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17 May 2013 | Lord Young’s second SME report - Produced by BVCA
The Prime Minister’s enterprise adviser Lord Young has now published the second part of his report on...
24 April 2013 | Financial Markets - UK Monthly Review
Dow strikes new high, but is the move too much for the FTSE?
15 April 2013 | Financial Markets - UK Monthly Review
Dow strikes new high; is the FTSE set to follow?
8 May 2013 | EACTP incentive for early applicants
Early applicants to the pioneering European accreditation scheme for turnaround professionals will qualify for a year’s free membership. Anyone who joins the European Association of Certified Turnaround Professionals (EACTP) before 30 November this year will be exempt from paying their membership fee for 2013. This would mean a saving of up to £400 for Associate members and up to £450 for Fellow members.
24 April 2013 | Koninklijke Philips Electronics - TMA (UK) Director Comments
Philips Has a Way to go On Re-Invention
2 April 2013 | European Association of Certified Turnaround Professionals
An exciting new development in Europe wide - Turnaround Management Accreditation
21 February 2013 | Insolvency does not have to be the end of a business
When an SME encounters cash flow difficulties and cannot pay its bills many owners assume that their business is bust and should close. It does not have to be the case. If the core of the business of a company is offering a genuinely useful and saleable product or service, it can normally be saved.
18 February 2013 | The Current State of the Asset Based Lending Market
Growth in the UK economy has continued to be low throughout the year and uncertainty continues to impack UK businesses.
18 February 2013 | A Tidalwave of Lawyers, but not legal work
PPI, LIBOR-fixing, Interest Rate Derivative and a host of other financial misdemeanors have had some banking litigation lawyers rubbing their hands with glee, but in my experience corporate solicitors advising their clients on their position with regards to these matters are not necessarily helping a situation where businesses feel making a claim against their bank is a fix-all for their financial woes.
25 January 2013 | An exciting development in Europe wide -Turnaround Management Accreditation
I am delighted to be able to tell you about an exciting new development in the accreditation and qualification of all those invovled in the practice of Turnaround Management. Not just here in the UK, but across the whole of Europe. The European Association of Certified Turnaround Professionals (EACTP), the first European professional body dedicated to promoting the accreditation, through examination and demonstration of significant practical experience, of Turnaround Management Professionals across Europe.
15 January 2013 | Are we doing enough to publicise the benefits of business rescue and turnaround?
A recent discussion in the LinkedIn group, Restructuring and Turnaround Management, asked whether anyone in the turnaround industry ever received solid referrals from the banks.
3 January 2013 | Theres-trouble-atmill
A pamphlet for the consideration of mill owners and similar personages everywhere within the realm, concerning the proper dealing with problems, incidents, and other calamities as may befall such an enterprise, in the sincere hope that it may be of assistance.
18 December 2012 | Banks? Bah Humbug!
December marks a "pinch point" for many businesses, particularly for the high street retailers.
30 November 2012 | Crowd Funding has a Key Factor that makes it Attractive to Firms Seeking Cash
There has been a plethora of initiatives from Government designed to stimulate lending to small enterprises and StartUps, most of which seem to have mainly sunk without trace as the economic meltdown continues. From Project Merlin, via the National Loan Guarantee Scheme and others including the latest initiative, Funding for Lending, they have largely been ignored by both banks and companies. Throughout the downturn the banks have said they are willing to lend, and most commentators have claimed there is no shortage of finance, however business lending has continued to decline.
4 September 2012 | New Arrival! TMA Member Logos
New Arrival! TMA Member Logos Show your commitment to the industry and pride in being a member of the leading association for turnaround management, corporate restructuring, and distressed investing professionals. Visit the Members Only section of the website to download the TMA member logo for use on your website, business cards, marketing materials, and more.
6 August 2012 | PE allocations set to rise - Produced by BVCA
PE allocations set to rise
17 July 2012 | Risky Business - Galen Partners, Gold Sponsors of TMA (UK)
Galen Partners News - July 2012
11 June 2012 | Entrepreneurs and SMEs need a level of funding support, says K2 Business Rescue
Annual research is carried out into the top 59 economic countries by IMD, the Swiss Business School, as part of their IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook. They have just released their results for 2012 that show UK at 18th for competitiveness and 57th for entrepreneurship. Despite government rhetoric and its promotion of initiatives to encourage bank lending to entrepreneurs and SMEs the banks aren’t lending.
30 May 2012 | New Gold Sponsor - KSA Group Ltd
TMA (UK) are pleased to announce that KSA Group Ltd. has re-joined the organisation at Gold Sponsorship level, with immediate effect.
15 May 2012 | Small Businesses are the Solution
It seems that growth is eluding our country at the moment, and also many businesses. Just a couple of weeks ago we were told we were back in recession – in a double dip! The media went wild with stories of doom and gloom, and made an excellent job of making us all feel bad again. This is all about meaningless statistics. The official definition of a recession is two consecutive quarters of negative growth, however the reality is if we are not growing we are in the doldrums.
30 April 2012 | UK back in recession - produced by BVCA
UK back in recession
11 April 2012 | The Retail Landscape in 2012
Slower, Lower, Weaker? In an Olympic year, Ian Gray describes the prospects for the retail sector and how it has to change.
23 March 2012 | 2012 Budget Tax Facts
2012 Budget Tax Facts prepared by Cooper Parry
2 February 2012 | 'Corporate default rates in Europe may double as banks hoard ECB cash'
Corporate defaults may almost double in Europe as companies struggle to refinance debt and banks hoard cash borrowed from the European Central Bank or use it to buy government bonds.
1 February 2012 | Plus ça change - by David Bryan of BM&T Silver Sponsors of TMA (UK)
As we approach the end of 2011 we have been living with banking problems, recession and Eurozone problems for over three years. There are few days when there isn’t another dramatic headline regarding a financial or economic problem. But is this constant flood of bad news making us all a bit punch drunk? Are business leaders thinking “plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose”?
23 January 2012 | The TMA (UK) Annual Conference Comes of Age
If you joined us at our black tie casino dinner, I hope you enjoy the continued opportunities to networking and engage with others in the TMA community today, many of whom you will recognise as fellow guests last night. I also hope you find our varied programme today both informative and educational. This conference continues, as we enter our tenth such event, to be one of the most successful conferences in the turnaround and corporate recovery market. Without exception, those who gave us feedback last year rated the conference as excellent or good use of their time, an enjoyable experience and perhaps most importantly as a good or excellent forum for valuable networking opportunities. This set us a challenge which I hope we have once again met.
23 January 2012 | Trade and Credit Insurance
After a very difficult 2009, the market stabilised in 2010 and entered 2011 showing signs of improvement. With the situation more stable, late 2010 and early 2011 saw an increased appetite for risk among insurers and moves to stimulate demand and improve revenues. More competitive premiums were seen and previously withdrawn cover was gradually restored. In addition there was a significant change in the way business is done. Reliance on out of date statutory accounts is being replaced by insurers having access to management accounts and forecasts and a dialogue with management enabling them to make more informed decisions. Greater policy flexibility is also being seen.
23 January 2012 | Private Equity and Leveraged Finance market view
In the turnaround community, we know that one major consequence of the global effort of governments to create a stable and low interest rate environment has been to protect the weak, stifle risk taking and constrain the turnaround funding markets.