All articles by Mike Cobb
Mike Cobb
The customer takes centre stage at Berlin conference
How the leasing industry is perceived by its customers, both end-users and partners, and how it can adapt to their changing demands was central the discussions at the seventh annual Leasing Life Conference Berlin’s Grand Hyatt on 5 December.
Leaseurope Index: New business continues slide but profit is up 8.5%
Leaseurope’s latest quarterly index has shown a decline in new business volumes while profitability has been boosted across the 17 sample companies.
Lombard appoints head of Agriculture
UK lessor Lombard has appointed Lee Simms as head of Agriculture.
De Lage Landen takes top prize at Leasing Life Awards 2013
Dutch lessor De Lage Landen took home two prizes from the 2013 Leasing Life Awards ceremony in Berlin’s Grand Hyatt hotel including the European Lessor of the Year.
More than half of SMEs unsure how to fund growth – Close Brothers report
Growth within UK firms is being ‘stifled’ by a lack of funding, according to research from corporate bank Close Brothers.
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Supply-chain manufacturers increasingly look to leasing
The top 80 global machine tool manufacturers have seen customers struggle to access to traditional finance and turn increasingly to leasing products, according to the financial arm of German manufacturer Siemens.
Investec sells Leasedirect, agrees block discount
Investec Asset Finance has sold its stake in broking subsidiary Leasedirect Finance (LDF) to a private equity firm just under four years after buying into the firm.
US leasing growth stalls in October
The market for new leasing deals in the US appears to have stalled after months of incremental rises as month-on-month figures fell 1% and overall business volumes remained static year-on-year.
Decline in demand for leasing personnel
Demand for new staff among leasing and finance companies has fallen 15% in the third quarter of 2013, according to research from recruitment company ZRG Partners.
GE Capital launches Access GE
GE Capital has begun offering a business consultancy service to its asset finance customers aimed at bringing the expertise of the GE group to middle-sized companies around Europe.