Edition 286 – June/July 2020

More questions than answers
By David Grosse, of Number Eight Business Finance

WOA and the coronavirus: changes and the future
World of Open Account co-founder Erik Timmermans examines the effects of the pandemic on community members

UK and Europe buy-outs, Q1 2020
First quarter figures from the Centre for Management Buy-Out Research

Troubled times
Chris Lee reflects

Tomorrow never knows…
Despite all the COVID-19-related doom and gloom in the national press, John Brehcist highlights some economic reasons to stay positive

COVID-19 takes heavy toll
Chief economist John Lorié presents an executive summary of the latest Atradius Global Economic Outlook report, with a focus on the UK

A lucky escape?
Patrick Godwin looks at how the COVID-19 crisis has affected the UK’s agricultural sector

Beyond cyberspace
NACFB managing director Norman Chambers on the group’s first ever Virtual Commercial Finance Expo

Lack of PI options proving to be a challenge
Insight from Adam Tyler, executive chairman of FIBA

Historic setback in Q2
Dr Adam Marshall, of the British Chambers of Commerce, summarises the key findings from the group’s latest Quarterly Economic Survey

Quantum computing Q&A
Dr Lee Braine, of Barclays, explains this new technology and how it could transform the financial sector

Counsel’s Opinion: Summary of its parts
Business Money talks to City barrister Professor Mark Watson-Gandy about summary judgement