UK businesses are increasingly turning to asset finance when investing in new equipment. A new quarterly confidence survey, published by the FLA for the first time recently, shows that finance company chiefs expect this trend to continue. Continue Reading

Following the recent Budget, which contained measures designed to increase the speed and scale of investment in low carbon energy projects, finance companies, green businesses and energy suppliers have met to discuss the emerging role of asset finance in achieving a low carbon economy. Continue Reading

During 2010 UK Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) members provided some £70bn of credit to businesses. Nearly £20bn of that total went to support business investment in the private and public sectors, representing about 25% of all UK fixed capital investment – assets ranging from photocopiers to heavy machinery and railway rolling stock. Continue Reading