All articles by Jonathan Minter
Jonathan Minter
Jonathan is the editor of Motor Finance magazine. You can reach him at jonathan.minter@verdict.co.uk
MotoNovo: Take finance online to compete with banks
Independent lender MotoNovo has called on dealers to make sure finance and supporting tools are prominently available online, in order to ward off potential challenges from high street supermarket banks offering personal loans.
FLA: finance levels to continue to rise in H1 2015
New car finance volumes increased by 8% year-on-year during the first 12 month period of 2015, according to figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA).
Industry set for potential multi million pound tax position restoration following VWFS tax case victory
Volkswagen Financial Services has won a landmark case against Her Majestys Revenue and Customs (HMRC) concerning VAT rebates which could affect motor finance providers in the UK.
BMW Group Financial Services performs well in H1
BMW Group Financial Services (BMW FS) signed 801,526 new contracts globally over the first half of 2015, up from 728,914 in the same period 2015.
Blackhorse and Lex post strong H1 results
Black Horse, the motor finance arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has reported a 33% year-on-year increase in net lending for the first half of 2015 to £8bn.
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Senior reshuffle at the FCA
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has recruited Magan Butler director of supervision investment, wholesale and specialists as a one year secondment, and Christopher Woolard to its Board.
Editors Letter: Change at the top of the FCA
It wasn’t so long ago that Martin Wheatley famously stated he intended to “shoot first and ask questions later”, as he took up the reins at the then new regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Thankfully for motor finance, his sights were apparently aimed at the banking sector, and the controrversial payday lender industry.
Billings Superbike partnership motors along
The amount of motorcycles Billing Finance finances has grown by approximately ten times since it began working with motorcycle broker and dealer Superbike Factory in 2013, Billing Finances director Oliver Mackaness told Motor Finance.
Tips for a successful sale
Jonathan Minter speaks to Grant Thornton partner Tarun Mistry on the state of the motor finance industry, why we are seeing so much M&A activity, and how to prepare a business for sale.
Web set to shake up new car market
Jonathan Minter speaks to Carwow CEO James Hind about how the internet is yet to makes its presence truly felt in the new car market, and how its just a matter of time before it does