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Verdict Staff
APR-led products draw punters to forecourts
With 2.63 million new vehicles registered in 2015, up about 6% on 2014, and the fourth consecutive year of growth, experts are seeing pressure build on the used market in 2016. With the biggest March on record the trend is set to continue.
Motor Finance Europe: innovations in technology
The second panel session of the day saw some of leading technological minds come together to discuss how technology is fundamentally changing motor finance, and what companies can expect to come in the future
Software provider sees growing convergence between the fleet and retail leasing markets
Wim Bauwens, sales and marketing executive at Sofico talks to Sotiris Kanaris about a new market trend and its effect on software development
More senior managers to be held to account
In late 2015, the Treasury announced the Governments proposal to extend the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR), which came into effect for the banking sector on 7 March 2016, to all sectors of the financial services industry during 2018.
Does an order form now create a contract?
Russell Kelsall, financial services regulation partner at TLT reports on a recent controversial motor finance case in the Court of Appeal that has left room for uncertainty
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Motor Finance Europe: Globetrotting
The Motor Finance conference featured a number of panel sessions. The first of these sessions saw industry experts discuss how motor finance is developing around the world, and some of the challenges facing companies looking to break into some of the less mature markets
MotoNovo launches Nexus 2 technology to increase finance penetration
Independent lender MotoNovo has launched a backend service for dealers, Nexus 2, in an effort to boost used finance penetration.
RAC EXTENDS PASSPORT CHECK TO VANS AND MOTORBIKES
The RAC has extended its RAC Passport dealer provenance check to include commercial vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes.
Motor Finance Europe: Establishing a Roadmap for Motor Finance in 2016 and Beyond
How traditional motor finance needs to change in order to remain attractive to an evolving customer base in a market where technology is changing the playing field was a key theme to come from the Motor Finance Europe 2016 Conference.
First-hand observations of second-hand dealers
As someone who’s been forced out of London by the sharp rise in property prices and rents over the past couple of years, I’ve been forced to re-evaluate my transport options, as of late.