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Verdict Staff

2016 Leasing Life conference & awards: winners announced

The winners have now been announced for the Leasing Life Awards, which took place at the Hotel du Collectionneur in Paris on the 24th November, 2016.

CHP Consulting rebrands as Alfa

Asset finance software providers and consultants CHP Consulting has rebranded as Alfa.

UK gov commits extra £400m to British Business Bank

Philip Hammond, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer has committed an extra £400m into venture capital funds through the British Business Bank in the Autumn Statement.

Fleet Logistics marks 20 year anniversary with merger

Fleet management provider Fleet Logistics has merged with independent fleet managers Fleet Company GmbH, to form Fleet Logistics Group.

Prescriptive regulation won’t stop the cyber criminals

At the FCA’s Fighting Financial Crime conference in London on 10th November, chief executive Andrew Bailey highlighted the role of regulation in the battle against financial crime. Ray Pompon, head of information security, North America and Asia, at Linedata, responds.

Who can steal a march on the banks?

Jonathan Power, managing director, EMEA, International Decision Systems, talks about opportunities and challenges for lessors in gaining market share in new business.

Aldermore adds to risk management team

Aldermore has made several appointments to its business finance risk management team, with Jeremy Barrie joining in the newly-created role of head of asset management.

ABN Amro Group names Dijkhuizen chief executive

Dutch banking major ABN Amro Group has promoted its chief financial officer Kees Van Dijkhuizen to the role of chief executive, replacing Gerrit Zalm.

The end is nigh – for bills of sale

Until recently, bills of sale seemed to be a dying species. This changed dramatically with the growth of the logbook loan industry, and has clearly created the impetus for new legislation. Philip Alton, partner at Gateley, hopes the recently recommended replacement comes into force soon

Automatic transmission

It has long been used to calculate motor insurance premiums, but as technology advances so does fleet use of telematics. Saad Ahmed speaks to companies and consultants about developments in the technology, the benefits for fleet operators, and its role in an increasingly interconnected world