ABN Amro undergoes streamlining as it bids farewell to double-digit growth
ABN Amro -- the parent of ABN AMRO Asset Based Finance N.V. -- has reported over 10% on annual return-on-equity…
Will EU’s consumer reforms from pandemic rub off on the UK?
The European Commission is keen to show that it is on the side of the European consumer. Earlier this month, it published a vision for the next five years in…
27 Nov 2020
Our future regulatory relationship with the EU should begin with the credit sector
Adrian Dally, the Finance & Leasing Association's head of motor finance, welcomes the prospect of an up-to-date, simpler, and future-proof rulebook when it comes to the UK's future regulatory framework…
21 Oct 2020
Let’s not delay reform of UK’s consumer credit legislation
A root and branch approach to reforming the Consumer Credit Act is needed says Stephen Haddrill, director general, of the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA). Early in October, the Treasury…
21 Oct 2020
British Business Bank shared brokers’ disquiet about BBLS
Early concerns about the government's Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) raised by executives of independent leasing companies and asset finance brokers were shared by the scheme administrators at the time,…
02 Oct 2020
Covid-19 should drive us to make relationships matter
To thrive in the current and evolving business climate, asset finance lessors need to explore how to enhance existing partner relationships or develop new ones says Mukul Mittal, vice-president of…
01 Oct 2020
Obstacles on the road to a carbon neutral Europe include EU’s Just Transition Fund
A dependency on gas may prove a sticking point in EC's plans for climate neutrality by 2050, says Edward Simpson, the Finance & Leasing Association's head of government affairs. Brussels…
26 Sep 2020