Carol Baker
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Carol Baker is a journalist and the Editor-in-Chief for ‘Credit Control Journal and Asset & Risk Review’, ‘IT for CEOs & CFOs’, and ‘Property Finance & lifestyle’. Carol is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Credit Management.
Journalist
5th Jul 2022
Are accountants and IPs carrying the can on Covid loan fraud?
The insolvency world is bracing itself for the biggest influx of insolvency cases at levels forecast not being seen for over 15 years. With...
Business tax
20th Jun 2022
Insolvencies rising as cost of doing business bites
As the cost of living continues to bite, the cost of doing business is continuing to hit every sector. Statistics from the Insolvency...
Finance & strategy
31st May 2022
The emotive issue of insolvency practitioner fees
Insolvency is fast becoming one of the most highly regulated industries. Just like fees charged in accountancy, the nature of insolvency...
Practice strategy
18th May 2022
Insolvency tsunami gathers pace
The insolvency tsunami we saw approaching in March may be hitting a short respite but statistics for May are already showing that the wave...
Financial reporting
3rd May 2022
Bounce Back Loans: It’s payback time
It is now estimated that £10.6bn has been lost to fraud within the Covid-support programmes. This is due to criminal activity and...
Finance & strategy
22nd Apr 2022
Insolvencies spike as transport resilience crashes
“The alarming rise in insolvencies in this week’s stats from the Insolvency Service suggests that many company directors have seen the...
Finance & strategy
11th Apr 2022
Insolvency practitioners grapple with ‘volatile’ cryptocurrencies
The government’s plans to bring digital assets such as stablecoins and bitcoins under more regulatory scrutiny while also creating a world-...
HMRC & policy
17th Mar 2022
Hospitality sector hit by insolvencies
Insolvencies in the hospitality sector are on the rise. At the start of 2022, we saw 18 businesses a month in the sector fall into...
Finance & strategy
8th Mar 2022
How to save your clients money on foreign exchange
A recent study from Juniper Research forecast that global ecommerce will grow from $4.9tn to $7.5tn by 2026 . This is no surprise, given...
Practice strategy
2nd Mar 2022
Insolvency in the food sector impacts hospitality
Even before the pandemic, the UK hospitality sector was at a tipping point. The huge increase in coffee shops, cafes, and chain restaurants...
Finance & strategy