Government bucks up credit insurance ideas
The government has improved its £5bn credit insurance top-up scheme after figures revealed it has provided just £7m of assistance to 52 companies si...
19 Sep 2009
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Sharp rise in debt claims made in court
Resellers are being advised to come up with an effective debt-collection strategy as figures point to a spike in the value of debts being chased through...
19 Sep 2009
Computacenter on a roll as profit mushrooms
Computacenter's cost-cutting exercises are paying dividends as the corporate giant saw pre-tax profit rocket by 62 per cent for its H1 2009 int...
19 Sep 2009
One in four resellers are loss making, Plimsoll claims
One in four UK resellers of a group analysed by Plimsoll are loss making, according to the firm. But of the 309 firms identified, 128 of those are ma...
19 Sep 2009
Feeling the urge to merge
As consolidation continues, the principles behind good merger and acquisition (M&A) practice remain unchanged: research; proper commercial, legal and financial due diligenc...
19 Sep 2009
SIBOS NEWS: Bank of America Introduces New Payments Hub
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19 Sep 2009
Citigroup Wants Taxpayers Out of Its Hair
Good news! Citigroup (NYSE: C) -- now 34% owned by taxpayers -- is developing a plan to rid itself of its ward-of-the-state status. Citi is devising a plan to raise $5 billion b...
19 Sep 2009
This Lady Is Sick of Bank of America's Shenanigans
There's a wonderfully entertaining video floating around the Internet of someone who's discovered how credit cards actually work, and she's not too happy about it. In...
19 Sep 2009
Braking the Banks
The world economy is showing signs of recovery, stock markets are soaring and bankers are again awarding themselves big bonuses. But one year after the financial conflagration...
19 Sep 2009
Money Changers: Eight Startups Brimming With Hope for the Financial Industry
HTML clipboard"We were told to trust these institutions, and we did," says Mitch Tuchman. "We trusted Madoff. We trusted AIG. And now we've lost most of our life savings."...
19 Sep 2009
Top-up scheme remains too pricey
The government's credit insurance top-up scheme remains too expensive in the eyes of most channel players, despite recent improvements to the prog...
19 Sep 2009
Commercial property sector moves into the unknown
The commercial property sector has enjoyed substantial growth in recent years with investors experiencing good returns but recent figures show the credit crunch has sparked a wor...
19 Sep 2009
Green shoots for property market, but recovery still awaits
The past month has seen yet more talk of a recovery in the property market and speculation that the prices have bottomed out. Price indices have suggested at least a stabilisati...
19 Sep 2009
Banks 'must start lending to stimulate property building'
Property construction has experienced a significant slowdown in recent months, with developments being mothballed and builders unwilling to start projects, and this is unlikely t...
19 Sep 2009
Interest rate cut no cause for relief
The UK's money markets are sounding alarm bells after the Bank of England confounded prior expectations by pushing through interest rate relief - even as oil continues to tak...
19 Sep 2009
Fire and floods - how to manage the risks
Going up in smoke? A third of all businesses do not carry out basic fire risk assessments Fires in business premises continue to cost nearly £1bn a year and the trend is tow...
19 Sep 2009
How the Financial Crisis is affecting the UK Insurance Market
In a country whose favourite topics of conversation are the weather, sport and house prices, this summer has seen the national media enjoy a field day in what is normally a slow...
19 Sep 2009
The correct insurance cover to protect your property assets
The correct cover is essential to protect your valuable assets The biggest asset in the UK is its commercial property and housing stock. The estimated rebuilding costs of the en...
19 Sep 2009