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Aldermore forges links with business school

Aldermore Asset Finance has developed links with Aberystwyth University School of Management and Business. This...

Shawbrook Bank breaks even

Shawbrook Bank says it has reached break-even point under a year since it launched...

Aldermore hires ops director for invoice finance

Aldermore Invoice Finance has appointed Lisa Cleaver as its operations director. She is based in...

Shawbrook establishes specialist commercial lending team

Shawbrook Bank has promoted Terry Woodley to the position of head of specialist lending...

Fuel campaign group gains Aldermore support

Aldermore Bank is backing the fuel campaign group FairFuelUK. The lender believes that crippling petrol...

Asset finance market continues to grow

There was a 9% increase in the size of the asset finance market in...

Commercial brokers want more government action

82% of brokers operating in the bridging, development finance and asset finance sectors believe...

Government SME strategy failing: Bibby

Bibby Financial Services has claimed that the government’s approach to supporting small businesses has...

Insolvency fears for ‘zombie businesses’

146,000 ‘zombie businesses' are teetering on the edge of insolvency, R3 has warned. According to...

Seven more banks join SME product review

The FSA has announced that seven more banks have volunteered to review their sales...

Small businesses showing signs of growth

So-called 'micro high growth businesses' could be vital to getting the UK economy out...

Aldermore to target London & SE property developers

Aldermore has appointed Simon Green as property development manager. The bank is targeting property development...

Completions up at Crystal Mortgages

Crystal Mortgages says it issued terms on over £80 million worth of business between...

Alternative finance: what’s in a security?

Done the right way, anything can be good security. What prevents it from happening...

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A home shouldn’t be out of reach for those who keep the UK running

In a housing market that has grown steadily more selective, it is often those who arguably help keep the country running who are quietly...

Richard Pike: A conference of positivity – Global ABS Day three

It’s time for reflection of the last three days here in Barca. To readers, this must seem like a pretty decent gig to be...

Maximising embedded value and delivering a great service

While advisers understand the importance of looking after existing clients, nurturing your back book beyond that mortgage-remortgage cycle is certainly easier said than done. It...

Open banking and smart data transformed finance – now it’s time to do the same for property

The UK is set for a 'smart data' revolution, a revolution which began with the advent of open banking, and one which now has...

Richard Pike: Day two from the Global ABS Conference in Barcelona

We’re just coming to an end of day two at the Global ABS conference. Funding is widely available and funders are willing to do...

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Crystal hails Goldberg’s impact and welcomes Together leadership plan

One of the UK specialist finance sector’s most prominent distribution firms has paid tribute...

The Exeter reveals 2024 health, income protection and life payouts

UK mutual health and protection insurer The Exeter paid out £61 million in claims...

Tandem reports record green lending as customers cut 70,000 tonnes of COâ‚‚

Tandem Bank has published its most comprehensive ESG report to date, disclosing that it...

HTB provides £20m+ facility for land portfolio refinancing

Hampshire Trust Bank has completed a development finance facility in excess of £20m to...