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Verdict Staff

Fleet Friday: BT to Burnt Tree

A weekly round up of European and UK fleet news this week including Europe’s growing fleets, BT managing Post Office vehicles and a boost to manufacturing through fleet purchases. By Jonathan Minter and Mike Cobb

Risk allocation in Sharia compliant leasing

Unlike conventional leases, ownership and liabilities remain with the lessor explains Emma Giddings

BNP Paribas Leasing renews IT awards support

For the second year running, BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions, the asset finance arm of BNP Paribas, will sponsor the IT Europa Awards.

Tablets and cloud help to boost IT leasing

A boom in the use of cloud storage and tablet and smart phone devices led to the 9% rise in IT equipment leasing by UK businesses in the year to 31 October, according to IT lessor Syscap.

Can’t get funding? – set up your own bank

Tarun Mistry and Paul Garbutt outline the requirements of the Prudential Regulatory Authority.

Festive and collaborative spirit

It is, as it always is, hard to believe another year is about to come to an end.
By the time you read this our conference in Berlin will have come and gone and many of you be gearing up for the last few engagements before the all-too-short Christmas break.

Capitalising leases could lead to service contracts

David Woodroffe examines some possible consequences of the standard-setters’ Exposure Draft recommendations.

Leasing charity lunch raises £26,000

Guests at the Leasing Foundation charity lunch in London’s Institute of Directors on 19 December raised around £26,000 (€31,000) for Macmillan Cancer Support and the Motor Neurone Disease Association.

Leasing 2014 confidence survey now open

The latest survey of business confidence in the European leasing industry is now open to participants.

US equipment investment to grow 3.1% in 2014 – ELFF

The US leasing industry expects investment in equipment and software to grow by 3.1% in 2014, according to a report by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (ELFF).