融资租赁协会（FLA）近日公布的数据显示，与去年同月相比，7月份资产融资新业务整体增长8％。交易额达2000万英镑以上的新业务增长了7％。FLA旗下成员资产融资总额为30.75亿英镑（34.5亿欧元）。
工厂和机械融资以及商用车融资部门7月新业务分别比2018年同月增长12％和13％，而汽车金融业增长6％。
FLA研究主管兼首席经济学家Geraldine Kilkelly表示：“资产融资市场在2019年第三季度开局良好。尽管商业投资水平低迷，但在2019年前七个月，该行业的新业务增长了7％。” “到目前为止，商用车融资和建筑设备融资业务在2019年恢复了强劲表现，在2019年前七个月，新业务分别增长了17％和22％。”
商业设备融资同比下降11％至1.95亿英镑。 汽车金融上涨6％至8.76亿英镑。
按渠道分类，直接融资同比增长11％至14.7亿英镑。中介融资增长4％至5.64亿英镑。销售融资增长2％至8亿英镑。
按产品分类，融资租赁增长15％至3.51亿英镑。经营租赁同比下降1％至5.36亿英镑。租赁和租购收入增长15％至17.8亿英镑，而其他形式的融资则下降14％至3.13亿英镑。
2018年，FLA成员向英国企业和家庭提供了1360亿英镑的新融资。 其中330亿英镑的融资用于企业和公共部门。 在2018年，英国机械，设备和购买软件融资服务三分之一来自于 FLA成员。
本月共有58名毕业生，获得金融资产证书，与去年相比，毕业生数量几乎翻了一番。
2019年是推行该证书的第二年，该证书是由伦敦银行与金融学院和FLA共同制定的，通过与资产金融行业协商，建立了共同标准并对该行业人员的技能和专业知识进行认证。
（本文来源于租赁生活，由国际租赁联盟翻译，如转载请注明译者和出处。）
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FLA: Asset finance market grows by 8% in July
Figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new business overall grew in July by 8% compared with the same month last year.New business for deals of up to £20m increased by 7% over the same period. Total FLA asset finance was £3.075bn (€3.45bn).
The plant and machinery finance, and commercial vehicle finance sectors reported new business up in July by 12% and 13% respectively, compared with the same month in 2018, while the car finance sector saw growth of 6%.
Geraldine Kilkelly, head of research and chief economist at the FLA, said: “The asset finance market made a solid start to the third quarter of 2019. Despite subdued levels of business investment, the industry has seen new business grow by 7% in the twelve months to July.” “The commercial vehicle finance and construction equipment finance sectors have returned strong performances in 2019 so far, with new business up in the first seven months of 2019 by 17% and 22% respectively.”
Business equipment finance recorded an 11% year-on-year decline to £195m. Car finance was up 6% to £876m.
By channel, direct finance was up 11% year-on-year to £1.47bn. Broker introduced finance was up 4% to £564m. Sales finance was up 2% to £800m.
By product, finance leasing saw a 15% rise to £351m. Operating leasing recorded a 1% year-on-year fall to £536m. Lease and hire purchase was up 15% to £1.78bn, while other forms of finance were down 14% to £313m.
In 2018, FLA members provided £136bn of new finance to UK businesses and households. Of this £33bn of finance was provided to businesses and the public sector. FLA members financed around third of UK investment in machinery, equipment and purchased software in the UK in 2018.
This month there were 58 graduates of the Diploma in Asset Finance, nearly double the amount of graduates compared to last year.
Now in its second year, the qualification was developed jointly with the London Institute of Banking & Finance and the FLA, in consultation with the asset finance industry, to establish common standards and recognise the skills and expertise of those in the sector.
