All articles by Brian Cantwell
Brian Cantwell
European Parliament backs leasing in SME funding vote
The European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) Committee has backed alternative sources of funding, including leasing, alongside bank funding for SMEs.
European Commission to challenge Lease Accounting Standard suitability
The European Commission has begun an assessment of whether the new international lease accounting standard, IFRS 16, will be conducive to the European public good.
UK votes to leave the EU
Britain has voted to exit the European Union in a historic referendum that took place on 23 June, causing uncertainty that has pushed global financial markets into a state of turmoil, and triggered the resignation of the UK Prime Minister David Cameron.
British Business Bank opens EFG scheme to lessors
The British Business Bank (BBB) has opened its Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) accreditation process to lessors after consultations and recommendations made in a review published in April.
EIB and Funding Circle in £100m UK SME investment deal
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide £100m (130.07m) of funding for UK SMEs originated through Funding Circles platform.
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Adapt to the needs of a changing market
Willie Paterson, chief executive of Asset Alliance Group, says average contract terms could shift from five years to just two years by 2019
Editor’s letter – Manufacturers bearish on Brexit
In a letter to a UK national newspaper on 7 June, Hitachi chairman Hiroaki Nakanishi wrote that a Brexit would force a “rethink” of the manufacturer’s operations and jobs in the UK, and that this view was shared by other international investors such as the parent manufacturers of leasing businesses: Siemens, GE, and Microsoft.
Wheeled assets, residual values, credit cycle cyclical issues?
Challenge Consulting managing director Chris Cooper and Gavin Wraith-Carter, general manager at Hitachi Capital Business Finance, talk to Brian Cantwell about market issues.
Franchises offer fresh opportunities
John Allbrook has joined the board as chairman of Franchise Finance, a company that supplies finance to the franchise industry. By Brian Cantwell
Healthy figures front a direct proposition
Patrick Beselaere chief executive officer, ING Lease & Commercial Finance Belgium and Global Head ING Lease, considers the Belgian leasing market figures and INGs D2B platform. By Brian Cantwell