This is the week when one of the most eagerly awaited conference dates is firmly planted in the senior financier’s smartphone. I write, of course, about the Business Money All-Asset Conference at the CBI  – on 29 April.

Paul Hancock will be presiding over the conference. There is a rich seam of knowledge being mined throughout the day, looking at pre-packs, CVAs, property / real estate asset values and trends, collections  and fraud.

The hot topic for the debate, moderated by Bob Lefroy, “Are European banks ousting established ABL providers?”, promises some spirited dialogue between seasoned professionals such as Paul Hancock, David Kelsey, John Bevan, Steven Chait, Simon Featherstone, Jeff Longhurst and Alison Small.

In the afternoon, financing cross border transactions takes centre stage as a key topic, followed by views on ABL in the USA and where it is going,  a glimpse at Receivables Exchange in the UK and the syndication market in the UK.