Andrew G. Mesches, a consultant for The Alta Group, and well-regarded for his accomplished career and extensive knowledge in credit and risk management, shares his thoughts on lessons learned from the Great Recession and assessing risk during this post-recession recovery period. Continue reading >

John C. Deane was honored earlier this year to receive the ‘Person of the Year” award presented annually to an industry leader who has made a profound contribution to the equipment leasing and finance industry. Deane is the CEO of … Continue reading >

Despite negative conditions prompting the continued deferral of capital expenditures whenever possible, U.S. hospitals will make one major exception this year—they will spend on information technology (IT) to facilitate the implementation of electronic health records (EHR), according to a new white paper by The Alta Group. Continue reading >

Paul Bent’s second part in the article series on how the Dodd-Frank legislation will affect equipment leasing dives into greater detail and notes significant cost burdens. He wrote, “Overall compliance with new regulations under Dodd-Frank is likely to make compliance … Continue reading >

The much discussed Dodd-Frank legislation is expected to have broad and deep implications for all sectors of the U.S. financial industry marketplace, including long-term consequences for the equipment leasing and finance industry and for its leasing counsel, reported Paul Bent, … Continue reading >

Shawn Halladay, managing director of The Alta Group’s Professional Development Practice, said in a letter to the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and national FASB this month that a particular feature in the proposed accounting rules creates unintended accounting and … Continue reading >