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FEATURES  The Bottom Line … Equipment Managers Prove Their Worth Ref #EQM150 February marks the first official gathering of asset managers since the end of the recession, when the ELFA conducts its 2010 Equipment Management Conference in Tucson, AZ. In anticipation, the Monitor reached out to five of the industry’s leading asset managers to see what the past two years have been like and what’s in store for 2010. By Christopher Moraff, Associate Editor Making a Case for Independents Ref #FNF125 Bob Rinaldi, former president of National City Commercial Capital Company (NC4) Canada, and executive vice president of NC4, describes what he feels is the current economic climate for the equipment leasing and financing industry and what independent lessors should be considering now that the tide is starting to turn for the better. A Q&A With Bob Rinaldi, Industry Veteran 2010 CFO Outlook: A Survey of What Manufacturing Chief Financial Officers Expect Ref #GEN046 The following article explores the results of the 12th annual survey of mid-size and large U.S. manufacturing company CFOs commissioned by Bank of America Business Capital. Phone interviews were conducted from mid-August to mid-October 2009. By Joyce White, Bank of America Business Capital NEW! VIEWS FROM THE TOP A Special Q&A Series With Monitor 100 Company Executives Tough Times Teach Valuable Lessons, Refocus Priorities Ref #CRD080 This is the first of a special series devoted to conversations with key executives of Monitor 100 companies. In terms of risk management on the credit side, who better to launch this column than Key Equipment Finance’s CCO Andrew Mesches. FROM ALL FACETS PROFILE OF SUCCESS TD Bank Equipment Finance — Increasing Franchise Value ‘On All Fronts’ Ref #PRO116 Anthony Sasso is upbeat about the future. And these days, that’s saying a lot. As the leader of TD Equipment Finance, he shares his outlook for the equipment leasing industry as a whole and where his operation fits inside of the TD Bank franchise. GREASING THE WHEEL Ready for the Next Step? How About a Return to the Basics Ref #PRI023 Indeed, there are opportunities for lessors willing to offer operating leases. Successfully managing residual risks in today’s market, however, requires a fundamental change in approach. Creating value for the customer in this manner will require new methodologies and rigor. The opportunity is there. Who’s ready to take the step? By Shawn Halladay, The Alta Group TIPPING THE SCALES Court Decision Marks the End of the Road for the Chapter 7 Ride-Through Option Ref #LGL1134 Under the ride-through option, debtors had an option in bankruptcy … to retain vehicles without reaffirming the debt and without redeeming the collateral. However the Ninth Circuit of Appeals’ recent decision in the Dumont case may have taken that option away. By Lesley Anne Hawes, McKenna Long & Aldridge A Question of Form or Substance —Two Cases for Consideration Ref #LGL1135 This edition of Dispatches From the Trenches discusses: whether an assigned lease is part of the assignor’s bankruptcy estate; and whether a lessee has a valid cause of action if a lessor misrepresents that the “lease” is really a loan. Mixed goods and services transactions and conflicting choice of law provisions are also mentioned. By Kenneth P. Weinberg, Marks & Weinberg PLAYBACK (Cartoon Feature) GE’s Immelt Takes Swipe at Culture of ‘Meanness and Greed’ If you are interested in ordering an article from this, or any other issue of the Monitor, please visit our article directory page. To purchase a digital copy of the Monitor 100 report, click here. Visit our Past Issues page. Questions or comments regarding Monitor content, or to inquire about submitting an article, contact Stuart Papavassiliou, Senior Editor, at 800.708.9373 x124 or e-mail sppapa@monitordaily.com 
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January/February 2010