Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Hoist Finance has appointed Klaus-Anders Nysteen as new CEO. Nysteen has a long and broad experience from the financial industry in companies such as Storebrand Bank, where he was CEO for four years, and most recently as CEO of Lindorff Group. Adding to that Nysteenhas a proven track record as a leader and vast experience…
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Deceased account management specialist, Phillips & Cohen Associates has announced changes to strengthen its senior leadership team. In the re-organisation, Nick Cherry moves up to the role of Chief Operating Officer for the global organization. Cherry, who has been with the business since 2010, previously fulfilled the role of Managing Director of PCA International and…
Read moreThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its ‘FCA Mission – Our Future Approach to Consumers’. When the FCA launched its mission, it committed to publishing a series of documents that would explain its approach to regulation in more depth. The FCA’s Approach to Consumers is the first in this series, and explores the approach…
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Cabot Credit Management has announced its latest financial results for nine months ended 30 September 2017. Highlights include: Collections growth of 16% and revenue growth of 13% vs year to date Q3 2016 driven by liquidation initiatives Adjusted EBITDA growth of 19% on a year to date basis from cost efficiency measures and scale benefits…
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Debt purchaser Intrum has entered into an agreement with Lowell to sell Lindorff’s businesses in Denmark, Estonia, Finland and Sweden as well as Intrum Justitia’s business in Norway. The sale agreement was specified by the European Commission as a condition of the combination of the Intrum Justitia and Intrum companies earlier this year. The transaction value of…
Read moreLatest figures released by the Bank of England suggest that high levels of consumer credit will ‘increase scrutiny’ on household debt. The Bank of England has published its latest monthly Money and Credit report showing continued growth in consumer credit of 9.9 percent in the year to September. Outstanding balances for consumer credit now stand at…
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The Link Financial Group has announced that it has bought a specialist loan servicing platform, Aiqon Capital Espana. Based in Madrid, the one hundred and ten people strong team will add further capacity to Link’s existing Spanish business, Link Finanzas. The team will continue to service the €6 billion portfolio of loans bought by the Group’s…
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Debt purchaser Cabot Credit Management has confirmed its intention to proceed with an initial public offering (the “IPO” or the “Offer”) on the London Stock Exchange. Ken Stannard, Chief Executive Officer of Cabot Credit Management Limited said: “This is a very exciting episode in Cabot’s continued growth and development. Having built strong and entrusted Credit…
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Here is an overview of The Money Charity’s latest statistics for October 2017: Personal debt in the UK People in the UK owed £1.554 trillion at the end of August 2017. This is up from £1.5 trillion at the end of July 2016 – an extra £1029.82 per UK adult. Per adult in the UK that’s an average debt…
Read moreArrow Global has announced that Rob Memmott, who has been in the business for six years, has decided to step down as Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Paul Cooper, currently CFO of the international insurance business Sompo Canopius, will replace Rob as Group CFO and will join the Board when he starts on in January…
Read moreOver the past year, UK consumers’ unsecured debt, amassed primarily on credit cards, student loans, car financing and overdrafts, has reached an all-time high of close to £300bn, or £11,000 per household, growing at a faster rate than at any time in the past 15 years, According a new PwC analysis report. As evidence of…
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The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) has warned of a pronounced build-up of debt among young people. In an interview with the BBC, FCA Chief Andrew Bailey has highlighted the ‘growing debt burden’ on young people. The warning, which follows a tour of visits by Andrew Bailey to debt charities including National Debtline, coincides with new…
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Swedish debt purchaser DDM Debt AB has announced that it has finalised the previously announced acquisition of a distressed asset portfolio containing secured corporate receivables in Croatia from a leading international bank. DDM has received the approval from the Croatian National Bank and has now finalised the acquisition. The investment amounts to approximately€21 million. The…
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