The volume of securitization of equipment leases is expected to increase in 2005 due to its flexibility and usefulness as a corporate financing tool. For the past decade, a wide variety of equipment leases have been securitized, including office equipment, computers, medical equipment, beauty parlor equipment, exercise equipment, video equipment and data processing leases. In the period beginning with the first quarter of 2002, issuances of securities backed by equipment lease receivables had dropped off due to a number of factors, including a general downturn in the post-September 11 economy and, more to the point, a plethora of consolidations among lessors and buy-outs of equipment originators by larger entities that, for various reasons, did not pursue securitization as a financing vehicle. Yet, lease-backed issuances have gradually escalated over the past three quarters and recently a number of first time issuers have set their sights on entering the market....
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On Wednesday, April 7, 2010, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced proposed revisions to Regulation AB and other rules, including Rule 144A and Regulation D, regarding the offering process, disclosure and reporting requirements for asset-backed securities (the Proposed Rule).
Under Turkish law, in order to establish a pledge over moveable assets, physical possession of such assets shall be transferred to the pledgee in order to perfect the pledge.
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On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Act") which significantly amends Federal oversight of the financial industry.
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which was enacted on July 21, 2010 (the "Act"), will have a substantial impact on the investment management industry.
On July 21, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Financial Reform Act), which includes new whistleblower protections that could potentially increase reporting of alleged Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations.
Demerger of the capital stock companies is a model of restructuring of the companies. Despite of being an important part of the Commercial Law, demergers were not regulated under Turkish Commercial Code.
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