All articles by Sotiris Kanaris
Sotiris Kanaris
Daimler Financial Services new business up 4% in Q1
Daimler Financial Services has reported a 4% year-on-year increase in new business to 13.7bn (£10.8bn) in Q1 2016.
Lombard Technology Services reorganises sales team
Lombard Technology Services (LTS) has introduced a number of sales roles to its team in the UK.
Honda Finance Europe partners with Arval UK
Arval UK has become the outsource partner of Honda Finance Europe for the provision of Honda contract hire products and services to the Honda dealer network.
Amicus: 51% of SMEs used or considered using alternative finance
More than half (51%) of UK SMEs said they have used or considered using alternative finance, according to a study conducted by Amicus Finance in the first quarter of 2016. The figure was 9% higher than the survey recorded in the same period in 2015.
Taking leasing to another dimension
Sotiris Kanaris finds that lessors need to pay close attention to the small print for 3D printer leasing.
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A banks perspective on the burgeoning UK SME alternative finance market
Brian Cantwell speaks to Eoin Moore, managing director of the structured asset solutions team at Commerzbank, about driving change in the UK SME leasing and lending market
VWFS UK makes two fleet division appointments
Volkswagen Financial Services – Fleet has appointed Chris Allgood as strategic account manager and Melanie Miles as brand relationship manager.
Dutch have courage to expand leasing
The banking parent of the Dutch lessor has identified its leasing arm as a source of growth for revenue and as a good way to spread the risk on its balance sheet. Brian Cantwell speaks to newly-appointed ABN Amro Lease UK managing director Richard de Keijzer about its growth strategy.
US equipment and software investment growth forecast revised downwards
Investment in equipment and software in the US is expected to grow by 2.7% in 2016, according to the 2016 Equipment Leasing & Finance US Economic Outlook study released by the Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation.
Arval UK appoints new head of broker
Fleet lessor Arval UK has appointed Todd Williams as the new head of broker to support increasing demand from smaller customers for the companys services.