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That’s Basel with an “E” – As in “Enterprise”
By Andrew Lea, Sr. Marketing Manager, Linedata Capitalstream.
posted: May 9th, 2013

Putting Lessor Front Office Tools On The Front Line In The New Regulatory Environment

In January of this year, The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision issued its Principles for effective risk data aggregation and risk reporting.  In its announcement of the publication of the document, the committee noted that “The financial crisis that began in 2007 revealed that many banks were unable to aggregate risk exposures and identify concentrations fully, quickly and accurately….. The principles published today are intended to strengthen . . . read more

Heading Into the Cloud: Leveraging the value of cloud computing in the leasing industry
By Mitch Kaufman, MSCS President, IFS Technology Solutions
posted: May 2nd, 2013

 In the eyes of many industry analysts, information technology (IT) has reached the point of diminishing returns.  As McKinsey and Company notes, it is “no longer a game-changer” and IT spend “doesn’t correlate with business success.”

As leasing companies begin to trim IT spending, cloud solutions can be a key driver in reducing costs.  They free up IT staff to focus on business process improvements, enable computing environments to scale up or down in response to company needs, and help organizations . . . read more

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WLN Thought Leadership (Part 3): Interview – Humayun Murad, CEO – Leasing MENA & CIS, Orix Corporation
Apr 11th, 2013

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Global Product Differentiation & Innovation 

Interview with Humayun Murad, CEO, Leasing MENA & CIS for Orix CorporationThe WLN Thought Leadership series is intended to bring together the timely issues facing our industry and the leaders best positioned to address them. In this series on “Global Product Differentiation & Innovation”, WLN interviewed three prominent . . . read more

US Auto Finance and Leasing Trends and Prospects for 2013
Apr 11th, 2013

At the turn of the year, I wrote that the global auto market looked set for a year of subdued growth outside of hotspots such as China and India, but in the US the sector would certainly see a continued rise in sales. Since then, the US auto market has indeed continued to perform well, aided by modest economic recovery and greater availability of credit. The hazard of the ‘fiscal cliff’ has been sidestepped, if only for the short term, . . . read more

My Lender is Requiring a “Backup Servicer,” What is That?
Apr 5th, 2013

It is common for a lender, investor or rating agency to require a backup servicing arrangement with an independent third party who is in the business of servicing lease and loan portfolios as a condition of their loan or securitization arrangement. The role of a backup servicer provides comfort to the lender or rating agency that in the event of a default, the portfolio can be professionally serviced to pay down the outstanding loan obligation.  A backup servicing role accomplishes . . . read more