Broker-induced finance in the leasing industry has continued to rise so far in 2017. Vincenzo Scalzone, recently appointed head of broker at Hampshire Trust Bank, …
Spain: further down the path of recovery November 18, 2019 Paul Golden A banks perspective on the burgeoning UK SME alternative finance market
Brian Cantwell speaks to Eoin Moore, managing director of the structured asset solutions team at Commerzbank, about driving change in the UK SME leasing and lending market…
2015: a year of change for UK commercial brokers
While the full impact of recent changes in the UK commercial finance broker market is yet to become clear, the industry is bracing itself for the possibility of further consolidation. By Paul Golden.…
Culture match: the thinking behind LDFs acquisition of First Independent Finance
The union between UK lender LDF and brokerage First Independent Finance sees the group become the biggest of the new model of hybrid lenders, based on its £400m annual originations. Brian Cantwell t…
Small commercial brokers regulatory challenges and how to handle the appointed representative route
Sotiris Kanaris examines the way that the commercial finance market operates has undergone changes through the new rules set by the Financial Conduct Authority…
NACFB heads to London
The body which represents brokers in the leasing and asset finance industry in the UK has been based in Exeter for the majority of its 20-year history but intends to be based in the UK capital before …
Starting from scratch in difficult times
Somerset Capital Group is a very well established lessor, based in Connecticut, US, with its roots firmly in the operating lease space As a well-funded independent company with offices across the US, …
M&A activity in the fleet leasing market
One of the joys of being an independent consultant in the contract hire fleet asset finance space is that my work is so varied Ive been doing this for a decade and during that time I dont think there …
10 ways to build value in a broker
In the second part of his M&A series, Jeremy Hall looks at how to make a broker worth buying I recently met a broker, a one-man business trading for many years with fewer than 1,000 customers…
Finance directory for UK SMEs launched at NACFB seminar
Developed by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) in conjunction with the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) and with the assistance of the Asset Based Finance Associati…