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November/December 2009
Vol 36, No. 8
Frog-in-a-Kettle Syndrome

FEATURES

Our Nuclear Liquidity Winter From a Fiscal Explosion
By David S. Wiener, Industry Veteran & Contributing Writer
The financial services sector of the economy has been in turmoil with many in leasing leadership roles experiencing a “frog-in-the-kettle” syndrome. Industry veteran David Wiener offers his armchair perspective on the U.S. financial system — and the resulting systemic impact on the entire equipment leasing & finance industry. (Ref# FNF122)

Are We in the Eye of the Storm?
By Dexter Van Dango, Equipment Leasing Industry Executive
Dexter Van Dango is the pen name for a real senior executive with more than 25 years of experience in the equipment leasing industry. And like many, he wonders where everything is headed. But when it comes down to it, he’s optimistically looking for the “green shoots.” (Ref# FNF123)

Where Will the Cards Fall if Your Business and Tax Matters Aren’t in Order?
By Shari L. Lipski, ECS Financial Services
Not knowing the basic foundation of how your company is running or how the government views your company’s liability could be your biggest exposure in these hard economic times. You could be playing a game of roulette with your money and the business that you’ve spent a lifetime building … or would that be a game of craps? (Ref# TAX60)

What You Should Know About Your Company Before Finding a New Funding Source
By Hugh Swandel, Swandel & Associates
Preparing to negotiate with existing new funding sources or to solicit new ones should be treated as the most significant undertaking in your company’s existence. Even the most consistent performers are being held to a much higher standard of performance with expectations from sources of capital extending well beyond financial strength. (Ref# FNF124)

FROM ALL FACETS

The ‘New’ PNC Equipment Finance — A Year in the Making
By Christopher Moraff, Associate Editor
In a formal announcement on November 6, the equipment finance units of National City and The PNC Financial Services Group were joined together under one name as PNC Equipment Finance; and who better to lead the new unit than Vince Rinaldi, who 25 years ago founded the tiny firm that today is among the largest leasing companies in the nation. (Ref# PRO115)

Face the Facts… With a New Sales Outlook
By Linda P. Kester, Institute of Personal Development
To be a truly productive, healthy salesperson, you need to stop feeling victimized. Replace negative reactions with a plan to keep you in a solid, peaceful state of mind, regardless of any drama going on around you. Linda Kester offers five simple ways to defeat negativity and create a new sales outlook. (Ref# SAL142)

Can Non-Debtors Be Discharged Through a Debtor’s Chapter 11 Reorganization Plan?
By Andrew K. Alper, Frandzel Robins Bloom & Csato
This article arises because of a very recent case entitled The Pacific Lumber Co. Among many other issues, it revisits the issue as to whether a plan of reorganization can release non-debtors from liability. (Ref# LGL1132)

Fraudulent Inducement, Mistake & Unconsionability Defenses and the Importance of Language
By Kenneth P. Weinberg, Marks & Weinberg
This edition of Dispatches from the Trenches discusses why lessors should make sure their leases have standard language noting that the equipment does not constitute a fixture and is removable from and not essential to the premises where the equipment is located. (Ref# LGL1133)

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