Polish exports are expected to see a sharp rebound this year, reports the latest trading update by leading trade credit insurer Atradius. In the Poland Country Report, Atradius forecasts exports will rise by as much as 9% in 2021 more than compensating for the 1.9% contraction in 2020 and supported by resurging demand from the […]
StepChange Debt Charity welcomes today’s confirmation by the Insolvency Service of changes to the asset limits for eligibility for Debt Relief Orders. At the same time, the charity says that the long-awaited outcome of the review of the consultation on the regulation of Insolvency Practitioners is also important, as is today’s confirmation of the Government’s […]
A West Midlands outsourcing specialist has announced the appointment of a new bids and tendering lead who will support the firm’s growth plans both in the UK and abroad. The Sigma Financial Group, which offers ‘white label’ customer contact centre services across the energy, water, retail, financial services and telecommunications sectors, has appointed Louise Morgan […]
A banking heavyweight with more than three decades’ financial services experience has joined specialist lender Together. Darren Clarke has been appointed the group’s Commercial Finance Chief Operating Officer, and will have responsibility for the lender’s Commercial Finance operational processes and infrastructure to support its ambitious growth strategy. He joins Together from Redwood Bank, where he […]
Hodge has announced the appointment of two new telephony business development managers, Cara Thompson and Alan Crawley, reinforcing its ongoing commitment to support brokers. Cara Thompson joins the firm as telephony business development manager for the Welsh M4 corridor. Prior to this, Thompson worked as a mortgage broker specialising in the new build space and […]
New alternative lender Blazehill Capital is pleased to announce the appointment of Jake Hyman as Business Development Director, signalling its commitment to sourcing and executing complex credit opportunities in the UK mid-market. Blazehill Capital typically provides secured lending ranging from £5m to £30m per transaction, delivering fast and flexible credit solutions to companies with non-standard […]
Our figures show, a fifth of people have been hit financially by the pandemic but think the worst is now over (21%). Two fifths don’t think they’ll be hit at all financially by the pandemic (42%). The Bank of England predicts a bounce-back: GDP was 8.75% below the pre-pandemic level in January-March, but the gap […]
As SMEs prepare for the next easing of lockdown restrictions, business owners across the country are still looking to the government for further support. However new research from Nucleus Commercial Finance today reveals business owners are lacking awareness and understanding of the government support schemes on offer. The research of SME leaders found nearly one […]
The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) has launched an innovative new pilot to help people in mental health crisis avoid worsening debt problems, as part of its increased funding for debt advice in 2021/22. The government-backed MaPS, which is the largest funder of debt advice in England, has committed £94.6million overall in 2021/22 to support […]
PayPlan has appointed experienced strategic leader, Tasneem Bhamji, as Chief Operating Officer to transform its operation and lead its multi-channel debt advice service to meet increased demand. Tasneem joins the national debt advice provider after her success as Head of Transformation at Lloyds Banking Group where she led cross-functional teams to transform Financial Wellbeing for […]
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