Strategic Finance
Don’t let the pensions tail wag the corporate dog
UK plc has discovered a new poison pill lodged on the balance sheets of some of the nation's prime bid targets; it is called a pension fund. Norma Cohen explains.
 
Credit scoring and its role in business today
Phil Cotter of Experian examines credit scoring and its importance to business today.
 
Rethinking the benefits of floating
While City investment houses are quick to promote the benefits of floatation, many quoted companies are choosing to go private again. Anne Lowe, explores
 
Look after your credit and your profit will look after itself
With trade receivables often accounting for as much as 40 per cent of a business’s net assets, Jon Lindsay, Head of Atradius (formerly GERLING NCM) in the UK and Ireland, believes that only the foolhardy will continue to ignore this hidden cashflow goldmine
 
Commercial credit scoring comes of age
Phil Cotter, Managing Director of Experian’s Business Information Division, examines the advance of commercial credit scoring
 
Share Plan administration: my place or yours?
Companies at one time or another will have asked themselves whether they should administer their share plans in-house or outsource to a third-party. Lisa O’Connell, Customer Account Manager at myshares, investigates the various factors which should be taken into account when making such a decision
 
Economies of scale through pooling or captive programmes
A multinational reinsurance to captive programme or a pooling arrangement relies on a long-term relationship between the corporation and insurer. Assicurazoni Generali Spa (UK) discuss the benefits of both options for businesses around the UK.
 
The rise of asset-based lending
Demand for alternative ways to finance a company is on the increase, and so are the forms of funding available. Brent Osborne, Sales and Marketing Director at GMAC Commercial Finance plc, discusses the rise of asset-based lending
 
Burn factor
With many companies becoming increasingly disillusioned with business-to-business solutions, software providers are attempting to combat this to prevent the ‘burn factor’ taking hold in the UK
 
Taking credit – the rise and rise of debt purchase
The viability and applicability of Debt Purchasing looks set to strengthen over the next few years. Yet debt collection agencies, like The Lewis Group, have already seen a dramatic rise in debt acquisition as Dave Berry, Managing Director for the company, explains
 
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