{"id":14390,"date":"2020-03-20T16:44:24","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T08:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dev.articusfinance.com\/uncategorized-sg\/to-our-clients-colleagues-and-friends-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic"},"modified":"2023-09-15T12:47:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T04:47:17","slug":"to-our-clients-colleagues-and-friends-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/backup.articusfinance.com\/sg\/blog\/to-our-clients-colleagues-and-friends-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic","title":{"rendered":"To our clients, colleagues and friends during the coronavirus pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Finding the right words at a time like this is far from easy. We face a period of huge uncertainty, economic turbulence, and very real anxiety about the health of our friends, colleagues and families. As coronavirus spreads, the world as we know it is changing day by day.<\/p>\n

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At Articus Finance, we\u2019ve always been a global and outward-looking company, working with individuals and businesses around the world. Now, borders are closing down \u2013 and large chunks of the economy risk grinding to a halt.<\/p>\n

So we won\u2019t say it\u2019s business as usual. What we will say \u2013 as communities and organisations across the world are discovering \u2013 is that life must go on. Work must go on, too. At Articus, we\u2019re in the fortunate position of being able to deliver our usual exceptional service remotely, over phone and video call. All with the aim of keeping our clients, our colleagues, and our industry network as safe as possible.<\/p>\n

Our commitment to our clients and the community during the crisis<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our team has been in close conversation over the last week, working out exactly what we can do to best serve our clients and the wider community during this time.<\/p>\n

For our existing clients, we will continue to operate \u2013 not as usual \u2013 but with the same four core standards we have always worked by: bespoke service; specialist knowledge; industry relationships; and transparency and trust. Like everyone at the moment, we don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to happen. But we do know we can do our jobs just as well from our own homes as we can from our office in the City.<\/p>\n

If you need us, we\u2019re at the end of the phone. Whether it\u2019s advice about mortgage delays, or a chat about the short-term loan options for your business \u2013 our advice is free, sincere, and available to you whenever you need it. It\u2019s always been our job to be the bridge between you and your mortgage lender, and that\u2019s just as true now as it ever was.<\/p>\n

We also know we\u2019re in a great position to help people at this time. Even those who aren\u2019t our existing clients. We aren\u2019t medical experts (and we certainly don\u2019t want to add to all the online noise around the virus). But we do understand property and mortgages \u2013 and during this period of economic uncertainty, many people’s minds are on their finances. From homeowners to investors and business owners.<\/p>\n

So, we want to reiterate that the skills and knowledge we have at our disposal are available to you, as you need them, in the coming weeks. If you\u2019re worried, give us a call. Where we can help, advise, or point you in the right direction \u2013 we will.<\/p>\n

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Keeping you updated<\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u2019ll also strive to keep you updated (and we certainly understand that browsing the news constantly can be anxiety inducing, so we\u2019ll try and keep this brief and to-the-point).<\/p>\n

The economic situation is changing day by day. We recently published a blog referencing the interest rate cut \u2013 and in the few days since, another interest rate cut has already taken place. With every government briefing, we see new measures being put in place to support citizens during this difficult time. At present, these include:<\/p>\n