A finance boss who stole over £200,000 from her secondary school over seven years has been ordered to pay back less than half. Ghislain Sharron Smithson, 52, diverted over £100,000 in cash into her bank account from the Keswick School, in Cumbria, between 2012 and 2018. But she also used the school account to buy … Read more
Cash isn’t always king for cars: Britain’s favourite models that are cheaper to buy with finance than outright revealed One in seven new cars are less expensive to purchase using PCP than cash Buyers of the Ford Fiesta, for example, can save over £500 by using finance What Car? listed 16 popular cars with savings … Read more
The Financial Conduct Authority has called for an extension for car finance holidays as many Britons continue to struggle with payments during the coronavirus pandemic. The financial regulator took the decision in April to freeze car finance payments for three months for those who were struggling to cover their installments. Its latest proposal is for … Read more
Doorstep lender Non-Standard Finance forced to go cap-in-hand to investors for emergency cash By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 29 June 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 29 June 2020 Cash call: Doorstep lender Non-Standard Finance said it was in preliminary discussions with a number of its largest shareholders Troubled Non-Standard Finance … Read more
Doorstep lender Non-Standard Finance teetering ‘on the brink’ of collapse due to pandemic By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 25 June 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 25 June 2020 A major doorstep lending group has warned its future hangs in the balance because of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Non-Standard … Read more
Fresh row hits tainted UK Finance: Ex boss accused of sorting ‘questionable’ £2bn loan as Barclays fought to avoid a Government bailout in 2008 By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 19 June 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 19 June 2020 The former boss of UK Finance embroiled in a sexism row … Read more
Banking chief quits in sexism storm: UK Finance boss resigns over ‘unpleasant’ comments about financier Amanda Staveley Stephen Jones, chief executive of UK Finance, quit over derogatory comments Amanda Staveley has accused Barclays’s top brass of ‘sexism and misogyny’ Transcripts of two calls made by Jones were handed to the judge as evidence Yesterday judge … Read more
Fiat launches first ‘pay-as-you-go’ car finance deal in Britain costing £99 a month and 19p for every mile driven Deal is only available on the latest Fiat 500 model and is aimed at commuters Italian brand says the offer will cost motorists £10.50 per day to drive 25 miles It is based on a personal … Read more
‘Businessmen pocketed £20m’ in the run-up to London Capital & Finance collapse By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:43 BST, 10 December 2019 | Updated: 23:43 BST, 10 December 2019 Four businessmen arrested over the London Capital & Finance savings scandal are said to have pocketed almost £20million in the run-up to its … Read more
Fiat and Alfa Romeo to waive up to 7 MONTHS of car finance payments if customers lose their job in the next year due to the coronavirus pandemic Third of motorists surveyed say they are interested in buying a new car but are concerned about their job security FCA Group – including Fiat, Alfa Romeo, … Read more