All articles by Paul Golden
Paul Golden
Thinking strategically about staff
Paul Golden finds out what the industry is doing to attract, retain and develop staff. There is no common approach to employee recruitment and retention in the leasing sector However, what does emerge from conversations with companies at all levels is that many were able to maintain headcount over the last couple of years.
Growth during a recession at Societe General Equipment Finance (UK)
In the first of a series of Leasing Life reports on French bank-owned lessors, Paul Golden speaks to the head of the UK arm of SG Equipment Finance about his future plans and how he managed to grow volumes during the recession. The UK leasing market is still in a delicate state and I am concerned about the progress of the recovery because some poor practices may re-emerge in the market, such as under-pricing or making terms skinnier than they should be, says the managing director of SG Equipment Finance UK.
Signs of life
Lease insurance providers have had to adjust their expectations in light of the significant fall in leasing activity over the last 18 months, although signs of recovery in some sectors offer hope of increased revenues in 2010 The recession has inevitably taken its toll on demand for lease insurance as overall leasing deal volumes have dropped