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
LeasePlan profits jump 35%
Fleet leasing and management company LeasePlan has revealed net profits for 2013 were 326m, up 35% on the 241m recorded in 2012.
SME demand for leasing to rise in 2014 brokers
Demand for asset finance from SMEs will continue to grow over the next three years, according to 82% of brokers who participated in a United Trust Bank survey.
Scalzone named Shires head of supplier sales
Vincenzo Scalzone has been named head of supplier sales at UK broker Shire Leasing.
Senior management promotion at Lombard
UK lessor Lombard has promoted its strategy and product manager, Andy Brown, to the newly created role of head of insight.
Second exposure draft: still not right
Jonathan Minter speaks to lease accounting stakeholders about their reaction to the second exposure draft, what changes the boards might implement, and why the existing system is still the best
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Open minds and open doors
Tom White of recruiter Oakland Partnership talks to Jonathan Minter and Peter Johnstone about the recession, credit analyst shortages and the mistakes some companies make when looking to recruit in the finance sector
FLA: Q3 UK new business at £5.3bn
UK new business grew by 4% year-on-year to £5.32bn (6.38bn) in the third quarter of 2013, according to the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) figures .
DUva and Wilkins join GE Capital UK leadership team
Gabriele DUva and Ian Wilkins have joined GE Capital Equipment Finance UK as Equipment Finance business leader and Lending business leader, with responsibility for the Business Finance team, respectively.
Ikonomides appointed VLS managing director
UK asset finance outsourcing firm Virtual Lease Services (VLS) has named Louise Ikonomides as managing director.
Two directors appointed by BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions
BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions has appointed Xavier Viollet as deputy managing director and promoted Joseph Pulicano to director of its Technology Solutions business line.