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
General thumbs-up for the FCA one year after taking over regulation
The FCAs first year of regulating consumer credit hasnt been without its challenges. But as Jonathan Minter found out, the industry remains optimistic over the regulatory future.
Rejuvenated financier celebrates its second first anniversary
In 2014 Paragon Car Finance re-entered the market after a six-year hiatus. Following this anniversary, Jonathan Minter caught up with Julian Rance, head of finance at the company, to talk about how the first year has gone and what the company has planned for the future.
Industry winners – the Motor Finance awards
This month Motor Finance hosted the inaugural European industry awards, celebrating the great and the good from across the industry. The awards were part of a day-long event held in Munich, which also featured a conference involving speakers from across the industry and the continent.
Bamford joins Davenham as non-executive chairman
UK asset finance broker Davenham Asset Finance has appointed venture capitalist Richard Bamford to its board of directors as non-executive chairman.
FCA permission naming confusion causes company to fail
A Stockport loan call centre has gone out of business after it was incorrectly identified as not having Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) interim permissions, causing data companies to cease working with it.
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New car finance shrinks in February
The number of new cars sold on finance shrank 3% year-on-year in February to 41,534, according to figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA).
FLA: majority of consumer credit firms struggling to understand FCAs perspective
Three out of five (60%) consumer credit firms attending the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) March conference said the greatest regulatory challenge they were facing was understanding what ‘good’ compliance meant from the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) perspective.
Glasss: Autonomous vehicles to revolutionise ownership models
The arrival of autonomous vehicles has the potential to completely change car ownership models, vehicle data provider Glasss has said.
New chief finance and compliance officers for iVendi
Technology company iVendi has hired Frances Lawrence and Kirsten Cutler to the newly created roles of chief financial officer and chief compliance officer, respectively.
FCA to review consumer credit sector in 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has outlined plans to implement and review the consumer credit regime and the firms and practices within the sector in its business plan for 2015/16.