For the second year running, Aldemore has scooped the Best Commercial Lender accolade at the annual Bridging & Commercial Awards. Continue Reading

Handelsbanken, one of Sweden’s largest banks, has earned top ranking for the second year running in a national opinion of the UK banking sector. Continue Reading

As European banks face successive waves of challenges, including the new threat of potential sovereign defaults, increased levies, taxes and regulation, and the never-ending bonus issue, and US banks are being reformed by the Dodd-Frank Act, a new series of books from influential banking industry commentator and Chairman of the Financial Services Club, Chris Skinner, provides a unique insight into global banking facts, future and foibles. Continue Reading

Aldermore, the new British bank, has increased the funding being provided to small businesses by 21% in the last quarter (Q2 2010) to £302 million. Continue Reading

As several new entrants prepare to enter the UK banking sector, Andy Brown of ACI Worldwide considers the opportunities and challenges they may face in taking on the Big Four. Continue Reading

Following the publication of his book, ‘A Blueprint For Better Banking’, Niels Kroner comments on banks’ approach to lending:

Over the past year, the media has been full of terrible news about the availability of credit to most companies, especially SMEs. Many lenders, even relatively healthy ones, seemed to have tightened credit standards considerably. Continue Reading

‘The Alder: a pioneering species which grows quickly
and thrives on ground neglected by larger trees.’

Aldermore is the new name in British banking which will provide a range of competitive asset finance facilities for small and medium sized businesses. Continue Reading