Benson Hersch

Tim Shipman announced as keynote speaker at ASTL conference




The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has announced that Tim Shipman – the political editor of The Sunday Times – will be the keynote speaker at its annual conference next month.

Tim – who will be discussing “The battle for Brexit and the mayhem that followed” – has been political editor at The Sunday Times since 2014 and has covered five general elections, three presidential elections, two wars and countless leadership contests during his career.

Benson Hersch, chief executive of the ASTL (pictured above), said: “The past couple of years have seen unprecedented political change across the world, and Tim Shipman will be able to bring unrivalled insights from being up close to these developments as they happened.


“Tim headlines the leading line-up of speakers that help fulfil the aim of the conference: to provide attendees with updates and analysis from a range of experts to help them prepare for the variety of economic, regulatory and political challenges they currently face.”

Faisal Choudhry from Savills will also appear at the event to provide analysis of the UK property market.

Faisal has over 15 years of experience at Savills and will be drawing upon the bespoke market research it produces for developers, investors and financial institutions across the UK.

Last week, the ASTL confirmed Lorna O’Brien of the FCA and Peter Andrews of the Bank of England as speakers at the conference.

For more details about the 2017 annual conference held on 14th September, visit the ASTL website.

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