| This Week's News - 25 April 2014 |  Late payment remains a concern for SMEs despite improving economy In the organisation’s latest banking and finance survey, 23% of members reported an increase in late payment over the past year compared with just 3% who reported a decrease. 29% have also seen an increase in the average number of days beyond the deadline that a payment is made late whilst 8% reported a decrease, and 19% have seen an increase in both elements of late payment. While the improving economic situation means the number of businesses seeing late payment as a serious problem has remained static... Read more here... |
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♦ New payment charter will increase lending to construction firms
A new Payment Charter from the Construction Leadership Council (CLC), designed to improve payment practices, will also increase the appetite of lenders to lend to construction businesses, according to a... |  |
♦ Rhetoric on disqualification welcome, but it doesn’t match record
Responding to the Government’s announcement on director disqualification, Giles Frampton, vice-president of insolvency trade body R3 says: “We’re very pleased to see action... |  |
♦ DWP Criticised For Statistics Use (CCR-PS APP)
MPs have criticised the Department For Work And Pensions for a series of rule breaches in which official statistics were used to inaccurately, inappropriately, or to 'spin' stories about benefit claimants.. |  |
♦ ‘Reform’ could cost creditors more than £150m per year
Creditors face losing more than £150m per year if the Government follows through with plans to end an exemption for insolvency litigation from the ‘Jackson’ legal aid reforms, warns an independent report... |  |
♦ G20 Vow To Boost World Growth (CCR World APP)
The world's largest economies have vowed to boost world growth by increasing investment and increasing employment, while agreeing to more transparency about monetary policy, after rifts over.. |  |
♦ 97% increase in Court Fees - a government ‘own goal’
This week, the Government has confirmed the implementation of its planned increase in Court Fees following a consultation process at the start of the year. With just 4 week’s notice, many businesses will face... |  |
♦ Drive for new Construction Payment Charter
The Institute of Credit Management (ICM) is playing a lead role in delivering a new Construction Supply Chain Payment Charter that obliges signatories to adhere to 11 new ‘Fair Payment Commitments’... |  |
| ♦ Camden Council Rolls Out New Data Platform (CCR-PS APP) |
| ♦ Do organisations need more data? |
| ♦ Midlands joins the South with increasing numbers of higher-priced homes coming to the market |
| ♦ Commitment To Safer Payments (CCR World APP) |
| ♦ Life outside London - What's the market like if we ignore the Capital? |
| ♦ Retailers create new jobs as confidence grows |
| ♦ Reference Files For Enforcement (CCR-PS APP) |
| ♦ "Expect BoE to raise base rate early next year" |
| ♦ Modest progress, but reducing budget deficit remains difficult |
| ♦ War Of Worlds On Worcester Debt (CCR-PS APP) |
| ♦ Mortgage valuations down in March ahead of new affordability rules |
| ♦ BSA: common sense is the key to successful MMR implementation |
| ♦ Businesses urged to maximise export opportunities |
| ♦ Improvement In Jobs? (CCR-PS APP) |
| ♦ UK mortgage lending continues strong year-on-year growth |
| ♦ Landlords remortgage ahead of potential rate rises |
| ♦ Lender/intermediary "Working Together" guide updated for MMR |
| ♦ Court Case For Former Advisor (CCR-PS APP) |
| ♦ Reaction: Labour to move from Co-op Bank to The Unity Trust Bank |
| ♦ Changes to parental leave should not be taken lightly by employers warns Forum |
| ♦ BBA Comment on BofE Agents’ Summary of Business Conditions |
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| This Week's Appointments And Updates |
| ♦ Lowell Group shortlisted for national digital customer experience awards |
| ♦ Inside Sales organisations can rapidly improve sales results with Noble® for Sales Cloud Fast Start |
| ♦ Whyte & Co achieves new accreditation in dealing with vulnerability |
| ♦ CSA shortlisted in MemCom Awards |
| ♦ Commercial Bank of Qatar adopts Experian’s PowerCurve™ Strategy Manager |
| ♦ Lowell Group creates 60 new jobs and moves to bigger offices |
| ♦ Exporters should expect to deal with overseas debt Lovetts warns businesses |
| ♦ Emma Wilson joins Hoist Finance UK (HFUK) as head of operations |
| ♦ Payments innovator receives fourth consecutive Queen’s award |
| ♦ Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages reduces fixed rates |
| ♦ FCA appoints two new senior advisers focused on competition and investment banking |
| ♦ Paym launch - expert comment from FICO |
| ♦ Watts Bridging Finance joins the ASTL |
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