Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
The outlook for the debt purchase market remains positive, despite there being a temporary pause in the supply of debt portfolios according to d bt resolution specialist, Hoist Finance. Chief Executive Officer Klaus-Anders Nysteen says he anticipates that banks will continue to divest portfolios and will do so at an earlier stage than historically. “The…
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Debt resolution specialist, Hoist Finance has announced its new sustainability strategy, which outlines the company’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) goals and indicators. Through a bottom-up process, integrating feedback and insight from employees throughout the whole organisation, Hoist Finance developed a sustainability strategy focused on four core pillars: contributing to an inclusive financial ecosystem, creating…
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Dun & Bradstreet has published its country insight report into the United Kingdom, which looks at the adverse effects of the coronavirus on the country’s business environment. The report has downgraded the UK’s country risk rating by two quartiles to DB3b (a new all-time low) as the coronavirus pandemic continues to adversely impact opportunities for…
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The Central Bank of Ireland has announced further measures in order to support the economy, firms and households through the economic shock arising from COVID-19. The Central Bank says it has decided to release a capital buffer that banks are required to hold in order support the continued provision of credit to households and businesses,…
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Order-to-cash solution specialist Onguard has been acquired by Visma Group. Onguard joins the family of well-known Dutch brands in the Visma Group, including Visma Connect, Visma Raet, ProActive, Visma Idella, PinkWeb, HR2day, Dotweb, VerzuimSignaal, PlusPort, Circle Software, and Visma Roxit. Based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Onguard is a European market leader in cloud-based order-to-cash solutions, providing…
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Over two-thirds of UK SMEs (69%) have reported significant pressures on their cash levels according to latest insights from business lender MarketFinance. This is in large part down to businesses paying for supplies earlier than anticipated because of coronavirus-related stockpiling and fears of deeper disruptions to transport (road, air and rail) linkages. Additionally, on orders…
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International debt collection specialist Atradius Collections has appointed a new Country Director for the UK and Ireland. Yvette Gray has taken the helm at Atradius Collections – a business she helped bring to the UK 13 years ago. With industry experience built up over nearly three decades, Gray has been trade credit insurer Atradius since…
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A new study has found that 33% of renters in the private sector, who are in debt, are now overburdened by debt repayment and nearly 28% face utility arrears.The study, from TASC (Think Tank for Action on Social Change), also reveals that only 40% of renters are able to save income on a regular basis.…
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The Central Bank of Ireland has reprimanded and fined Ulster Bank (Ireland) DAC €4.6 million for governance failings relating to regulatory returns that were required under the Mortgage Arrears Resolution Targets (MART) Framework. The firm has admitted to these breaches, which took place from 2013 until 2015. The Central Bank determined that the appropriate fine…
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Ireland’s The National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) has announced that it has repaid its remainder of its €1.064 billion of outstanding debt. The final transaction will complete the redemption of the €1.593 billion of subordinated debt originally issued by NAMA during 2010 and 2011. This subordinated debt accounted for 5% of the total amount of…
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Overseas businesses who bought goods and services from UK companies in 2019 paid more invoices late and took longer to settle their bills. The latest MarketFinance Business Insights1 examined over 11,000 invoices to these businesses to understand the trading relationship between UK businesses and the UK’s top ten trading partner countries2 (United States, Germany, Netherlands,…
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Mastercard has announced it is developing its first European Cyber Resilience Centre, a state-of-the-art cyber and security centre in Europe that will drive collaboration between both public and private sectors, as well as regulatory bodies to further support enterprise resilience in the region. Located in Waterloo, Belgium at Mastercard’s European Headquarters, the centre is the…
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A new insight report by trade credit insurer Atradius has highlighted the risk in the North American markets,. The country report focuses on the United States, Mexico and Canada (USMCA) region, detailing the political and economic landscape alongside an insolvency forecast and performance outlook into key industries. Within the report, Atradius highlights the slowdown in…
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