Articles & Updates

Peer-to-peer and alternative lenders are emerging as pillars in the finance industry. This innovative sector has experienced rapid growth and provided investor classes with access to new financing opportunities, providing liquidity in sectors where traditional lenders have retracted.

US Federal Reserve monetary policy continues to play an outsized role in directing the near-term trajectory for the global economy. US monetary policy impacts the domestic economy, the global economy and the financial markets.

Downside risks for the UK retail sector continue to mount as we head into the autumn. A surging Delta variant threatens the momentum of recovery in the economy and consumer spending, while government fiscal support policies are soon to end – notably the furlough scheme and business rates relief.

A restructuring plan for a mid-market company has been approved by the High Court for the first time in a case undertaken by the restructuring team at BTG Advisory.

UK companies borrowed almost £80bn across the government’s flagship coronavirus loan schemes in the year to March, according to recently published Treasury data, costing the Treasury around £25bn in loan defaults. This figure is based upon just-published scheme utilisation levels and Covid loan default forecasts by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).

The coronavirus job retention scheme (CJRS) starts to taper this week, which will prompt employers that receive funding to quantify their long-term workforce size as the UK slowly emerges from its third extended national lockdown.