Bank lending to small and medium sized retailers in the UK has fallen 6% from £15.6bn* to £14.7bn since the Brexit vote in 2016, meanwhile large retailers have benefited from a sharp rise in bank lending, says accountants and business advisors, Moore. Over the same period that lending to SME retailers has been tumbling lending […]
The award winners were: Soft Asset Provider of the Year Investec Hard Asset Provider of the Year Aldermore Motor Finance Provider of the Year Blackhorse Factor and Invoice Discounter of the Year Bibby Unsecured Lender of the Year Funding Circle Short-Term lender of the Year Shawbrook Specialist Lender of the Year Lendinvest Most Innovative Lender […]
The latest Lloyds Bank Business Barometer shows: Overall business confidence increased three points to 9%. Economic optimism increased by nine points to 7% in November, the highest level of optimism seen since January. Firms’ concerns about the expected impact of the UK leaving the EU eased back further to -16%. The West Midlands remained the […]
Digitalisation of healthcare provision is widely acknowledged as an enabler to help healthcare organisations cope with rising demand across the globe New research from Siemens Financial Services identifies three priority areas for investment in digital transformation in healthcare and the expected capital investment required over the next five years These are: New generation (digitalised and/or […]
Following news from the Bank of England (BoE) that UK firms are to face their biggest lending squeeze since the financial crisis, Liberis Finance releases funding trends data with the message that funding is most certainly available. Rob Straathof, Liberis CEO, says it is unhelpful to suggest otherwise: “While the BoE’s projections are concerning, naturally […]
European office take up is forecast to reach 9.2 million sq m by the end of 2019, down marginally by 4% from 2018’s end year volume of 9.6 million sq m, according to Savills latest research. A shortage of good quality, available space across Europe’s CBDs is limiting occupiers’ choices as average vacancy rates dropped […]
By not using a business savings account with a competitive rate of interest, business owners could be missing out on £3.74bn in annual interest payments according to Aldermore, the specialist bank. £382.1bn is currently held in business bank accounts, with high street banks, which could be earning just 0.02% in interest. Aldermore says, many business […]
On Friday 29 November 2019, Santander UK will officially open its newly redesigned branch at 22 Regent Street, Blyth, NE24 1LB. The new-look branch has been designed to deliver even better customer service and community-friendly banking. The branch will be opened by the first customer to arrive on the day, who will be invited to […]
According to a survey by the platform Robo.cash, 64.9% of the European P2P investors have full confidence in P2P lending. Remarkably, 52.3% of respondents mentioned that P2P loans take a considerable share of their investment portfolio – over 25%. The fully-automated P2P service Robo.cash surveyed 600 European P2P investors. According to the findings, 45.4% of […]
Recognise Financial Services Ltd has announced it has partnered with Newcastle Strategic Solutions Ltd, the UK leader in end-to-end savings management services from initial on-boarding through on-going account management, to deliver a smarter approach in savings products. Recognise will be the first client specialising in SME banking to partner with Newcastle Strategic Solutions to offer […]
