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Equipment Finance Industry Compensation Increases for Second Consecutive Year
November 19, 2012
Sustained economic growth resulted in an increase in compensation among originators in the equipment finance industry in 2011, according to the 2012 Equipment Leasing & Finance Compensation Survey from the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association and the performance reward consulting and benchmarking firm for the financial services sector, McLagan.
Expanding Your Business in an Emerging Market?
November 19, 2012
The opportunities in emerging markets are attractive, but only if your market strategy is carefully executed and monitored.
Leasing Fraud
November 19, 2012
In its recent decision in <i>SEC v. Apuzzo</i>, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that to prevail on a claim of aiding and abetting securities fraud under &sect; 20(e) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. &sect; 78t(e), the Securities and Exchange Commission need not demonstrate that the defendant's conduct proximately caused the primary violation.
A Lease Is a Lease Is a ' Loan? Avoiding Recharacterization
November 19, 2012
This article explores the impact of recharacterization, and discusses the tests developed by courts to determine whether a lease will be considered to be a secured loan. Then, a review of the most recent cases shows the characterization tests in practice.
December issue in PDF format
November 16, 2012
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Movers & Shakers
November 16, 2012
Who's doing what; who's going where.
Case Briefs
November 16, 2012
Highlights of the latest insurance cases from around the country.
Avoiding the Excess Layers
November 16, 2012
Several courts have recently held that an insured bears the burden of demonstrating proper exhaustion of underlying policies, including where multiple policies are involved in a settlement. These decisions have prevented insureds from accessing millions of dollars in excess coverage based on the unambiguous exhaustion language included in the operative excess policies.
Henkel (Almost) 10 Years Later
November 16, 2012
The meaning of "anti-assignment" clauses has been hotly disputed since 2003, when the California Supreme Court interpreted the clause in a manner that restricted the transfer of coverage rights in certain corporate transactions. This article examines how other courts have resolved the anti-assignment issue in the last decade.
December issue in PDF format
November 14, 2012
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