All articles by Verdict Staff
Verdict Staff
FLA: June asset finance business tops £2.16bn
New business written by asset finance lenders in June amounted to £2.162bn (2.727bn), up 6% on last Junes figures, according to the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA).
Fleet Friday: Leaks, gas and apps.
The weekly round up of fleet news. This week featuring GE, Lombard, Fleet Logistics and Fulcrum. By Jonathan Minter
RBS coy on Lombard restructuring
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has refused to clarify the effect of 8,000 job losses across its business in the last twelve months on asset financier Lombard.
The case for self-discipline and just talking to each other
Anyone hear the word ‘governance’ and want to run a mile these days? I wonder if the word has slightly transformed in meaning over the recent past to become more a synonym for compliance with external regulations. Good governance practices, in a wider and more traditional sense, were around some time before the level of focus we have today on the requirements of regulators, legislation, funders and securitisation needs.
Private equity firm acquires Kennet Leasing for £100m
Private equity firm STAR Capital Partners (STAR) has acquired West Midlands-based broker Kennet Equipment Leasing for £100m (126.3m), according to a statement.
Subscribe to our Newsletter
Get industry leading news, data and analysis delivered to your inbox
Commercial vehicle registrations upward in June – ACEA
In June, the EU market for new commercial vehicles expanded the tenth consecutive month with new registrations up 10.3% from the month before to a total of 166,107 units, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA).
In-house leader sets out to build a one-stop service
Lombards managing director Richard Hemsley discusses his strategy with Jonathan Minter
Country focus Poland
After a number of difficult years, 2013 marked a turning point in the fortunes of the Polish leasing industry and indications are that this positive trend will continue as investment sentiment improves. Paul Golden reports
Fleet Friday: Sky’s the limit for EV
The weekly round up of fleet news, this week featuring EV moves for the UK Government and Sky, new vehicles and driver empowerment. By Jonathan Minter and Isabella Grotto
Billionaires at the races
It was great to be invited by Santander to Ayr for the horse races in early July. The NACFB got to sponsor a couple of races, and the horse we backed came in a winner, which would have been excellent news if only we had staked more than two pounds on the bet.