The Malaysian Insider reported that China will introduce a “blacklist” of drug and medical device manufacturers found to have paid bribes as it extends a crackdown on graft in the healthcare sector. read more

DEC 30, 2013 - 7:08 am

The Wall Street Journal reported that Sumitomo Mitsui Financial will continue to pursue selective acquisitions in 2014, with some European firms as interested sellers. read more

DEC 27, 2013 - 7:06 am

Societe Generale Equipment Finance said it will host The Leasing Foundation's second annual conference at its corporate headquarters in Paris on October 2 and 3, 2014. read more

DEC 18, 2013 - 7:02 am

Zenith, a UK-based independent leasing and fleet management company, said it added Andrew Cronin to its consultancy team. He previously served with GE Capital Fleet Services. read more

DEC 9, 2013 - 7:10 am

Equipment leasing and asset finance is expanding in many Latin American countries, but the stark decline of Brazil’s leasing market in recent years has affected overall portfolio values in the region, according to the Alta LAR 100 report. read more

DEC 4, 2013 - 7:06 am

Results from Leaseurope's Q3/13 survey showed that total new leasing volume reported by the sample of firms was almost €16 billion, a 0.7% drop from Q3/12 volume. read more

DEC 4, 2013 - 7:02 am

Reuters reported an industry survey finds the financial services industry should adopt voluntary standards to restore bank trust and create a "third way" between self-regulation and over-regulation from authorities. read more

NOV 27, 2013 - 7:06 am

According to a risk report released by The Boston Consulting Group, global banking has diverged into a “three-speed world,” and ongoing reforms are now a “barrier banks must breach,” requiring a strategy of prioritizing and executing against current and evolving rules. read more

NOV 20, 2013 - 6:00 am

The Irish Times reported that Waypoint Leasing plans to treble its workforce in Ireland next year as it begins to deploy over $700 million in equity and debt funding that it has raised to date. read more

NOV 18, 2013 - 6:30 am

The Leasing Foundation Future Leaders, nominated by the foundation's governors and fellows as the brightest new talent in the industry, are starting their development program with the first meetings hosted by CHP Consulting in London. read more

NOV 1, 2013 - 6:00 am

Rabobank said it has agreed to pay more than $1 billion to U.S. and other regulators to settle investigations into Rabobank's LIBOR and EURIBOR submission processes. read more

OCT 30, 2013 - 6:30 am

Bombardier Aerospace said it signed an agreement with CDB Leasing to acquire 15 CSeries jetliners with an option to acquire additional aircraft that, if exercised, would bring the total value of the deal to over $2 billion. read more

OCT 21, 2013 - 6:15 am

Westpac entered into an agreement to acquire Lloyds Banking Group’s Australian asset finance business and its corporate loan portfolio encompassing $8.4 billion of assets. read more

OCT 14, 2013 - 6:25 am

Laurentian Bank of Canada announced it is expanding the range of financial solutions it offers to its commercial clients with the addition of leasing products. read more

OCT 10, 2013 - 6:35 am

The Leasing Foundation said more than 120 fellows, governors and invited guests attended its first conference, during which projects in education, research, diversity and leadership were launched. read more

OCT 7, 2013 - 6:10 am