All articles by Jonathan Minter

FLA: New gov needs to modernise regulation

CLM appoints Short as commercial director

FCA: H2 2016 complaints top 3m

VWFS revenue up 6.4% globally

Volkswagen Financial Services revenue grew 6.4% year-on-year to €27.6bn (£24.2bn), as the captive financial arm continued to make a positive contribution to the German manufacturing group.

Lex Autolease fleet passes 350,000

Lex Autolease, the fleet arm of Lloyds Bank, increased its fleet to over 353,000 vehicles, a year-on-year rise of 36,000 vehicles.

FLA asks for more user-friendly regulatory system from FCA

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has called for a more user-friendly regulatory system from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), in its response to the regulator’s ‘Future Mission’ consultation.

Uber agrees $20m redress for misleading earning and finance claims

Ride hailing giant Uber has agreed to pay $20m (£16m) to settle FTC charges that it recruited prospective drivers with exaggerated earnings claims, and also misled drivers on their finance agreements.

Osborne Clarke recruits consumer finance partner

Legal firm Osborne Clarke has recruited Nikki Worden from Addleshaw Goddard.

Shoosmiths expands to Northern Ireland with merger

Law firm Shoosmiths has expanded into Northern Ireland following a merger with Belfast firm McManus Kearney.

MD and global sales director appointments for NetSol

Financial services technology company NetSol Technologies has named Tim O’Sullivan as its managing director, and Chris Tobey as global sales director.