HSBC is in talks with financial group Old Mutual to buy a 70 per cent stake in Nedbank, South Africa’s fourth-largest bank, in a deal worth as much as $6.8 billion. Continue Reading

Commercial Finance People recruitment consultants and contributors to KPMG’s monthly ‘Report on Jobs’ (see excerpt below and link at page footer) report that skills shortages in specialist sectors, combined with organisations becoming increasingly selective in their requirements to support their long-term growth plans, is resulting in an upward trend in salaries being offered. Continue Reading

Glenn Blackman of Cashflow Acceleration Limited explores the potential market growth of the UK invoice finance industry. Continue Reading

As a return of competition to the European leasing market looks more and more imminent, Fred Crawley gets the details on a significant comeback. Continue Reading

A group of the UK’s best-known City grandees took a step closer to creating their own 600-branch banking network yesterday, raising £50 million through a stock market listing. Continue Reading

There’s nothing like putting your own financial problems into perspective. Continue Reading

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Congratulations to Adam Couzens of RBS Corporate Banking, Crawley whose name was pulled out of the hat of those who successfully forecast Spain as the winners of the World Cup!