Insights

Guides to pay, interviews and careers, and news from the asset finance market.

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Careers in asset finance
The roles, the routes in and how people progress, from sales support to Head of Credit.
11 Nov 2026
How to become an asset finance BDM
What a business development manager does at a funder or a broker, the usual routes into the job, and how to show an employer you're ready for it.
11 Nov 2026
A credit underwriter's career path in asset finance
From credit analyst to Head of Credit, what changes at each step, the skills that move you up and the choices you'll make along the way.
11 Nov 2026
How to prepare for an asset finance interview
The research that makes a difference, the examples to have ready for sales, credit and operations roles, and the questions worth asking.
11 Nov 2026
How to brief a recruiter for an asset finance role
What to share about the role, the person, the package and your process, so the shortlist matches what you need and the right people say yes.

11 Nov 2026
People moves: new heads of risk and sales at Novuna and Bibby
Novuna Business Finance has promoted its Head of Underwriting to Head of Risk, and Bibby Financial Services has a new Head of Sales for asset finance.
11 Nov 2026
Asset finance new business up 10% in August
The Finance & Leasing Association's latest figures show a seventh month of growth in a row, led by plant and machinery finance.
11 Nov 2026
United Trust Bank builds a vendor finance team
UTB has hired Steve Gee to build a new vendor finance business, followed by Jon Gee and Joe Silva to lead its finance for materials handling dealers.
11 Nov 2026
FLA outlook survey: lenders more confident about the year ahead
In the Finance & Leasing Association's Q2 2026 survey, 63% of member firms expected new business to grow over the next 12 months, and the largest group expected staff numbers to hold steady.
11 Nov 2026
Training gaps are pushing people to leave, says industry talent report
Almost half of the specialist lending professionals in the NextGen Talent Report 2026 had left a role, or thought seriously about it, because of limited chances to develop.