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Google News Alerts – A Free Tool to Help Your Business
By Brad Harmon, President, First Star Capital
posted: Feb 13th, 2012

Is it in our power to dictate how 2012 will unfold?  What can be done to align our projections, forecasts, expectations, wishes, dreams or prayers for record volume in 2012 with actual results at year end?  Some might argue that this isn’t realistic and Brad is talking crazy again.  However, there are always new tools or resources that can be implemented to help us lead the charge.  Success in the current economic environment will only come to those that help . . . read more

You may be ready, but what about your technology provider?
By Nancy Geary, CPA, CLP
posted: Feb 9th, 2012

Like it or not, the leasing industry is in for a big change; a big accounting change, to be specific.  As we are all painfully aware, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), in conjunction with the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), is working to make this change a reality.  With a second exposure draft slated for issue in the first half of 2012, and a final draft of the new standard expected before year end, it is a distinct possibility . . . read more

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Dodd-Frank Proposed Risk Retention Rule Concerns For Equipment Finance Explained
Feb 3rd, 2012

The risk retention rule which was proposed in April 2011 under the Dodd-Frank Act would require lenders to retain 5% of the loss risk for all debt obligations pooled into securities. While the rule was proposed primarily to target the residential mortgage backed securities (MBS or RMBS) and collateralized debt obligations (CDO) markets, the entire securitization market could be affected, including equipment finance related asset backed securities (ABS). The rule would impose unnecessary and inappropriate restrictions on the asset class and ultimately . . . read more

Are Your Goals S.M.A.R.T.?
Feb 1st, 2012

Everybody knows that setting goals is imperative in making sure your business is heading in the right direction, whether it is a Fortune 500 company or a one-man brokerage.  Goals give both you and your company direction, and without them you are just a ship without a rudder – drifting helplessly at the mercy of the elements.  To avoid crashing on the rocks or going in circles forever, you need to make sure the rudder of your company is firmly . . . read more

The Year Ahead – Interesting Times!
Jan 26th, 2012

It’s difficult to imagine a more controversial topic right now than ‘The year ahead’ but, as publishers of the Global Leasing Report, one thing we have learned is that the leasing industry is incredibly resilient.

At White Clarke Group, we do get a strong insight into the auto and asset finance industry, partly from our annual dialogue with more than fifty countries around the world but mainly from our role as technology suppliers and business consultants to the auto finance, asset . . . read more