All articles by Brian Cantwell
Brian Cantwell
ABFA: UK borrowing against hard assets passes £4bn
Businesses borrowing against their own hard assets, including inventory, plant and machinery and real estate, is growing rapidly, says the Asset Based Finance Association (ABFA), the body representing the asset based finance industry in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
Postings made global chief of Bibby Financial Services
David Postings has been appointed as global chief executive officer for Bibby Financial Services (BFS), part of the 208-year-old Bibby Line Group.
GE: Germany’s mittelstand still edging UK’s mid-market
The German mid-market average company has 0.1% growth advantage over its counterpart in the UK, while the UK’s mid-market is outperforming the rest of its economy
51% of SMEs worried about the future of their business
51% of UK SMEs are worried about their business according to a survey of 1059 British small firms by Aldermore.
GE sells US healthcare finance unit to Capital One for $9bn
US bank Capital One has agreed to acquire approximately $8.5bn (7.63bn) of healthcare-related loans and its healthcare financial services business.
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CSI Leasing writes over $1bn new leases in 2015
CSI Leasing president and chief operations officer Steve Hamilton has said the company has exceeded $1bn in new lease originations in one year.
Institutional investors predict alternative finance market will grow by 23% over two years
Three quarters (73%) of institutional investors predict that there will be a growing institutional appetite for investing in the alternative finance market over the next two years as the sector will continue to offer attractive risk-adjusted returns, according to a study by Amicus Finance.
Leasing Life opens future trends in leasing survey
The race is on to decide what topics and trends will become key in the future
UK asset finance new business surpasses pre-crisis peak
New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show 20% growth in asset finance new business for deals of up to £20 million in June 2015, compared with the same month last year.
GE Equipment Finance to become part of GEs UK bank group
More details emerge about the future of the General Electric equipment asset finance arm.