All articles by Christopher Marchant

FCA appoints chair of smaller business practitioner panel

White Clarke Group appoints business development director

White Clarke Group has appointed a figure with over 20 years of leasing experience to the position of business development director.

Ultimate Finance to shift investments to asset-based lending

Ultimate Finance is to withdraw from the unsecured loan market to concentrate on further investment in asset-based solutions.

Banks inform government of lack of SME preparedness for no deal Brexit

Financial services bosses have warned Chancellor Sajid Javid that the majority of UK SMEs remain largely unprepared for a no-deal Brexit.

Hitachi Capital: Late payments costing UK SMEs at least £51.5bn

Research from Hitachi Capital UK has found that late payments are costing SMEs an estimated £51.5bn (€56.7bn).

Genesis Asset Finance accredited by British Business Bank

Genesis Asset Finance has become an accredited lender under the British Business Bank’s (BBB) Enterprise Finance Guarantee programme.

UK gov’t tightens late payment rules from September

Government late payment rules that will affect private businesses applying for public contracts are set to come into force from the 1 September onwards.

An analysis of risk in financial services

A thorough analysis of risk in financial services can mitigate but never entirely eradicate it for an investor.

WH Bond exits plant hire and agricultural machinery sales over market fears

Cornwall-based WH Bond is to exit the machinery sales and plant hire markets citing market conditions and concerns over Brexit.

Leasing in Turkey shows 7.5% growth for H1 2019

The Turkish Association of Financial Institutions (FKB) has recorded total assets of Turkish lira (TL) 129bn (£18.3bn), a year-on-year rise of 7.5%.