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A selection of articles from World Leasing Yearbook and other leasing titles:

Canada Leasing Review

By Robin Somerville, President, Quantitative Economic Decisions, Inc

With so many potential crisis events threatening global trade and security, most economists are even more gloomy than usual about the future. Canada’s economy has not been spared and is expected to grow slower than 2018 despite continued high population growth, a low unemployment rate and reasonable wage gains. Asset-based financing of new equipment and commercial vehicles in Canada is heavily influenced by trends in the economy.

Germany Leasing Review

By Kai Ostermann, Chairman, Association of German Leasing Companies

In 2017, the German leasing sector punched above its weight in its contribution to investment activity. The member companies of the BDL acquired €51.8bn worth of new business in 2017, which was 6.8% more than in the preceding year.

Ireland – The nexus of the global aircraft leasing industry

By Trevor Buckley, Acumen Aviation, Ireland

The foundation of Guinness Peat Aviation (GPA) in the 1970s by Aer Lingus and the Guinness Peat Group, laid the foundations for Ireland to become a key early player in global aircraft leasing industry.

A new wave of technological innovations is making a splash in the leasing and finance landscape

By Brendan Gleeson, White Clarke Group

Innovation and technology are changing traditional business models and are eliminating inefficiencies within the current system, while a wave of new technologies is introducing rapid change across the sector. Digital customer engagement is fast becoming the norm for consumers, prompting lenders to experiment with using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to revolutionise customer service.

Australia Leasing Review

By Helen Gordon, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Finance Industry Association

Leasing in all its forms has for several decades proved to be an equipment financing technique suitable to all stages of the economic cycle. We expect leasing will continue to be a key product in supporting and developing the Australian economy’s productive base into the future.

Turkey Leasing Review

By Hakan Gülelçe, Deputy Secretary General, Association of Financial Institutions

The amount of new transactions carried out in the Turkish leasing industry in 2017 totalled US$10.66bn. The volume of leasing transactions in 2016 amounted to US$9.45bn. Therefore, the volume of new leasing transactions in 2017 registered an increase of 12.79% as compared to 2016.

Remarketing of aircraft coming off lease

By Phil Seymour, IBA

2018 is likely to be a repeat of 2017 in terms of the number of aircraft entering the “lease end” phase. So, what does that mean for the lessors, financiers and the broader market?

Meeting the top five challenges facing widebody aircraft transitions

By Alastair Knox, Rolls-Royce Plc

The new and used narrowbody aircraft market continues to be significantly larger than the widebody aircraft market in terms of both the number of operators, and aircraft volume. This limited market coupled with the current availability of next generation widebody aircraft from the main airframers contributes to a challenging second operator market – new aircraft competing with used for a limited number of customers.

Unidroit’s legislative work designed to promote leasing internationally

By the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (Unidroit)

In this article, the aim is to update the information provided in the 2013 edition regarding three legislative projects undertaken by the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (Unidroit) for the promotion of leasing either at the cross-border level or in those parts of the world where the message of its unique potential […]

The Irish Stock Exchange is well-positioned to benefit from global growth in aviation financing

By Gerard Scully, Irish Stock Exchange

It really should not be a surprise that Europe’s most successful airline, Ryanair has its headquarters in Ireland and its primary listing on the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE). Ireland has a rich history in the aviation industry, from the first non-stop transatlantic flight which landed in a remote field in Galway back in 1919, to its position today […]