All articles by Christopher Marchant

Christopher Marchant

Aldermore: Lack of funding holds back a fifth of UK SMEs

The latest Aldermore Future Attitudes study has shown that nearly a fifth of UK SMEs have missed opportunities in the past year due to a lack of funding.

FLA: Asset finance market grows by 6% in June

Figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new business grew by 6% in June, compared with the same month in 2018.

DLL records 26% fall in net profits for H1 2019

International leasing company DLL has recorded net profit of €179m (£163m) in the first six months of 2019, a year-on-year drop of 26%.

The future developments of finance and risk

Every investment comes with the risk of loss, coming in scale from an individual bankruptcy to a worldwide financial crisis.

IGF appoints regional ABL director

Commercial finance provider Independent Growth Finance (IGF) has appointed an ABL director for the Thames Valley region of the UK.

Arbuthnot Commercial ABL agree £8m facility with security services provider

Arbuthnot Commercial ABL has provided a flexible £8m receivables finance facility to support the refinancing of MAN Commercial Protection.

Leasing in Czech Republic up 2.2% for H1 2019

Members of the Czech Leasing and Financial Association provided clients with Czech Koruna (CZK) 82.8bn (£2.9bn) in leasing during H1 2019.

Handelsbanken tops bank satisfaction rankings issued by CMA

The third set of banking customer satisfaction results from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has shown Handelsbanken UK topping tables.

ABN AMRO Lease appoints UK head of sales

An appointment has been made to the position of head of sales for ABN AMRO Lease UK.