All articles by Brian Cantwell
Brian Cantwell
BoE: lending up £1.8bn to UK business in September
The Bank of England reports that gross lending (excluding overdrafts) to non-financial businesses was £17.3bn in September compared to the average of £15.5bn over the previous six months.
Ebbon-Dacs expands into German fleet market
Ebbon-Dacs, an e-procurement specialist for major leasing and fleet management companies, has opened an office in Hamburg as part of a German fleet market expansion.
A third of global hospitals to use asset finance
Research from GE Capital finds that asset financing is on the rise across international healthcare providers, in both public and private hospitals.
UK bank Lloyds to clear 9,000 jobs by 2017
Lloyds Bank has said it will target 9000 job cuts in the next three years as it seeks to reduce its branch presence in the UK by a net total of 150 branches.
BoE: FLS SME lending down £400m
The Trends in Lending report published by the Bank of England has shown that Funding for Lending Scheme net lending to SMEs in the UK is down £400m (507.26m) this quarter.
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US private equity firm extends European energy asset finance
Joule Assets, the US-based energy efficiency private equity firm, has extended its asset finance across Europe and appointed Jessica Stromback as general manager and senior vice president to lead the operation.
The Captives Forum receives Chinese leasing award
The Captives Forum, the equipment manufacturers trade association, has received ‘industry organisation of the year’ award following the China Leasing Summit in Beijing.
Investec Asset Finance launches container box finance team
Investec Asset Finance (IAF) has launched of a specialist container box finance offering led by Keith Glasscoe.
Lumb joins Shire Leasing as finance director
Helen Lumb has joined Shire Leasing as finance director, after six years of running her own finance director services consultancy.
Centric rebrands as Shawbrook Business Credit
Centric Commercial Finance has rebranded as Shawbrook Business Credit following its acquisition by Shawbrook Bank in June 2014.