All articles by Verdict Staff

Verdict Staff

Editor’s Letter – p2p: threat or opportunity?

Which traditional lenders engage most effectively with the challenge of p2p is yet to be seen.

The figures and faces behind the good news

Adam Tyler, chief executive of the NACFB, gets to know some of the UK’s political players

On the road to success with the aid of asset finance

Mark Sismey-Durrant, chief executive officer at Hampshire Trust Bank, says it’s up to the leasing market to keep up with client’s demands regarding business-led economic growth.

Why diversity matters

Tristan Watkins, UK country manager, BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions, highlights the importance of workplace diversity

The search for the Holy Grail: the commercial approach

Philip Knight, credit and risk director at Asset Advantage, says the successful pursuit of the fabled ‘commercial approach’ lies in taking a straightforward and common-sense approach to lending, by lenders who make real efforts to understand their clients’ business.

Take advantage of investment allowance for small and medium businesses

Matt Jones, head of asset finance at Henry Howard, has some words of advice for SMEs thinking about upgrading their kit

Got quality and capability? Prove it!

Lindsay Town investigates the case for leasing companies to make better use of their data.

Party time for small business finance

Aldermore group managing director for business finance Carl D’Ammassa considers the party political landscape and where lenders can adapt to match it.

Societe Generale adds to transport industrial & construction division

Societe Generale Equipment Finance has appointed Simon Warbey as head of its transport industrial & construction division, while Andrew Wright has been named as business development manager within the same division.

Structural changes mean a new market

Adam Daniels, managing director and global head of specialist finance and intermediaries at Lloyds Bank, highlights the shifts that have taken place in the leasing market during the past 12 months