Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Leonard Curtis Business Solutions Group (LCBSG) has opened its first Scottish office in Glasgow. The Group’s new Glasgow office is headed up by Stuart Robb who joined LCBSG from a Big Four practice in Scotland where he gained a wealth of experience of the Scottish insolvency market. Stuart has already been joined by a number…
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Azher Quyoom has joined Andrew Jackson as Restructuring and Turnaround Partner. Quyoom joins Bond Dickinson. Mark Pearson-Kendall, managing partner of Andrew Jackson,: “We’ve had an exciting start to the year, with some big developments over the last two months that add real strength and depth to our restructuring and insolvency offering. The valuable expertise Azher…
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Research by Callcredit reveals that 81% of UK consumers are more likely to share their personal data once the general data protection regulation (GDPR) is in place. The legislation was originally drawn up by the European Commission to harmonise data protection within the EU and to govern the export of personal data beyond the EU’s…
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New finding show that free debt advice gives those in problem debt the helping hand they need to tackle their financial situation, pay off their debts and build money management skills for the future. The research by the Money Advice Service, shows that within three to six months of receiving regulated advice, nearly two-thirds (65%)…
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Peer-to-Peer lender Twino has announced that it has funded €100million of consumer loans across nine European markets. The platform has seen investment from more than 6,300 active investors from over 30 different countries, with 26% from Germany, 12% from the UK and 11% from the EE and Latvia. Twino has seen a significant uptick in UK investors…
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Research from Equifax has revealed that 90% of Brits have not heard of the Open Banking initiative, with 45% of respondents then going on to say that they are not likely to use Open Banking when it becomes available. When asked about sharing personal data through Open Banking, 60% said they would not consent to…
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Ofgem has announced that British Gas Business is to pay £9.5 million in redress, following failings in its registrations, complaints handling and billing processes for business customers. British Gas Business implemented a new IT billing system in March 2014 which left tens of thousands of its business customers with delayed and inaccurate bills. Over 6,000…
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Masthaven has announced it has appointed two new underwriting managers to join its first and second charge mortgage teams Daniel Miller has been recruited as underwriting manager for the bank’s second charge mortgage team and arrives after holding a similar role within the market at Prestige Finance. Jason Finch has been appointed to Masthaven’s first…
Read moreAldermore has announced the appointment of Rebecca Bunyan as Chief Information Officer (CIO). In her new role as CIO, Bunyan is responsible for the Bank’s technical infrastructure, IT operational excellence and superior delivery capability. Prior to joining Aldermore, Bunyan held a Group Operating Officer role within the insurtech industry and was accountable for software development and…
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Anglia UK, is celebrating two decades of solid growth by employing new staff. Anglia was set up by Managing Director Mark Scotney in 1997 as a small firm specialising in vehicle repossessions for the car finance industry. Since that time it has grown steadily to the point that it now employs 85 people with an annual…
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The UK wastes a whopping £17.6 billion a year by letting money leach away on takeaways, snacks, coffees, ready meals and items and services which aren’t used – that’s an average of £360 of unnecessary spending per person, per year. New research commissioned by Gocompare.com Money identified takeaway food and drink as key areas where…
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Marston Holdings has announced that Chris Badger is to join Burlington Group as Director of High Court Services. Badger, one of the youngest people to be appointed an Authorised High Court Enforcement Officer in 2007 at the age of 29, has worked in the industry for over 14 years. In 2013, Badger was appointed to…
Read moreIntegrated property services group Styles & Wood has appointed Ian Wilson as managing executive of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) software as it targets new growth opportunities for its established technology business. Wilson joins Styles&Wood Technologies with 27 years’ experience in the financial services, industry, including senior business development roles at software providers Hitec Laboratories, Sopra Group…
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