White Oak grows asset finance business with £150m facility
UK-based independent lender White Oak has completed a securitisation deal with Barclays Bank, with funds earmarked for SMEs across the UK via asset finance solutions. White Oak will use the...
UK trade body unveils Invoice Finance / ABL eLearning Diploma
UK Finance, the trade body for UK banks, has announced industry-specific training including a Diploma on the legal aspects of...
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...
UK government could do more to champion green asset investing
The UK trade body for asset finance providers believes the Boris Johnson government has, so far, missed an opportunity to...
The Balkans: Lessors well placed to take on challenges of 2022
The Balkans: Prudent financial management and targeted regulatory reform mean that the lessors of Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Slovenia will...
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Medialease welcome three new starters
Medialease, a provider of specialist asset finance for the live events, broadcast and post-production industries across the UK, has hired Nayle…
Leaseurope proposals included in EC’s Basel IV package
The European Commission has recognised the low risk posed by leasing in its recently published Banking Package 2021, which implements…
Arbuthnot Commercial ABL finances Inspirit Capital acquisition with £15m facility
Arbuthnot Commercial ABL has supported Inspirit Capital’s acquisition of BillerudKorsnäs Beetham Limited, in a corporate carve-out of the UK-based medical paper…
Leasing Foundation to host inaugural LGBTQ+ Christmas social
The Leasing Foundation Diversity & Inclusion Group, in conjunction with Alfa and Auxillias, will host its inaugural LGBTQ+ Christmas Social on 9 December, from 5:30…
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Lessors poised to answer call for more energy-efficient assets: Leaseurope
As Europe reduces its carbon footprint in line with the Paris Agreement on climate change, the focus on producing and using energy-efficient assets has increased....
Skills investment must follow furlough to support an evolving UK workforce
In early October, the Office for National Statistics reported that the UK had under 2 million people on furlough, with the bulk belonging to the...
COP26: Leasing strategies can deliver much-needed benefits
It's no secret that Covid-19 has introduced unprecedented economic pressures, which has, in turn, forced a reappraisal of priorities, says Neil Richards, partner, head of...
Why I signed up for the Diploma in Asset Finance
Ross Grant works as a senior finance consultant at White Oak, which provides financing to SMEs. He recently completed the Level 5 Diploma in Asset Finance...
Conquering new markets for invoice finance
Finding new markets among the many thousands of UK businesses that could benefit from financing their receivables will distinguish industry leaders from laggards, says Martyn...
Credit where it’s due at United Trust Bank
Did you know that many of the most productive brokers at United Trust Bank spend more time talking to our credit team than they do...
Why non-bank lenders are critical for the UK’s asset finance ecosystem
In the UK, SME lenders of different shapes and sizes exist both in a competitive and collaborative market environment with a specialised and evolved role...
RLS benefits sustainability and innovation: Paragon’s Phillipou
Paragon Bank, a UK lender and provider of asset finance, recently conducted a survey with more than 1,000 SMEs that revealed the vast majority are...
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View MoreVienna event postponed: Leasing Life Conference & Awards 2021
Our yearly Conference & Awards 2021, scheduled for Vienna on 2 December 2021, has been postponed. What follows is a preview of what delegates could expect to be on the…
COP26: When French banks binge on fossil fuels, how should leasing executives respond?
Some of Europe’s best-known lessors are backed by French banks that have continued to finance fossil fuels since the Paris Agreement five years ago. As world leaders converge on Glasgow…
Going professional with a diploma in asset finance
For asset finance professionals wanting to develop their knowledge of the industry, gaining a recognised qualification designed specifically for the sector might help give them the edge. Katherine Muir talks to Ross…
Hand in glove: brokers and underwriters in asset finance
In a recent video call between Allica Bank's Brandon Hall (senior broker manager) and Jonathan Crook (Allica's head of underwriting for asset finance), the two explored how asset finance brokers and the underwriting team…