All articles by Saad Ahmed

Saad Ahmed

Ford appoints fleet director

Ford has appointed Owen Gregory director, fleet operations for its UK organisation.

HSBC provides €150m credit line to BFS for European SMEs

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has partnered with HSBC in a three-year deal to fund SMEs across Europe.

Siemens to continue UK investment post-Brexit

Siemens has announced that it will continue to invest in the UK after the country voted to leave the EU, according to news reports.

Aldermore appoints business development manager

UK-based lender and savings bank Aldermore has appointed a new business development manager for its business finance team.

Acquisitions help boost 1pm portfolio by 39%

The SME finance provider 1pm has seen the value of its portfolio of business and finance loans grow 39%.

Hitachi: seven in ten UK SMEs face difficulties when exporting

Nearly seven in ten small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the UK experience barriers to export, according to Hitachi Capital’s Business Barometer.

Close Brothers Business Finance appoints managing director

UK merchant bank Close Brothers has appointed Ian Aitchison managing director of its business finance operations.

Ignition director backs Leasing Foundation qualification

Ignition Asset Finance director Paul Caunter has joined the Leasing Foundation’s leasing and asset finance Masters (MA) course at Falmouth University as an associate lecturer.

Grenke sees new business up 19.6%, opens office in Parma

German leasing giants Grenke Leasing have announced €762.7m (€908.49m) in new business in the first half of 2016. In a report published today, the performance of Grenke Group’s leasing arm shows a year-on-year increase of 19.6%.