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Pawnbroker Ablemarle & Bond Herbert Brown ceases trading

Pawnbroker Ablemarle & Bond Herbert Brown ceases trading

Nearly 400 jobs are at risk after pawnbroker group Ablemarle & Bond Herbert Brown announced is has ceased trading

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CMA orders RBS and Santander to fix PPI breaches
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CMA orders RBS and Santander to fix PPI breaches

23 Aug 2019 Calum Fuller
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has taken action against the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Santander after they failed to send, or sent inaccurate, annual payment protection insurance (PPI) reminders
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Pawnbroker Ablemarle & Bond Herbert Brown ceases trading
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Pawnbroker Ablemarle & Bond Herbert Brown ceases trading

Nearly 400 jobs are at risk after pawnbroker group Ablemarle & Bond Herbert Brown announced is has ceased trading
Make sure you’re at the first Collections & Vulnerability Summit
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Make sure you’re at the first Collections & Vulnerability Summit

Credit Strategy is proud to invite you to the very first Collections & Vulnerability Summit, bringing together the UK’s most established Utilities & Telecoms and Collections, Debt Sale and Purchase Conferences
Ovo set to become UK’s second-largest energy supplier after £500m SSE deal
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Ovo set to become UK’s second-largest energy supplier after £500m SSE deal

Ovo Energy has agreed a £500m deal to acquire SSE’s retail business, making it the UK’s second-largest energy provider with approximately five million customers
Amigo to take “more conservative” approach to lending
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Amigo to take “more conservative” approach to lending

Guarantor lender Amigo Loans said it expects “no growth” in the current financial year as it prioritises new customer lending over relending to existing customers

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Insolvency Service chairman Allinson takes post with litigation finance firm

Insolvency Service chairman Allinson takes post with litigation finance firm

News07 May 2019
Chairman of The Insolvency Service Stephen Allinson is to join Apex Litigation Finance as an adviser with a seat on its investment committee
Lloyds pre-tax profit hits £1.6bn

Lloyds pre-tax profit hits £1.6bn

News25 Apr 2018
Lloyds Banking Group’s statutory pre-tax profit increased 23 percent from the first quarter of 2017 to the same period this year, according to its latest results

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Martin Beck

Economic trends: How long can the Bank of England resist cutting rates?

10 Sep 2019 Martin Beck
The Bank of England has so far resisted cutting interest rates, but, Martin Beck asks, for how much longer?
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Raising standards: What the government can learn about vulnerable customers from the private sector

Raising standards: What the government can learn about vulnerable customers from the private sector

Edition’s highlights:

→ Breathing space: Industry reaction to the vulnerability regime
→ Gearing up: Key lessons from the Car Finance Conference
→ Keeping score: Does credit scoring need an overhaul?
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The CS Interview

United Utilities’ Michelle Atkinson on overhauling collections

United Utilities’ Michelle Atkinson on overhauling collections

26 Apr 2019 Calum FullerCalum Fuller
As vulnerability rises higher up the agenda for utilities providers, United Utilities head of income – domestic retail Michelle Atkinson explains how shifting focus improved yields
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Opinion

Martin Beck

Economic trends: How long can the Bank of England resist cutting rates?

10 Sep 2019 Martin Beck
The Bank of England has so far resisted cutting interest rates, but, Martin Beck asks, for how much longer?
Martin Beck

FOS funding review needs further consideration

23 Aug 2019 Jason Wassell
Consumer Finance Association chief executive Jason Wassell weighs up the potential impact of a restructured Financial Ombudsman Service
Martin Beck

"Preventing vulnerability through design is as important as identifying and responding to it"

19 Aug 2019 Chris Fitch
The FCA’s vulnerability guidance could lead to real change, but it must be careful with its language, says the Money Advice Trust’s vulnerability lead Chris Fitch
Car Finance Regulation & Development Forum
15 Oct

Car Finance Regulation & Development Forum

Midland Hotel Manchester
Collections & Vulnerability Summit
16 Oct

Collections & Vulnerability Summit

The Midland Hotel Manchester
Collections, Debt Sale & Purchase Conference
16 Oct

Collections, Debt Sale & Purchase Conference

The Midland Hotel, Manchester
Utilities & Telecoms Conference
16 Oct

Utilities & Telecoms Conference

The Midland Hotel, Manchester

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Credit 500
Alex Ellerton

Alex Ellerton

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Grant Thornton
Andrew Brameld

Andrew Brameld

Managing Director
BNP Paribas Personal Finance
Cyrille Sallé de Chou

Cyrille Sallé de Chou

Chief Risk Officer
HSBC
David Poole

David Poole

Chief Risk Officer
Brighthouse
Doriana Iovino

Doriana Iovino

Director of Credit Risk and Analytics
Metro Bank plc
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Making the most of technology in collections from the C-suite to the collections floor

The use of today’s collections technology relieves pressure throughout organisations – benefiting all levels, from senior management to customer-facing staff and consumers in debt. Collections technology has the ability to transform results.

Maximising potential from inside the big data universe

Data and innovation offers huge potential to revolutionise all markets. There is an opportunity to be one step ahead of the need, to redesign journeys and enhance enterprise strategies. To do this you need access to the most advanced analytics but also the best quality, including variations and types of data, and then the technology that can act on this insight. Data science can present a unique opportunity for uncovered growth and accelerate your business.

People-led Debt Collections Webinar

Many UK households are experiencing financial stress. In addition, interchangeable interest rates and a slowing economy will continue to pressurise. These factors are causing, or will cause, strain on people and in some instances may lead to people becoming overexposed and therefore unable to maintain repayments, resulting in them being brought into the collections environment. Against the backdrop of these challenges, a people-led collections approach is the right direction to take.

Making Affordability Personal Webinar

With new data comes new opportunities. Today risk, in an open data world, can be more accurate, faster and applied on a customer level. With the right architecture, you can receive signals from the data which can help you better respond and design individual journeys.
AI and automation in utilities and telecoms 

AI and automation in utilities and telecoms 

A live webinar exploring findings from a major survey of utility and telecoms providers, that unearthed their views on: The use of automation and AI in credit referencing, affordability checks, fraud prevention and more, approach to data capture and deployment and areas of regulatory focus.
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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HSBC chief executive Flint steps down despite 16 percent rise in profits

HSBC chief executive Flint steps down despite 16 percent rise in profits

05 Aug 2019
Centrica chief executive Conn to step down

Centrica chief executive Conn to step down

30 Jul 2019
Indesser appoints Equifax’s Parry as CEO

Indesser appoints Equifax’s Parry as CEO

01 Jul 2019

Magazine digital editions

Raising standards: What the government can learn about vulnerable customers from the private sector
Existential threat: How much of a threat are complaints management companies to alternative lenders?
Safe passage: How chief risk officers are navigating economic threats
Digital Fortress: Captains of Industry survey reveals FTSE executives’ fears around data protection
Fast lane: Why IFRS 9 is already accelerating debt sale activity
20/20 vision: How Credit Strategy is marking 20 years of representing credit
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