New scheme means regulators will share reform plans with business
A new scheme has been launched with the aim of giving businesses a stronger voice in influencing how regulators change the way they work. Under the…
Corporate Insolvency
BBA release SME lending data for 120 postcode areas
The BBA has published data showing small and medium-sized business (SME) borrowing and saving, broken down by each of Britain’s 120 Postcode…
Nelson joins RBSIF as Head of Corporate for the South
RBS Invoice Finance (RBSIF) has appointed John Nelson as Head of Corporate for the South of England, to strengthen the firm’s asset-based lending…
Ex-Mortgage Adviser sentenced to two years after FCA action
Following criminal action brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Michael Joseph James Lewis was sentenced to two years in prison on two…
IPA awarded Group Consumer Credit Licence
The Insolvency Practitioners Association (IPA) has been awarded a Group Licence by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). This licence will enable the…
Coface predicts contrasting fortunes for world economies
Coface has updated its assessment for 11 different countries in its latest Panorama Report on country risk, with mixed fortunes for some of the…
FSB backs George Osborne’s Spending Review
Responding to the Chancellor’s Spending Review, the Federation of Small Businesses says it is pleased that George Osborne has listened to the…
Altrincham is identity fraud capital of UK outside London
Experian has revealed that Altrincham has become the top location for identity fraud in the UK outside certain parts of London. The Cheshire town…
Recovery gathering strength but risks remain
The British Chambers of Commerce‘s (BCC) Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) shows that the economy has made further progress, but that there are…
UK Business could benefit from sustainable innovation
UK business could secure £100 billion in annual productivity gains generated by innovations designed to address environmental and social…
