FPB suggests raft of measures at Parliamentary session on late payment
During a parliamentary session looking at late payment, the Forum of Private Business (FPB) told a cross-party group of MPs that the issue remains a…
ICM warns that looks can be deceptive in insolvency figures
Figures from the Insolvency Service that show a fall in both company and individual failure are no cause for early celebration, says the ICM, nor…
Issues with bank lending revealed in report
A report into the progress of the ‘appeals process’ launched by the Banking Taskforce last year to improve lending to small businesses is due to…
UK insolvency industry saved over 750,000 jobs and 6,000 businesses in 2012
ComRes’ analysis of the insolvency industry found that in 45 percent of cases, the business advised by IPs avoided full closure. Of those in…
Coface conference to assess trading risks and rewards
Coface UK’s free biennial Country Risk Conference this month at the British Library, London, will look behind the headlines to give an insight…
New early payment platform backed by government
URICA has launched a supplier early payment platform that will channel cash through the supply chains of medium sized growth companies directly to…
Late payers get 16 days leeway to pay
Hot on the heels of reports suggesting businesses were more prompt paying their bills during 2012, fresh figures for the first Quarter of 2013 from…
Insolvency at four-year low
Figures from the Insolvency Service show that company liquidations in England and Wales in Q3 2013 were down 5.3 percent on the previous…
Equifax helps public sector reduce cost of fraud
Equifax has been selected by the Procurement Services Group (PSG), part of Commercial Services which is a business wholly owned by Kent County…
Manufacturers confident in next quarter growth
New manufacturing orders fell slightly in the three months to April, but growth is expected next quarter, findings of the latest CBI quarterly…
