In Reference Appointments & Updates
Equiniti Credit Services has announced it has partnered with FCA-authorised credit bureau and Account Information Service Provider (AISP), Credit Kudos. “Our platform enables lenders to hardwire
responsible practices into the lifecycle management of their credit products,” said Richard Carter, managing director, Equiniti Credit Services. “Deeper insights afforded by open banking
data are game changing; they are a fantastic basis upon which lenders can make fairer and more informed decisions about loan eligibility, both during the origination process, but also throughout the loan lifecycle. Our partnership with Credit Kudos gives lenders early access to these insights, via a credit bureau that uses open banking to its full potential. By combining our strengths, we are offering a credible solution to lenders which takes advantage of the latest advances in data and meets regulatory market requirements.”
Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary- only, specialist lender has announced the completion of its fourth securitisation under the Twin Bridges platform, since its inception in 2017. Twin Bridges 2019-2 is also Foundation’s third securitisation of 2019, and its first Sterling Overnight Interbank Average Rate (SONIA) trade, following its successful 2019-1 trade in late May this year. The lender said this reflected the significant growth in origination it has developed during the year. Hans Geberbauer, chief executive of Foundation Home Loans, said: “To be
The Fiducia Group has launched Fiducia Corporate Finance. Fiducia Corporate Finance will provide a bespoke corporate service for debt and equity fund raising for entrepreneurs and companies. It will offer advice, specialising in: equity capital raising, debt capital raising, disposals, acquisitions, refinancing, restructuring and general corporate strategic advice. Marcus Grimshaw, chief executive of The Fiducia
Group, said: “The Fiducia Group offers a wide range of financial solutions. I am extremely proud to announce we now offer an additional Corporate Financial service that strengthens our proposition even further. “As deal sizes grow so do the complexities of the transactions. As a result,
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clients’ requirements evolve to consider private investors, family offices or institutional funders and a corporate finance solution needs to be made available.”
announcing our third securitisation of 2019 – our fourth overall under the Twin Bridges platform – is incredibly satisfying and goes to show our rate of origination growth, and the demand for a quality mortgage book. “We are also acutely aware that these are
challenging times for the market and therefore the confidence our investors are showing in our proposition is testament to the quality of our operation and the strength of our Treasury team.”
TDS has released its latest Annual Review, revealing 73% growth of their free custodial tenancy deposit scheme during the 2018- 2019 financial year. With much discussion surrounding alternative deposit replacement insurance, the data shows there is continuing growth and interest from agents and landlords in traditional deposit schemes.
Onguard has announced the appointment of Marieke Saeij as CEO, effective as of 1 November. She has been the CTO at Onguard for three years and is the successor of Bert van der Zwan, who held the positions of chairman of the board and CEO for over four years. Mr Van der Zwan will continue to be involved in several other boards within the portfolio of Main Capital, Onguard’s investors. “Marieke is a strong professional with over 15 years’
experience in software at large international companies,” said Pieter van Bodegraven, partner at Main Capital. “We believe she, together with the management team, will continue to build on Onguard’s growth. The company’s main focus will continue to address innovation and supporting businesses to improve their working capital.”
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landlords and agents joining our free custodial scheme,” said Steve Harriott, CEO at TDS. “We have designed the scheme to make life easier and save our agent and landlord customers time, in terms of excellent customer service, speedy adjudication times and flexible technology, which is proving very popular.”
Atradius has published a report on South Africa for businesses trading, or considering trading, within the country. The South Africa Country report analyses
trading conditions with a review of the economic and political situation within the region alongside a performance outlook across 12 key sectors. As information is the bedrock of trade, the free report is a tool for businesses in assessing the opportunities and risks of trading with South Africa. The report reveals that the UK is South
Africa’s fifth biggest market, accounting for 5% of its total exports. China is the largest of South Africa’s export markets, receiving 9.1% of total exports, followed by Germany at 7.4%, USA at 6.4% and India at 5.6%. Richard Reynolds, head of strategic
accounts of Atradius UK, said: “The South Africa Country Report is one of hundreds of economic and trading reports published by Atradius to provide businesses with insight into their import and export markets. With experts on the ground around the world, Atradius has a unique intelligence into global markets and can provide first-hand,
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