Edition 319 – November/December 2024
Look what we have now
By Business Money group editor Robert Lefroy
NACFB: A personal thank you and congratulations
A note from Norman Chambers, former managing director of the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers, followed by this year’s Commercial Lender Award winners
Has the rug been pulled from under farming’s feet?
By Patrick Godwin
Something smells cheesy
John Brehcist, founder of roundwindow Consultancy Services, on the lessons that can be learned from a fromage-related fraud
The UK’s R&D tax scheme: a missed opportunity?
Lord Philip Hammond, senior advisor at financial consultancy RCK Partners, outlines the findings of a new report published in association with the London Business School
Fasten your seatbelts!
Chris Lee reflects
Credit brokers: reviewing commission disclosures
Industry insight from Adam Tyler
Barclays and Santander lead SRT activity among European banks
Credit analyst Richard Barnes, of S&P Global Ratings, reports on the growing role of significant risk transfer securitisations in capital management strategies
Transforming AI into ROI
David Rowlands, of KPMG International, outlines the findings of a global study examining how organisations are using artificial intelligence to bolster their finance functions
SMEs in Europe behind US on tax function transformation
Insight from Peter Boerhof, senior director of VAT at software solutions firm Vertex
Esclating security debt in financial services sector
Chief technology officer Chris Wysopal presents new research data from application risk managament firm Veracode
Challenging onerous clauses
Anwesha Saha, contract analyst at the NACFB, explains how the association is advocating for fairer broker agreements
Strong global growth for business services
Sector leader Mark Anderson highlights the results of a new report published by PwC
A fork in the road
Olaf Gierlichs-Steffens, trade sector specialist at Atradius, explores the reasons driving the increasing gap between the chemicals industries in the US and Europe
Buyer’s remorse holding back recovery
Oliver Salmon, director at Savills, outlines the findings of the group’s latest Capital Markets Quarterly report for offices
Counsel’s Opinion: Secret commissions
Business Money talks to City barrister Professor Mark Watson-Gandy OBE about the Court of Appeal’s decision in Hopcraft v Close Brothers
Closing Thoughts: Measuring the impact of professional mentoring
By Mark O’Neil, chief commercial officer at the Association of Business Mentors
