Edition 288 – October/November 2020
An ill wind
By Business Money group editor Robert Lefroy
Lack of cyber security training leaving firms at risk
Marcus Kaber, CEO of Specops Software, presents the key findings from a pair of new surveys conducted by the firm, with additional input from product specialist Darren James
WOA holds groundbreaking online conference
Erik Timmermans and John Brehcist report on the digital event, held on 6 October 2020
Where to now?
Chris Lee reflects
Beating the odds
Reasons to be hopeful from John Brehcist, founder of roundwindow Consultancy Services
Is UK business leadership heading towards a cliff edge?
By Ian Lloyd, head of chair recruitment at Vistage
Receivables CEOs
Business Money’s ongoing half-yearly report for 2020
Coronavirus speeds up digital transformation by five years
Fergal O’Mullane, co-founder and CEO of vendor management platform Validify, highlights the main findings of a survey conducted on behalf of the British Retail Consortium
Logistics M&A landscape looks set to remain strong
David Wells, chief executive of Logistics UK, presents the key findings of a new report conducted by the business group in collaboration with accountancy firm Carter Backer Winter
New pre-pack administration rules: Will the good outweigh the bad?
By Andrew Cawkwell, director at the Turnaround Management Association (UK)
Frozen out of the market
Steve Wilkie, executive chairman of equity release specialist Responsible Life, highlights new research by the firm showing that eight in 10 retirees cannot access mortgage solutions of any kind
Walking the tightrope
Norman Chambers, managing director of the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers, highlights the precarious situation facing many of the UK’s small firms, and looks at what 2021 has in store for the NACFB
Traversing uncharted territory towards a brighter future
Adam Tyler, executive chairman of the Financial Intermediary & Broker Association, highlights some encouraging recent developments in the industry
Counsel’s Opinion – Fair shares
Business Money talks to City barrister Professor Mark Watson-Gandy about unfair prejudice petitions
Closing Thoughts – Everyday life
David Grosse, founder and managing director of Number Eight Business Finance, examines the challenges facing firms and lenders across the UK as the new year hoves into view