Antje Leminsky bows out from Grenke, Michael Bücker to step in
The chair of the Grenke AG board of directors, Antje Leminsky, has decided for personal reasons to leave the Company as of 30 June, after eight years on the board...
‘The asset finance market should see a swing back,’ says Aldermore
Aldermore Bank is used to operating in difficult market conditions, but after a year of Covid, the SME finance provider...
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...
Time Finance confirms Ed Rimmer as CEO
Ed Rimmer, the interim chief executive of Time Finance has been confirmed as the permanent chief executive with immediate effect....
A Tour de France path to recovery
The Covid journey for lessors so far should be compared with the Tour de France, filled with ups and downs...
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DF Capital appoints former Blackhorse Finance veteran to its ranks
DF Capital, a UK specialist commercial lender and provider of working capital funding, has hired Ian Martin as its industry…
Arbuthnot Commercial ABL hits £300m milestone
Arbuthnot Commercial ABL, the asset-based lending division of Arbuthnot Latham, has reached £300m of facilities deployed within three years of…
Avolon invests in electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft
Avolon, the aircraft leasing company, has announced a significant investment in the electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) market with…
United Trust Bank begins offering Recovery Loan Scheme
United Trust Bank (UTB) has begun offering Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) facilities of up to £10m, supporting access to finance…
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Invoice finance offers a road out of the pandemic, but software will be critical
The tapering of government Covid support schemes this year will see opportunities for invoice finance providers, a market valued at £2.12 trillion globally, writes Roger Vincent,...
Strong demand for luxury travel bodes well for lessors
Financing a luxury asset, such as a yacht, private jet or helicopter may not be the obvious choice during a global pandemic; however, Close Brothers...
Lobbying: why the FLA supports a UK gov’t register
The Finance & Leasing Association’s director of government affairs and stakeholder engagement, Edward Simpson, looks at the role of government lobbying in the UK. Lobbying...
BUDGET 2021: UK SMEs breathe a collective sigh of relief
Rishi Sunak, the UK Chancellor, handed down his Spring Budget on 3 March, setting out a £65bn three-point plan to provide support for jobs and...
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...
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