All articles by Jonathan Minter
Jonathan Minter
Jonathan is the editor of Motor Finance magazine. You can reach him at jonathan.minter@verdict.co.uk
American finance outpacing Western Europe: Linedata
Despite a return to growth over the past twelve months, a combination of regulation pressures, client behaviour and bank governance mean that the world is a different place for lessors in 2014, according to Linedata, who have termed this the new normal in its 2014 global lending and leasing survey.
Manufacturing leasing changing: Grigoreva
Digital equipment and the internet are making fundamental changes to business, according to Natalia Grigoreva, strategic marketing director of De Lage Landen, who spoke at an Invigors executive briefing on Manufacturer Finance.
GE Capital mid market report: the lasting effects of the crisis on leasing
The lack of finance over the past few years has led companies towards new forms of finance beyond bank loans, Professor Stephen Roper of Warwick Business School has told Leasing Life, and said: Many firms have learned quite a lot about alternative finance in the period. They wont unlearn that and will carry that forward into trying to use a broader set of financing options as they go forward.
UK Feature: Placing the leasing industry on the SME map
With the UK economy finally picking up steam, the asset finance industry is looking at how it can grow its slice of the pie when it comes to SME funding options. Jonathan Minter reports
Santander forms partnership with Funding Circle
P2P lender Funding Circle and Spanish bank Santander have entered into a partnership in the UK, whereby the two companies will refer customers to one another where appropriate.
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Aldermore completes specialist finance team
Aldermore Bank has appointed Andrew Dixon as director of specialist finance.
VW Commercial vehicles post strong growth in Western Europe
Sales at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles increased 6.2% in Western Europe in the first five months of 2014 compared to the same period in 2013, to 117,500 vehicles.
SQN Asset Finance to launch London IPO
Guernsey based SQN Asset Finance is hoping to raise £150m in an IPO at the London Stock Exchange, with plans to operate in the US and throughout Europe.
Grossman named CFI associate director
International finance company Connaught Finance Investments (CFI) has hired Claudius Grossmann as an associate director.
Bpifrance to use Cassiopae software for leasing
Leasing Life has learned that Bpifrance, a part-state owned French bank, is planning to start using Cassiopaes V4 software in leasing in the near future.