Edition 276 – May 2019
GIAR 2018
John Brehcist presents some initial findings from the latest annual Global Industry Activity Report
Looking Back: Faith, hope and courage
Originally published in issue 75 (January 2000) of Business Money
Return to Belfast
Group editor Bob Lefroy visited Belfast at the end of the 20th century; he reflected on two decades of progress when the UK Finance Festival 2019 was held in the city from 30 April to 1 May
Belfast today
Group editor Bob Lefroy comments on contemporary business in Northern Ireland’s capital
First WOA convention to kick off with Olympic gold
World of Open Account co-founder Erik Timmermans provides an update on the group’s latest activities
Progress? What progress?
Chris Lee reflects
A great many questions and very few answers
Moritz Sterzinger, director at risk management advisory firm JCRA, discusses the discontinuation of (L)IBOR
The unintended effects of abolishing Section 21
Steve Olejnik, managing director of Mortgages for Business, looks at how changes to the Housing Act could affect lenders, landlords and tenants
Yields held steady in April
Marie Hickey, director on the Savills Research team, presents findings from the firm’s latest monthly Commercial Market in Minutes report
Association’s governance labelled as “exemplary”
Managing director Norman Chambers relates the findings of an independent auditor’s review of the NACFB
Competition and choice pose their own challenges
Insight from FIBA executive chairman Adam Tyler
Building something better
Andrea Cole, global head of product at HPD, reports on the company’s latest annual LendScape Conference, held in London on 25 April
Business rates system is entrenching inequalities
John Allan, president of the Confederation of British Industry, provides a summary of his recent address to business leaders in central London
Global warming debate
Business Money group editor Bob Lefroy comments on some numbers provided by the International Energy Agency
Counsel’s Opinion: Creditor-related questions
Business Money talks to City barrister Professor Mark Watson-Gandy about the recent Cambridge Analytica case
Closing Thoughts: “This time next year, Rodney…”
David Grosse on the importance of proper business funding advice
