Asset finance

New qualification for asset finance sector

The London Institute of Banking & Finance has unveiled a new qualification for asset...

New BDMs for United Trust Bank

United Trust Bank has announced the appointment of two new asset finance business development managers...

New high for SME lending

Small business lending hit an all-time high over the past 12 months, according to...

NACFB Commercial Finance Expo to expand for 2017

The NACFB's Commercial Finance Expo (CFE) will to a larger venue at the NEC...

Investec appoints head of SME funding subsidiary

Investec Asset Finance Group has announce the appointment of Paul Cunningham as head of Quantum Funding. He joins...

Asset finance growth at Aldermore

Aldermore has reported growth in its asset finance business over the first six months...

Commercial brokers remain firm on Brexit

92% of brokers working in the fields of asset, bridging and development finance would...

June growth for asset finance

Latest figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new...

Brightstar moves into invoice and asset finance

Brightstar Financial has launched its invoice and asset finance offering, following a seven month...

Ultimate Finance hires senior South East regional director

Ultimate Finance Group has appointed Simon Adcock as senior regional director for the South...

Ultimate Finance pledges post Brexit support for SMEs

Ultimate Finance Group has revealed that its total loan book to the UK SME sector has exceeded £100 million. It added that "significant further funds"...

UTB joins Funding for Lending Scheme

United Trust Bank (UTB) has joined the Bank of England’s Funding for Lending Scheme...

Asset based funders “best placed” to support SMEs

The boss of the UK’s largest independent invoice finance company, Bibby Financial Services (BFS),...

Bibby secures €150m European SME funding

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has secured a new three-year €150 million funding agreement with...

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Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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