All articles by Verdict Staff
Verdict Staff
Not resting on its laurels
Not resting on its laurels Despite a joint venture with a US banking giant under its belt, Quartz Finance is gunning for further growth At the year end to June 30 2007, Quartz Finance hit a target of £75m worth of capital financed
Improvements all round
However, a sales team can still make or break a business a point driven home by the new head of Barclays Asset and Sales Finance, Ian Stuart, in a recent interview with this magazine
Wheels and deals
Wheels and deals In the first of a series of interviews with lessees, Ross Paterson, Director of Finance at Stagecoach, tells Brendan Malkin about his global transport companys approach to leasing
UK’s oldest leasing broker acquired
UKs oldest leasing broker acquired Power Leasing, believed to be the UKs oldest leasing broker, had been acquired by WestWon Capital, a vendor lessor
Fleet Alliance launches asset finance division
Fleet Alliance launches asset finance division Fleet Alliance, the fleet solutions company, has launched an asset finance division designed to finance commercial vehicles and non-wheeled assets
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Leasing legislation changes in Pre-Budget Report
Leasing legislation changes in Pre-Budget Report The following was issued by HM Treasury as part of Chancellor, Alistair Darling’s Pre-Budget Report today
EC Lobbying: Leaseurope addressing key issues in wake of new chairman
EC Lobbying: Leaseurope addressing key issues in wake of new chairman Leaseurope is stepping up its lobbying activities amidst a changeover of its top staff The representative body is assisting the automotive industrys campaign for the European Commission to establish a more integrated approach to carbon emission reduction, and is also encouraging the creation of well run managed fleets that are better able to respond to green issues
Leasing Life profiles four European vendor finance businesses
Leasing Life profiles four European vendor finance businesses Company: Key Equipment Finance (Europe) (KEF)
Leasing and factoring at centre stage of ABN AMRO buyout
The clearance is conditional upon the up-front divestiture of ABN’s Dutch factoring unit and part of its commercial banking business in the Netherlands
The German leasing market may be slowing down
Germany is an enigma.While being one of the most mature leasing markets in Europe, it is dominated by small independent, family-run leasing companies.Also, despite the vastness of Germanys credit business, leasing arms of large players, such as HVB, remain comparatively small Another unusual factor has been the changes in global and sector figures for leasing.Latest figures show that the number of contracts, and value of contracts, for Q1 2007 are fairly steady on the same period in 2006.However, at the same time, there have been significant fluctuations in the volume of financing for each sector, with medical technology seeing particular growth year-on-year