Entries by Iain Corbett

WORKING IT OUT AS WE GO ALONG

Amid one of the most challenging periods the industry and the country have ever experienced, our sales director Iain Corbett takes a quick look over the shoulder and reflects on how things have gone so far: Apart from those brief, day-dreamy moments when I wish I owned the commercial rights to use of the word […]

Asset finance new business grows by 5% in September

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew by 5% in September, compared with the same month in 2018.  In Q3 2019 as a whole, new business was also 5% higher than in the same quarter in 2018. New finance […]

Asset finance market grows by 8% in July

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) overall grew in July by 8% compared with the same month last year. New business for deals of up to £20 million increased by 7% over the same period. The plant and machinery […]

Asset finance market grows by 11% in March

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew by 11% in March, compared with the same month last year, and also by 11% in Q1 2019 overall. New finance for plant and machinery grew in March by 11% compared with […]

Carrick Asset Finance: Up and Running

With six months trading now under their belts there’s a distinctly positive ‘end of the beginning’ feeling in the air at Carrick Asset Finance. In this short piece, Carrick’s finance director Martin Stewart takes stock of the market and explains how this start-up operation is finding its feet: We launched Carrick Asset Finance in October […]

Asset finance market grows by 7% in December

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew in December by 7% compared with the same month in 2017, and by 5% in Q4 2018 as a whole. The plant and machinery finance and commercial vehicle finance sectors reported new […]

WINTER CHARITY PLEDGE

At Carrick Asset Finance we recognise the importance of giving something back. While our business is young, we’re extremely pleased with how our first few months of trading have gone and are very grateful for your business support. We therefore thought it would be a good idea to channel this gratitude into a charity pledge, […]

Asset finance market reports new business up 9% in October

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew by 9% in October, compared with the same month last year. The plant and machinery finance and business equipment finance sectors reported new business  up by 16% and 29% respectively, compared with […]

Asset finance market reports double-digit growth in August

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew by 10% in August, compared with the same month last year. The plant and machinery finance sector reported new business up in August by 10% compared with the same month in 2017, […]