Commercial

SME funder announces new managing director

Simply, the SME funder, has made five senior promotions. It said the promotions were made...

CSF posts record annual performance in 2019

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has reported a decade of continual growth with a record...

Secure Trust Bank reaches Midlands milestone

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance has passed over £100m of funding advanced across the...

VIBE Finance welcomes Kelly Rule to the fold

Specialist finance broker VIBE Finance has appointed Kelly Rule as an appointed representative. Rule (pictured)...

Asset finance new business up 2% in October

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has reported that total asset finance new business...

Together+ reaches £1bn pipeline

Specialist lender Together has generated £1bn of applications through its Together+ initiative. The scheme was launched...

BFS funds two Venian Group businesses

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has provided two funding facilities to businesses under the Venian...

Brightstar and Castle Trust partner for £8m exit deal

Brightstar Financial has completed an £8m development exit loan on an apartment block, in...

Funding Options in Validis partnership for SMEs

Funding Options, the marketplace for business finance, has partnered with Open Accounting firm, Validis,...

InterBay Commercial partners with Sesame Network

InterBay Commercial has partnered with Sesame Network to provide a direct submission route for...

Trio of new appointments for commercial lender

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance has made three new director appointments across the South,...

Assetz Capital makes five new regional appointments

Assetz Capital has appointed five new relationship directors since the beginning of November as...

BFS appoints managing director for construction finance

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Jim Davis as managing director for construction finance. Joining...

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries provides £8m complex case funding 

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries (KRFI) was recently approached by Fitch & Fitch on behalf...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

Latest news

Financial confidence masks widespread gaps in money knowledge, study finds

A growing disconnect between perceived financial confidence and actual understanding is leaving many UK...

Principal firms lead self-employed recruitment growth at Just Mortgages

Recruitment figures from Just Mortgages show that the majority of self-employed advisers brought into...

New podcast aimed at advisers navigating mortgage and wealth convergence

Twenty7tec has launched a new podcast series designed to support advisers as mortgage and...

Gen H expands into Scotland with affordability-led income booster

Residential mortgage lender Gen H has launched in Scotland, extending its lending proposition north...

PROFILES