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Verdict Staff
Fleet Friday: Forums, education and EVs
The weekly round-up of fleet news. This week featuring news from Alphabet, Chevin and epyx. By Jonathan Minter
Fleet Friday: Arval action heroes
The weekly round-up of fleet news, this week featuring the comings and goings at Arval, a Turkish fleet expansion and education about sacrifice. By Jonathan Minter, Brian Cantwell and Mike Cobb
Change in accelerated payment notice rules will impact leasing transactions
HMRC has published a list of Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Scheme numbers and taxpayers with open tax enquiries in respect of transactions which have been assigned these scheme numbers will receive an APN
Acquisitions proof of growing confidence
The UK motor finance market and the wider asset finance sector give cause for optimism and should attract investment capital, say Peter Landers and Christian Roelofs
Fleet Friday: Bling edition
A weekly round up of Fleet news from the UK and around Europe. This week featuring council fleets, Fraikin, Fleet alliances and a whole lot of Phantoms.
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The harvest is in
When the phone rings in our offices, it’s very often from brokers looking for advice in starting out in the industry. It puts us in a bit of a dilemma. On the one hand, if we extend a hand to brokers with no experience, we dilute the NACFB brand. But then again, by rejecting them, we do nothing to strengthen the depth and breadth of commercial finance brokers. Right now we’re not set up as a training or mentoring body, but the demand is clearly out there.
Bibby: a third of SMEs to swap finance provider this year
One third of small to medium-sized UK firms are considering a change of business funding provider in 2014, citing a lack of flexibility and poor customer service, according to Bibby Financial Services.
KPMG: struggling family businesses should look to angel investors
KPMG, the international accounting and consultancy firm, has advised family businesses to reach out to angel investors after conducting a survey finding 58% of family businesses struggle to find external financing for investment plans.
FLA: Julys leasing figures strongest in 2014
Figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) for July 2014 show new business in the asset finance (leasing and hire purchase) market up 23% on July 2013, the strongest performance so far this year.
One in two brokers saw a strong H1
Nearly half (45%) of 117 brokers found that business levels and enquiries during the first half of 2014 exceeded expectations, according to a survey by United Trust Bank (UTB).