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RBS doubles profit to £1.62bn

RBS doubles profit to £1.62bn

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has posted profits of £1.62bn for 2018, more than double the £752m it made in the year before

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RBS doubles profit to £1.62bn
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RBS doubles profit to £1.62bn

15 Feb 2019 Calum Fuller
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has posted profits of £1.62bn for 2018, more than double the £752m it made in the year before
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Management’s Patisserie Valerie rescue saves 2,000 jobs
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Management’s Patisserie Valerie rescue saves 2,000 jobs

The management team at coffee and cake chain Patisserie Valerie has secured backing from Dublin-based investment firm Causeway Capital to take over 96 shops
Mitsubishi Corporation buys 20 percent stake in OVO Energy
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Mitsubishi Corporation buys 20 percent stake in OVO Energy

OVO Energy has confirmed Mitsubishi Corporation has bought a 20 percent stake in the company in a move it claims will “accelerate” its international expansion
CSA: FOS debt collection statistics “fail to take account of progress"
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CSA: FOS debt collection statistics “fail to take account of progress"

The Financial Ombudsman Service’s (FOS) latest figures on the number of complaints received for debt collection “fail to mention the number of complaints has in fact fallen”, according to the Credit Services Association (CSA)
Consumer car finance market up one percent in December
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Consumer car finance market up one percent in December

Figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that new business in the consumer car finance market grew one percent by volume and four percent by value in December 2018

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Nucleus Commercial Finance secures £40m in new funding

Nucleus Commercial Finance secures £40m in new funding

Top Stories08 Feb 2019
Small business lender Nucleus Commercial Finance has secured a £40m funding line that will support more SMEs through asset-based lending
Jimmy Carr to host Credit Awards 2019

Jimmy Carr to host Credit Awards 2019

News07 Feb 2019
Credit Strategy is elated to reveal that celebrated comedian Jimmy Carr has been confirmed as host of this year’s Credit Awards, as part of the celebration of 20 years of both the awards and Credit Strategy itself
Stores to close as HMV saved by Canadian buyer

Stores to close as HMV saved by Canadian buyer

News05 Feb 2019
Record store chain HMV has been bought out of administration by Canadian business Sunrise Records, although 27 branches will close
Car finance providers predict “challenging” 2019 for used car market

Car finance providers predict “challenging” 2019 for used car market

News04 Feb 2019
The used car market is set to become an even more challenging environment in 2019, according to MotoNovo Finance
Off-licence chain Oddbins calls in administrators

Off-licence chain Oddbins calls in administrators

News01 Feb 2019
Hundreds of jobs are at risk after off-licence chain Oddbins appointed administrators from Duff & Phelps
IT meltdown cost TSB £330m, full year results show

IT meltdown cost TSB £330m, full year results show

News01 Feb 2019
TSB’s statutory loss before tax for 2018 was £105.4m, against a profit of £162.7m in 2017, reflecting the impact of the issues following the bank’s disastrous IT migration
Just three water providers’ business plans passed by Ofwat

Just three water providers’ business plans passed by Ofwat

News01 Feb 2019
Only three out of 17 water suppliers in England and Wales had their business plans approved by regulator Ofwat

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Perceived debt crisis could threaten credit providers

10 Dec 2018 Greg Stevens
Concerns over levels of indebtedness could fan the flames of activist groups against credit providers, warns CCTA chief executive Greg Stevens
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Fast lane: Why IFRS 9 is already accelerating debt sale activity

Fast lane: Why IFRS 9 is already accelerating debt sale activity

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The CS Interview

Nationwide CRO Julia Dunn on how working at the regulator prepared her for working in risk

Nationwide CRO Julia Dunn on how working at the regulator prepared her for working in risk

25 Oct 2018Calum Fuller Calum Fuller
Julia Dunn’s path to the chief risk officer role at Nationwide was not the typical one. She sat down with Calum Fuller to discuss how she got there and how the role is changing
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Greg Stevens

Perceived debt crisis could threaten credit providers

10 Dec 2018 Greg Stevens
Concerns over levels of indebtedness could fan the flames of activist groups against credit providers, warns CCTA chief executive Greg Stevens
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Patisserie Valerie: Lessons for curious credit minds from a cash crisis

06 Dec 2018 The Fifth Estate
Our secret columnist explains why the cash problems of Patisserie Valerie highlight the right questions to ask by credit professionals
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No-interest loans could open up access to credit

05 Dec 2018 Phil Andrew
Proposals for interest-free loans could make credit accessible to those for whom it would be otherwise unaffordable, says StepChange Debt Charity chief executive Phil Andrew
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AI, retail finance and regulation: Solving the puzzle

AI, retail finance and regulation: Solving the puzzle

A webinar exploring findings from a major survey of car finance providers, that reveals their views on: technology’s role in providing a frictionless customer journey, the role data plays in making lending decisions, areas of regulatory focus

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