All articles by Verdict Staff
Verdict Staff
Key trends and opportunities in the UK consumer credit market up to 2019
The UK consumer market experienced some challenging economic conditions during the economic crisis of the mid-2000s, but has enjoyed strong growth in recent years. UKFS, a part of Timetric, looks at whether the good times are likely to continue
Ombudsman finds room for fairness on facts
The Financial Ombudsman Service regularly publishes examples of cases it has recently overseen, showing why the FOS found the way it did. Here, Motor Finance republishes two recent motor finance-related case which the FOS detailed
The liability minefield of driverless vehicles
The introduction of ever-greater levels of automation to vehicles on our roads will transform not just the car-making industry but many other parts of the economy and society.
FCAs new approach to supervision
On 17 September, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced changes to the way it will supervise the firms it authorises, including how firms are classified, in order to support its sector-based approach.
Daimler FS hires new head of HR
Daimler Financial Services has appointed Yvonne Rosslenbroich to its board of management, responsible for human resources.
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PCP is set to dominate the used car market
Tom Horton, sales director of Zuto, the online broker, examines the shift of consumer habits towards personal contract purchase within the used car market and a need for the industry to focus on long-term engagement
A driving force for change
With a growing need for dealerships and lenders to strike a balance between their own needs and those of their customers and the regulator how can this be achieved?
Children of the digital revolution
Conference season 2015 is now well and truly upon us, and by the time you read this, the Motor Finance editorial staff will have already attended a variety of autumnal to early winter events.
Sklaroff: We are still some way from seeing FCA in ‘final shape’
On 15 October, the FLA held the fifth in a series of conferences examining the impact of the Financial Conduct Authority’s new consumer credit regime on FLA members and their customers.
Sword Apak conference: digital disruption on the way
Sword Apak’s Global Wholesale Finance Summit in 2015 had a few messages throughout, but undoubtedly one of the key themes was that the world was moving increasingly online, and that the motor retail and finance industry needed to keep up.