Commercial landlords are expecting the North of England and the East Midlands to provide the biggest development opportunities in the UK over the next two years with offices and flats seen as the most attractive sectors, according to a new study. The research, by specialist finance company Together, found nearly two out of five (39%) […]
(Top left to right): Norman Peterson, director of GCV and Maven Bonds; Bill Kennedy, non-executive director of GCV and director of Maven Bonds; Craig Peterson, director of GCV and Maven Bonds. (Bottom left to right): Suzanne Lupton, non-executive director of GCV and director of Maven Bonds; Simon Lenney, independent chairman of Maven Bonds An innovative […]
Secure Trust Bank Group has joined the governments’ SME Finance Charter, making a commitment to support SME customers through Brexit and beyond and help ensure that the market continues to work effectively. The charter is a voluntary agreement led by the Business Finance Council which is in collaboration with finance providers, business organisations and the […]
MarketInvoice creates Corporate Solutions team to support larger businesses with turnover between £5m and £50m Corporate Solutions to provide larger credit facilities for invoice finance, business loans and contract finance Team to support businesses left in a void between business banking and corporate banking Business finance company MarketInvoice, has launched a new specialist team to […]
From central business districts to small start-ups, the world is full of innovative individuals determined to start their own companies. But which countries are leading the way when it comes to entrepreneurship and which countries are the most fearless and innovative when it comes to starting a business? Latona’s has analysed data from The Global […]
Businesses in Northern Ireland were given an early warning sign last month as research from Ulster Bank suggested that the country’s economy may have begun a downturn. The financial institution – who conducts a monthly survey of private sector activity – revealed that there had been continuous falling output since March. In fact, the bank’s […]
After a very weak first half of 2019, the German LBO market has positively exploded in the third quarter. The latest MidCapMonitor prepared by the investment bank GCA Altium, which regularly tracks leveraged-buyout financings with a credit volume of between €20 and €500m, confirms that there were 37 financings in the third quarter of 2019 […]
Not too long ago, Neil Woodford was still regularly being heralded as a “superstar” manager and the “Oracle of Oxford”. How different the story is today. The reasons behind Woodford’s fall from grace have been extensively covered, but can largely be attributed to the fact that ultimately the Equity Income Fund did not do what […]
Jes Staley, Group CEO said: ““For the year to September our Group RoTE stands at 9.7%, including a 10.2% return in the third quarter. Profit before tax was just under £5bn, excluding litigation and conduct, and earnings per share were 19.7 pence for the nine months. These represent another set of consistent and resilient results, […]
Sancus BMS Group has announced that Graham Sheward will replace Michael Hennessy as managing director of Sancus (IOM) Limited in October 2019. The appointment follows Michael Hennessy’s move from managing director to chairman of the Company. Graham will be responsible for leading the Company’s business strategy and growth and will be a member of the […]
