Factors and Actors

Contents: Patrick de Villepin: Introduction : Factoring at a Crossroads - Patrick de Villepin: Prologue: Strength of a Multilateral Organisation - Peter Mulroy: FCI, a New Chain for Tomorrow - Erik Timmermans: IFG, Developing the Factoring Industry Worldwide - John Gielen/Erik Timmermans: EU Federation, Defending Factoring and Commercial Finance in Europe - Daniela Bonzanini: New Trends in Worldwide Factoring - Patrick de Villepin: Introduction (Past - Factoring Roots and Evolution (3^rd Century BC to 20^th Century AD)) - Damien Agut/Véronique Chankowski/Laetitia Graslin-Thomé: Factoring: Origins Rooted in Ancient Times - Gérard Minaud: Getting Cash from Receivables in Ancient Rome - Armand Jamme/Enza Russo: Factors in the Middle Ages, Credit and Society at the Dawn of a New Profession - Michael Bickers: Blackwell Hall Factors in England, the Beginning of the Story - David B. Tatge/Jeremy B. Tatge: Early Growth of Factoring in America from 1628 to 1960 - Patrick de Villepin: Introduction (Present - Emerging of Modern Factoring (1960s to Present)) - Jeff Longhurst: Factoring in the UK, the Rise of Invoice Finance and ABL in Europe's Most Mature Market - Stuart Brister/Brian Martin: Factoring in the United States since 1960 - Patrick de Villepin: Secured and Highly Regulated, the French Factoring Model - Joachim Secker: Prussian Thinking as the Basis of Made in Germany - Mario Petroni/Liliana Innocenti: The Italian Way, a Creative Business under Legal and Regulatory Constraints - Patrick de Villepin: Introduction (Future - Factoring Tomorrow (the 21^st Century)) - Ilyas Khan: Factoring in Asia, a Promising Future - Jiang Xu: Factoring in China, an Ambitious Tiger - Andrew Tananbaum: Future Trends for Factoring and Commercial Finance in America - Alberto Wyderka: Factoring in Latin America and the Caribbean, a Sleeping Region - Mikhail Treyvish: Factoring in Russia, a Self-Sufficient Market - Margrith Lütschg-Emmenegger: Factoring in Emerging Countries - Çagatay Baydar: Turkey, Bridging the Continents via Factoring - Fatma Bouraoui/Alexandre de Fournoux/Haitham Al Refaie: Factoring in Maghreb and the Middle East, still a limited Market - Benedict Oramah: Factoring in Africa, an Emerging Continent - Patrick de Villepin: Epilogue: Disruption and New Environments in a Dangerous World - Adrian Rigby: Factoring vs. Invoice Discounting - Josep Sellés: Reverse Factoring and Confirming - John Brehcist: Asset Based Lending (ABL) - John Brehcist: Fintech, between Innovation and Regulation - Diego Tavecchia/Magdalena Wessel: From National Laws to European Supervision, Factors in a Varied and Changing Regulatory Landscape - Peter Ball: Compliance, a Necessary Constraint - Patrick de Villepin/Peter Mulroy: Risk Awareness to Tackle Fraud - Patrick de Villepin: Conclusion: Ten Proposals to Promote Factoring.