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• JELF Fall 2007 - Full Issue

  The Cape Town Convention, One Year Later
  By Edward K. Gross
  
  Planning Initiatives and Business Valuation as an Executive Guidance System
  By James M. Johnson, PhD

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• The Cape Town Convention, One Year Later

  The Cape Town Convention, One Year Later
  By Edward K. Gross
  Fall 2007 Issue
  
  The equipment finance industry reacted to the imposition in March 2006 of the Cape Town Convention and related Aircraft Protocol with alarm and some frenzied rewriting of aircraft finance closing procedures and documents. More than a year after the imposition of this treaty, the industry has settled into some common treaty-conforming practices, including modifications to "standard" business aircraft financing forms.

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• Planning Initiatives and Business Valuation as an Executive Guidance System

  Planning Initiatives and Business Valuation as an Executive Guidance System
  By James M. Johnson, PhD
  Fall 2007 Issue
  
  Business valuation is a high-level planning and strategy assessment tool. Developing and using a valuation approach for strategic decision-making is both logical and evidence of high-level due diligence. This article applies the mechanics of developing a valuation model to a public (albeit disguised) company.

  Free ($10.00 )

• JELF Spring 2007 - Full Issue

  Trends, Challenges, and Solutions for Tax Compliance in the Leasing Industry
  By Patricia L. Pelino and Wayne Robinson
  
  In spite of their dedicated accounting efforts, many leasing companies fall short when it comes to tax compliance. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act and varying state tax systems complicate the task. One solution is process automation.
  
  Lease Financing Transactions and In re Commercial Money Center Inc.
  By Benjamin R. Norris
  
  Should the ability to prevent fraud in lease financing transactions be trumped by a perceived need to preserve flexibility in such transactions? This article discusses problems raised by a 2006 bankruptcy decision and suggests ways in which creditors may obtain some limited protection.
  
  Learning From the Leaders: Why a Select Few Leasing Companies Consistently Outperform Their Peers
  By Scott A. Thacker
  
  There are the Outperformers, and then there are the Others. In this summary of a research project commissioned by the Foundation, lessors will find the differentiators for financial performance
  and key business capabilities.
  
  Preparing for a Correction
  
  Held in January, the 26th Industry Future Council identifies trends, issues, and potential economic indicators that will have consequences for equipment leasing companies. Here is the conclusion to that report.
  
  Winner Announced for 2006 Article of the Year

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• Learning From the Leaders: Business Differentiation

  By Scott A. Thacker
  Spring 2007 issue
  
  There are the Outperformers, and then there are the Others. In this summary of a research project commissioned by the Foundation, lessors will find the differentiators for financial performance and key business capabilities.

  Free ($10.00 )

• Lease Financing Transactions and In re Commercial Money Center Inc

  By Benjamin R. Norris
  Spring 2007 issue
  
  Should the ability to prevent fraud in lease financing transactions be trumped by a perceived need to preserve flexibility in such transactions? This article discusses problems raised by a 2006 bankruptcy decision and suggests ways in which creditors may obtain some limited protection.

  Free ($10.00 )

• Preparing For a Correction

  Spring 2007 issue
  
  Held in January, the 26th Industry Future Council identifies trends, issues, and potential economic indicators that will have consequences for equipment leasing companies. Here is the conclusion to that report.

  Free ($10.00 )

• Trends, Challenges, and Solutions for Tax Compliance in the Leasing Industry

  By Patricia L. Pelino & Wayne Robinson
  Spring 2007 issue
  
  In spite of their dedicated accounting efforts, many leasing companies fall short when it comes to tax compliance. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act and varying state tax systems complicate the task. One solution is process automation.

  Free ($10.00 )

• Winner Announced for 2006 Article of the Year

  Winner Announced for 2006 Article of the Year
  Spring 2007 issue

  Free ($10.00 )

• JELF Winter 2007 - Full Issue

  Legal Guide to Leasing in Russia for Foreign Lessors
  By Irma Foley
  
  Favorable changes in Russian leasing law are making leasing more attractive than other financing methods for both Russian lessees and foreign lessors. Increased economic effectiveness, flexibility, and accessibility are some of the positive changes.
  
  The Response to Customer Default: Captive Versus Non-captive Lessors
  By Itzhak Ben-David and James S. Schallheim, PhD
  
  Repossession or write-off? The default remedies of captive and non-captive leasing companies can vary significantly. This Foundation-commissioned study explores the behavioral differences between captives and non-captives in instances of default.
  
  Management of a Diverse Workforce: Meanings and Practices
  By Jenny Hoobler, PhD, Tim Basadur and Grace Lemmon
  
  What does diversity management mean in a leasing setting? To find out, this study commissioned by the Foundation surveyed human resources managers in leasing companies as well as diverse individuals within those same firms.

  Free ($10.00 )