All articles by Brian Cantwell
Brian Cantwell
A professional expansion
After Metro Bank announced it was extending its range of asset finance and lending into the professional lending sphere, Brian Cantwell caught up with Richard Saulet, Metro Banks director of SME finance, to talk about market competition and the banks plans in the leasing market
The digital financial future
Amanda Scott talks to Brian Cantwell about digital experience at RBS, being in the second Leasing Foundation Young Leaders programme, and whether the leasing industry can make it to the same level as retail banking when it comes to technological innovation
Secure Trust Bank lends £54.5m to UK SMEs in 2016
Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance has agreed £54.5m (65m) worth of lending to SMEs in the year to 30 June 2016 up from £15.7 over the same period in 2015.
Editor’s Letter – After Brexit, the right product is key
In July the Bank of England (BoE) released its agent’s report on credit conditions, up to and including the end of June: the time of the Brexit referendum.
GE completes 6.1bn sale of French and German leasing arm to BFCM
GE has completed the sale of its Equipment Finance and Receivable Finance businesses in France and Germany to Banque Fédérative du Crédit Mutuel (BFCM), for a total value of $6.8bn (6.1bn), as of Q1 2016.
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UK MoD fails to identify its leases for seventh year running
The UKs Ministry of Defence (MoD) has failed to identify whether its contracts contain leases for the seventh year running under the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS), according to the National Audit Office (NAO).
Hampshire Trust provides Ignition with £5m block discounting facility
Cornwall-based Ignition Credit has secured £5m (6m) of block discounting funding from Hampshire Trust Bank.
United Trust Bank joins the Bank of Englands Funding for Lending Scheme
United Trust Bank (UTB) has joined the Bank of Englands Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS).
UK regulator launches call for input on crowdfunding rules
The UK financial regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is looking for input on crowdfunding as it weighs up a regulatory review of the sector.
Asset finance up 9% in May
New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew by 9% in May, compared with the same month last year.