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A London court has rejected BB Energy’s attempt to block the sale of three South Sudanese oil cargoes worth around US$180mn, intensifying scrutiny of prepayment lending and creditor protection in high-risk commodity finance. The dispute centres on South Sudanese oil...
#BB Energy#commodity finance#creditor risk
The Financial Conduct Authority has warned financial institutions that sanctions compliance remains an area of significant supervisory focus, as geopolitical…
#compliance#FCA#risk management
Lloyds Banking Group has committed up to £2bn of trade finance support for UK exporters as businesses face an increasingly…
#export finance#Lloyds#smes
NatWest has partnered with Validis to automate the collection and standardisation of borrower financial data within its invoice finance business.…
#invoice finance#NatWest#onboarding
UK bank lending to businesses has fallen to its lowest level in nearly three decades, intensifying concerns over whether traditional…
#alternative finance#embedded finance#fintech
BCRS Business Loans has passed £5mn in lending through the British Business Bank’s Midlands Engine Investment Fund II, supporting SMEs…
#BCRS Business Loans#British Business Bank#Midlands Engine Investment Fund
The UK has delayed the implementation of some sanctions on Russian oil and liquefied natural gas as higher energy prices…
#commodity finance#energy security#LNG
The UK has introduced a fresh package of trade sanctions against Russia, widening import controls and increasing compliance pressure across…
#compliance#export controls#import controls
The FCA and Bank of England have set out a shared vision for tokenisation in UK wholesale markets, giving financial…
#Bank of England#DLT#FCA
UK Export Finance has backed a Hertfordshire pharmaceutical exporter with insurance that helped unlock additional HSBC UK working capital for…
#export finance#HSBC#Saudi Arabia
The UK’s accounting regulator has sanctioned former Carillion finance chiefs, bringing supply chain finance disclosure back into focus after one…
#accounting#Carillion#corporate governance
The UK government has put late payments back at the centre of its small business agenda, with new legislation expected…
#late payments#receivables finance#regulation
Steve Box, one of asset-based finance’s most recognisable and respected senior executives has published his autobiography, The Humble Factor. The Humble Factor is a powerful and deeply personal autobiography. From the council flats…
#asset finance#leadership#receivables finance