All articles by Mike Cobb
Mike Cobb
US new business up 2% in January: ELFA
New business volumes were up 2% in the US equipment finance market for January 2014, according to the monthly index of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA).
SGEF joins with Green Investment Bank to provide funds
The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) and Societe Generale Equipment Finance have joined together to provide £50m (60.5m) of financing for green projects.
Slow recovery for commercial vehicles
Mike Cobb speaks to two European fleet leasing companies and discovers two quite different markets
FLA reports 34% rise in asset finance business in December
The UK asset finance markets rose by 34% in December 2013 to £2.2bn (2.86bn), led by a resurgent commercial vehicle sector which posted one of its strongest ever rises, according to data from the Finance and Leasing Association.
LeasePlan predicts world of cloudcars
With the coming of self driving cars in as few as 3 years, the UK division of lease management company LeasePlan, predicts that drivers will be able to subscribe to a ‘cloud’ of driverless cars within just a few years more.
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Funding Circle runs peer-to-peer seminars in March
Brokers are being encouraged to attend a series of road shows run by on-line loan provider Funding Circle to help develop their understanding of the peer-to-peer lending market in the UK.
German leasing flat at 46.5bn
The German equipment leasing market was in flat in 2013 with 46.5bn in new business volumes for the year, the same figure as 2012 and the second consecutive year of little or no growth in Europe’s largest leasing market, according to data from the German leasing association, the BDL.
Industry leaders come together at the Leasing Life European Conference and Awards 2013
Focusing on the customer, whether end-users or partners, and examining ways the industry can collectively grow were two major themes at the Conference in Berlin. Mike Cobb reports
Power of the middle-market
Mike Cobb talks with GE Capitals commercial director Maeve McMahon who found a gem hidden in plain sight and is securing new business leveraging the breadth of expertise of the GE Group
BNP Paribas and CNH partnership adds Iveco to brands financed
CNH Industrial Capital Europe, a joint venture between BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions and CNH Industrial, will extend its leasing financing offering beyond the CNH agricultural and construction sectors into the commercial vehicle and truck sector for the first time.