It’s not a surprise to see that dealers are generally downbeat about the state of the economy, with the balance of expectation toward fewer new car registrations in 2021 on the back of what was...

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Reports over the weekend have suggested motorists should wait a month to save up to £1,100 on car finance. The Pointing to the discretionary commission ban due at end of next month, The Telegraph...

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28 January is a pivotal opportunity for motor finance to reinvent itself and create a new level of consumer trust and confidence in the dealer finance model. It is also a significant opportunity to...

Amsterdam’s Farringdon Capital Management, co-founded and owned by Bram Cornelisse, has taken a 3.36% stake in Pendragon. The deal sees Farringdon become Pendragon’s sixth-largest institutional...

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The FCA policy statement and final rules document ‘Motor finance discretionary commission models and consumer credit commission disclosure’, published in July, provided the platform that confirmed...

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In July the FCA confirmed that discretionary commission models will be banned from 28 January 2021, following a consultation in October 2019, and issued revised commission disclosure rules....

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The Financial Conduct Authority’s new ruling on commission models has been released – what does it mean for retailers? Around 90% of new cars are sold on finance, so when the Financial Conduct...

Discretionary commission models will be banned by the Financial Conduct Authority from 28 January 2021. The FCA has also issued revised commission disclosure rules. The ruling follows a consultation...

Lookers is advertising for four experienced big 4 auditors who are immediately available to “complete a complex audit and accounting investigation”. The four recruits, who must be ACA qualified...

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Lookers is aiming to cut 1,500 of its 8,100-strong workforce as it enters a restructuring plan. The move comes as dealer group has experienced a host of difficulties in the past year including an...

Lookers shares are down 71% in a year, valuing the business at £97.9m, reports The Sunday Times. Debt could soon exceed the valuation: it had £65m of debt at the end of April and the cost of...

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