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‘Bank bonus cuts will boost SME lending’ says Jenkins

Robert Jenkins, of the Bank of England's financial policy committee believes cutting bank bonuses by £1 billion will generate £20 billion for SMEs.

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Osborne: £40 billion discount loan scheme for SMEs

A £40 billion National Loan Guarantee Scheme will be launched within months to provide cheaper government-backed loans to cash-strapped SMEs, the Chancellor George Osborne has announced.

Banking

Project Merlin SME lending shortfall increases

Major bank lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has fallen short of targets in the first nine months of the year agreed under Project Merlin.

News

BlueBay launch private lending business for SMEs

Fixed income and alternative investment manager BlueBay Asset Management is launching a new private lending business aimed at funding growing European small and medium-sized enterprises.

Venture Capital Funding

Interview with Capital for Enterprise’s Rory Earley

Capital for Enterprise CEO Rory Earley reveals in a Q&A how the LP fits in with the government's current financial initiatives, how he selects funds to invest in and the plans for the Business Angel Co Investment Fund.

Alternative Finance for Business

SME finance: There must be another way…

Project Merlin has proved to be less than magical for SME finance. So what other options are available to businesses?

News

Banks fail to meet Project Merlin half-year target

The five major UK banks have lent £37.3 billion to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the first half of this year, less than half of the agreed £76 billion target under Project Merlin.

News

‘On track’ for Project Merlin, HSBC reports

HSBC has declared that it is 'on track' to meet its Project Merlin small business lending targets, despite reporting a lower demand for credit.

News

Europe awards Santander £150m for SMEs

Santander has secured £150 million in a third tranche of funding from the European Investment Bank designated for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).

Alternative Finance for Business

Will government SME loans work?

The first small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are starting to reap the benefits of the government' £20 billion loan guarantee scheme, announced last month by Peter Mandelson.

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