All articles by Brian Cantwell

RateSetter drops unsecured commercial lending products

P2p lending platform RateSetter has dropped unsecured commercial lending and refined its product offerings to businesses to secured lending.

FCA consults on widening access to the FOS for small businesses

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a consultation on plans to give more small businesses access to the Financial Ombudsman Service (the Ombudsman).

Komatsu and BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions sign cooperation agreement

Corporate Asset Solutions acquires UK SME lease portfolio from PEAC

Hampshire-based Corporate Asset Solutions has acquired a lease portfolio from PEAC (UK).

LDF lending passed £500m in 2017

Alternative lender and broker LDF provided £511m of financing to SMEs in the 2017 calendar year.

Rivers Leasing appoints Bassett as non-executive director

Rivers Leasing has appointed Stephen Bassett, the former managing director of Arkle Finance, as a non-executive director.

Carillion goes into liquidation with finance leases owing

UK construction firm Carillion has gone into liquidation after a government-led effort to arrange further funding with its lenders failed.

Siemens FS offers finance to energy storage firm Fluence’s customers

Siemens Financial Services (SFS) will offer finance to support customers of Fluence, a Siemens and AES joint venture company, for their investments in energy storage. 

FLA: Asset finance new business holds steady at £2.5bn in November

Figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) in November was £2.5bn, a similar level to the same month in 2016.

FSB launches small business funding platform