Aldermore: the little bank with big ambitions

Phillip Monks, chief executive of Aldermore, argues that he is helping customers ignored by the big financial names "We're the new outfit in British banking that nobody has heard of," says Phillip Monks, Aldermore's chief executive. Then he leans back in his chair and roars with laughter. "In this banking environment that's a bloody good thing because these days people usually hear about banks ...

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