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2009 MONITOR 100
Vol 36, No. 4
Annual Ranking of the
Industries Top Companies

FEATURES

Are We There Yet?
By Paul L. Kasriel, Northern Trust Global Economic Research
Economist Paul Kasriel, of Northern Trust’s Global Economic Research team, answers a question that is perhaps on everyone’s mind — are we there yet? And while the short answer is no, there are signs of moderation in the rate of descent of economic activity. And all things being equal, that’s not too bad. (Ref # GEN043)

2009 Monitor 100: A Year Like No Other
Without question, 2008 was a year like no other. Fundamentals like new business volume and the viability of certain business models have been re-examined as equipment finance companies find themselves hunkered down awaiting economic toxins to work their way through the financial system. To order the Monitor 100 Digital Edition, click here.

MONITOR 100 EXECUTIVE PROFILES:
Banc of America Leasing's Richard R. Fleischer
Fleischer recently took the reigns at the end of 2008, a year in which this U.S. bank-owned leasing company managed to book more than $10 billion in new business and move up in the rankings to #3. (Ref # PRO108)

SG Equipment Finance USA's Pascal Bouillon
As CEO, Bouillon finds himself on his third U.S. assignment, this time at the helm of the business he was instrumental in creating in 2006. This new foreign affiliate enters the Monitor 100 at #86. (Ref # PRO109)

Huntington Bank EF's Robert E. Allanson
For Allanson, it’s all about simplicity, stability and longevity. As president of the Ohio-based bank leasing company, he works with a core group of associates who've aided the bank in moving up six places and into the top 50 (#50) in this year’s list. (Ref # PRO110)

SL Financial Services' Klaus Knuth
Since its launch in 2000 with a staff of four, Connecticut-based SL Financial Services — a subsidiary of Germany’s Landesbank Baden-Württemberg — has grown its staff five-fold, opened offices both north and south of the U.S. border, and broke half-a-billion dollars
(Ref # PRO111)

FROM ALL FACETS

GREASING THE WHEEL
Top Three Ways to Obtain Sales Leads
By Linda P. Kester, The Institute for Personal Development
Building a high-quality list of leads takes a lot of time and resourcefulness but after a while, it takes less of both. And while it’s not easy, it’s well worth it. (Ref # BRK041)

FINISHING FIRST
Is Your Business Ready for the Recovery?
By Jay Arthur, Writer, Six Sigma Consultant
Whether the economy or the stock market has bottomed out is irrelevant; one day soon the economy will turn around. Will your business be ready to handle the increasing volume of orders efficiently or will you find yourself scrambling to deliver? (Ref # GEN044)

SMART MOVES
Six Positive Choices to Keep You Motivated During Your Job Search
By Jon Gordon, Speaker, Consultant & Author
We’re in a recession and you’re out of a job. That’s the bad news. The good news is that by making a few key decisions you’ll not only make your job search a thousand times more pleasant, you’ll actually make it successful. (Ref # JBS090)

TIPPING THE SCALES
First Circuit Rules on Debtor’s Right to Exempt Fraudulently Conveyed Property
By Lesley Anne Hawes, McKenna Long & Aldridge
On April 1, 2009, the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit became the first federal circuit court to publish a decision on the right of a debtor to exempt property that the debtor fraudulently conveyed prior to his bankruptcy filing. (Ref # LGL1124)

A Complex Dance Between Owners, Lienholders & Courts
By Kenneth P. Weinberg and Barry S. Marks, Marks & Weinberg
Stepping out of the familiar and more-or-less uniform terrain of the UCC and into state title laws has proven perplexing, expensive and, in some cases, disastrous for motor vehicle lenders and lessors. The interplay between uniform provisions of the UCC and state Certificate of Title laws must be attempted with caution. (Ref # LGL1125)

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