All articles by Brian Cantwell
Brian Cantwell
Siemens: manufacturers see global rise in asset finance
Manufacturing firms worldwide are increasingly deploying asset finance to facilitate equipment acquisition and technology upgrade, according to a study from Siemens Financial Services Division (SFS).
Praetura adds two to operations
Praetura Asset Finance has recruited Anne McKee and Carol Reilly into its operational team.
Investec Asset Finance reaches £100m mark in block discounting
Investec Asset Finance block discounting division has passed the £100m (125m) milestone in lending to UK based SME finance companies.
Scania Finance expands use of Cassiopae software to Spain
Scania Financial Services, the financial services arm of the Swedish manufacturer of heavy trucks and buses, has selected Cassiopae’s vehicle finance software for use in the Spanish market.
British Business Bank seeks partners for SME leasing stimulus programme
The British Business Bank (BBB) has launched a funding programme, ‘Enable’, aimed at improving the provision of asset and lease finance to smaller UK businesses, and is seeking lessors to partner it.
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Aldermore: two thirds of UK SMEs have no business savings account
Less than a third (31%) of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Britain have a business savings account, according to research released by UK challenger bank Aldermore.
Cabot Square Capital acquires Blue Motor Finance
Cabot Square Capital, the specialist financial services private equity investor, has acquired motor finance funder Blue Motor Finance.
Rivermore banks on the Edge
Ex-BNP Paribas employee Andy Edge has joined Rivermore Asset Finance, the materials handling equipment finance firm based in Alton, Hampshire in the UK.
Lombard appoints Chiappini head of aviation and marine
Lombard, the UK asset finance provider, has appointed Greg Chiappini as head of aviation and marine finance, part of Lombards specialist market division.
FLA: asset finance at six year high in September
The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has said asset finance new business was up 31% year-on-year during September 2014, to reach over £2.5bn (3.19bn), the highest monthly figure in almost six years.