UTB: Brokers view AI as biggest technological threat to business
United Trust Bank’s latest ‘Broker Sentiment Poll’ has revealed that nearly 9 out of 10 (84%) brokers believe that advances…
FLA dinner: Hague highlights 28 June as potential Brexit date
If MPs vote for an extension to Brexit then the date is likely to be 28 June 2019, William Hague told the UK leasing industry in London last night. Former…
27 Feb 2019
CMA survey: Handelsbanken top high street bank for UK SMEs
Handelsbanken UK has come out on top among British high street banks for SMEs' satisfaction with relationship management, in the first such survey commissioned by regulators. 90% of Handelsbanken's SME…
15 Aug 2018
Treasury Committee raises doubts over Ombudsman’s SME readiness
Parliament's Treasury Select Committee has raised doubts over the Financial Ombudsman Service's (FOS) preparedness for taking SME grievances under its remit, only a few days after chief ombudsman Caroline Wayman…
30 Jul 2018
11 Jun 2018
UK Finance, LSB and MPs to lobby on SME lending contracts
UK Finance and the Lending Standards Board (LSB) have set up a working group to examine fairness of SME lending contracts, in collaboration with the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on…
11 Jun 2018
UK trade bodies ask government for clarity on low-emission treatment of HGVs
A number of trade bodies in the UK's leasing, transport and vehicle distribution spaces have called for clarity on how heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) will be treated in future clean…
19 Apr 2018
UTB brokers find Brexit uncertainty starting to bite
According to a broker sentiment poll carried out by United Trust Bank (UTB), two thirds (67%) of brokers operating in the asset finance sector believe that Brexit uncertainty is causing…
13 Apr 2018