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Kicking and not screaming’

FCA: UK banks ditching SMEs and fintech firms to slash compliance costs

British banks are increasingly dumping the accounts of financial technology firms, charities, small businesses, and foreign nationals to reduce the cost of complying with tougher capital and regulatory requirements, according to a study commissioned by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Reviving high quality securitisation markets in Europe

Rafael Alarcón Abeti, prudential supervision adviser at Leaseurope, investigates European policymakers’ plans to revive high quality securitisation markets.

So what now for the leasing industry?

IAA-advisory chief executive Lindsay Town on market challenges for lessors in the future.

Dealing with a regime change

Locke Lord partner Jo Davis and paralegal Timothy Anson chart the progress of the FCA’s Senior Managers Regime.

Deloitte: alternative lenders could reach £6bn of SME business lending

Non-traditional lenders are unlikely to challenge the dominance of traditional banks over the next decade, but could reach £6bn of SME business lending by 2026 under certain conditions, according to a report by Deloitte.

Compliance without pressure

Adam Tyler, chief executive at the NACFB, surveys the process of broker regulation in the UK

Distributing the financing offer: distribution channel management

By Patrick Gouin, senior advisor at Invigors & chief executive officer at Max & Tite International

Understanding the UK’s IT leasing figures

John Bennett, chief executive at JB Associates, analyses the UK IT leasing figures

The future is safe in their hands

Leaseurope adviser John Mitchell writes about the 2015 Leaseurope initiative The Future Group’s winning projects.