Factors Chain International (FCI) has launched its first FCI E-learning Foundation Course on International Factoring for non-FCI members, starting on 2 January 2014.
Stenn International Ltd., a UK-based trade finance provider, has announced that it has launched a USD300m financing platform to expand its capacity to help suppliers across the globe access and service buyers of their products in developed markets
CTG, a division of business and corporate training firm ILX Group plc, has advised caution to small businesses considering factoring as an alternative to refinancing in its latest advisory report for SMEs.
For factors, the crisis has proved to be a bit of a curates egg. For some, the reduction in availability of credit insurance cover has meant that non-recourse arrangements, particularly cross-border deals, have been badly affected. But for others, the spread between the cost of borrowing and discount rates charged to clients has widened considerably...
