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Lombard appoints Higginbotham to board

Lombard, the asset finance division of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group, has appointed Jim Higginbotham as managing director of its Large Corporate and Specialist Asset Finance (LCSAF) division.

E-learning advisor joins Leasing Foundation

The Leasing Foundation has appointed Tim Gibson, who is currently head of Learning Services at the UK Ministry of Justice, as its advisor on e-learning.

SMEs missing out on growth due to ‘restrictive’ overdrafts – ABN AMRO

Almost two-thirds (61%) of UK SME businesses believe they are missing out on opportunities to grow due to restrictive or inflexible bank overdraft lending, according to research conducted by ABN AMRO Commercial Finance.

Thanks and goodbye

Regretfully, it’s goodbye for now from me

Fleet Friday: Fires, rents and requirements

A round-up of the week’s fleet news, including Ford’s £8.6m deal, Terberg to supply fire-fighting vehicles, European tastes, Mazda expansion, HCVS rental reconfiguration and duty of care.

Five steps to more successful leasing

Last month Paul Cook suggested chief executives need to look at more than numbers to find out if their businesses could be doing better. This month he explains how one business did so.

Liability for VAT in EU leasing

DLA Piper’s David Thompson looks at the VAT options for lessors from outside the EU serving customers in the Union.

Fleet Friday: Lenders, tenders and CO2 spenders

A round up of the week’s fleet news featuring GE, VW, German fleet, 100 Citroëns, BVRLA brokers, Hertz, Lex, industry guides, Burnt Tree, Fleet Alliance, BYD and Mia.

Aldermore to fund agriculture and ground care equipment

UK lessor Aldermore has further extended its asset finance scope by targeting the agriculture and ground care equipment markets.

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again

The third of a series of articles on China and the Asian market in support of the China Leasing Summit to be held in Beijing on 20-21 June 2013