines, the…
Read moreA new industry careers site for the credit industry and collections industry has been launched by Credit Connect Media. The website is a careers platform which aims to connect the UK’s top credit and collections industry talent with the best career options. Credit-connection.co.uk is an industry careers website sharing the latest job vacancies and a training course…
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Bailiffs are not being held to account when they break the rules because the complaints system is complicated and intimidating, according to new research from Citizens Advice. Figures obtained by Citizens Advice from the Ministry of Justice show just 56 complaints were made through a court-based process introduced as part of the bailiff reforms in…
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A new report from Euler Hermes has warned that company’s need to prepare for another year of rising insolvencies with based upon the collateral damage of low growth and tightening financial conditions. The report says that in 2018, global insolvencies confirmed an upward trend which started in 2017 after seven consecutive years of sizable declines.…
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The number of retailers entering into administration in 2018 was 125 – compared to 118 in 2017, a marginal increase of 6% according to Deloitte’s latest insolvency figures. In addition, the number of retailers entering into Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVAs) increased by 52%, from 25 in 2017 to 38 in 2018. Deloitte’s research shows the…
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