Industry leaders sign up to support new approach
The Government’s long term plan to reform the way the public sector does business ramped up as new and updated data on £70 billion of potential…
Corporate Insolvency
Mixed picture for commercial and consumer lending
The annual rate of growth in the stock of lending to UK businesses was negative in the three months to February, according to a new Bank of England…
Police swoop in credit card raid
Some 36 websites offering credit card details and other private information for sale have been taken down in a global police operation. The Serious…
Forum urges tougher action on late payment
The Forum for Private Business, a not-for-profit business support group, is urging the Government to use the contracts as a tool to fight late…
Accountants warn of ‘make or break’ over deregulation
This year could be a ‘make or break’ year for new deregulatory measures planned by the Government according to the accounting body, the…
Regulators say Basel III could go further
Regulators in the UK and in Switzerland have decided to exceed the measures concluded under Basel III, the Vickers ring fence and the ‘Swiss…
Insolvency rate falls for businesses in the north east
New figures from Experian, the global information services company, suggest that the rate of business insolvencies steadied in March 2012 with 0.11…
Unpaid debts revealed in new industry figures
Figures that show the full extent of outstanding consumer debt passed to Debt Collection Agencies (DCAs) or sold to Debt Buyers has been published…
IPA conference puts focus on trust
Use of the media, and pre-pack administrations were the subject of the opening sessions at this year’s annual conference for the Insolvency…
More support for suppliers to UK automotive sector
A rebalancing of the supply chain from the Far East to local based suppliers and those with spare manufacturing capacity is having a dramatic effect…
