CHG-Meridian: ‘the pandemic has not blown us off course’
Despite difficult economic conditions during 2020, the CHG-Meridian Group, a provider of IT and finance, including computer leasing, was able to deliver a successful financial year, the company said in...
‘Sophistication and stratification characterise asset finance in the UK today’
In the last 10 years, UK asset finance has become more stratified and is more dominated by niche players "creating...
How to prosper in a post-pandemic world with the support of outsourced insurance administration
By Matt Salvage, Head of Client Management, at outsourced equipment insurance specialist, Acquis There’s nothing average about this spring. Aside...
Lobbying: why the FLA would support a UK register
The Finance & Leasing Association’s director of government affairs and stakeholder engagement, Edward Simpson, looks at the role of government...
Covid-19, leaseback, and small business risk failure in the UK
Since early 2020, most countries have been heavily affected by Covid-19. The United Nations secretary-general António Guterres rightly described the...
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DF Capital: ‘we start 2021 in an enviable position’
DF Capital, a UK specialist commercial lender and provider of working capital funding, said it has started 2021 "in an…
UK’s White Oak reports record March as Q1 lending passes £160m
Independent business lender White Oak has announced record monthly lending figures in March, with £70m lending provided to 724 SMEs…
‘Sophistication and stratification characterise asset finance in the UK today’
In the last 10 years, UK asset finance has become more stratified and is more dominated by niche players "creating…
Fitch Ratings revises European equipment rental outlook
Fitch Ratings has revised the outlooks on three European equipment rental companies to 'stable' from 'negative' as economies rebound. UK-based…
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Supply chain finance and invoice finance: divided by a common language
Greensill Capital, a provider of supply chain financing that fell into administration last week, funded several transactions between Sanjeev Gupta’s businesses (GFG Alliance) and linked...
Can helicopter money save the day?
The world’s central banks (US Federal Reserve, Bank of England, Bank of Japan and the European Central Bank) play a crucial role in the global...
IWD 2021: Rewriting the rules for women in finance
Carol Roberts, who started her journey in the world of finance over 50 years ago, "at a time when a woman’s role in the workforce...
Six key trends in aviation: an aircraft leasing CEO’s perspective
Where to now for the aviation sector? Phil Mathews (pictured), chief executive of ACC Aviation, a UK company that provides global aviation services for the...
What the FLA thinks should be on Boris Johnston’s to-do list
The Finance & Leasing Association’s head of Government affairs, Edward Simpson, looks at the state of play for CCA reform, the Green Agenda and continued SME...
After the disaster of 2020, SMEs are upbeat about 2021
In recently commissioned research into the strength of feeling among brokers and SME leaders about the business environment in the UK, we found reasons to...
Six things to look for in an ideal finance partner for office tech vendors
The increased digitisation of work is all around us and office technology vendors, since the onset of Covid-19, are increasingly turning to finance experts to...
Cash is still king when it comes to SME cashflow in 2021
As we enter the new year, the impact of Covid-19 remains, which is why cashflow management will be high on many SME leaders' agenda, says...
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