Federal Association of German Leasing Companies

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Federal Association of German Leasing Companies
(BDL)
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legal form registered association
founding 1972
Seat Berlin , GermanyGermanyGermany 
Chair Kai Ostermann
Managing directors Dr. Claudia Conen
Members 150 (2019)
Website bdl.leasingverband.de

The Federal Association of German Leasing Companies (BDL) is a German association based in Berlin . In its current form, it was created in 2001 through the merger of the Federal Association of German Leasing Companies. With 150 members, the Federal Association of German Leasing Companies is the only interest group in the leasing industry in Germany today . The president is Kai Ostermann.

Association structure

Martin Mudersbach (President until April 2017)

The association is a registered association under German law. According to the statutes, it has the task of “promoting and protecting leasing in Germany”. The interests of medium-sized leasing companies must also be safeguarded. The activities are not aimed at commercial business operations. Instead, the Federal Association of German Leasing Companies is financed through contributions and allocations from its members. The organs of the association are the general assembly and the board , which consists of a maximum of nine people. The chairman of the board is called "President" and has sole power of representation.

In addition, according to the statutes, a managing director must be appointed to run the office. It is located in Berlin. The Federal Association of German Leasing Companies organizes large parts of its work in committees which are thematically structured. There is currently a committee for business issues and regulations, an accounting and tax committee, a committee for financial matters, a committee for public relations and public affairs, and a legal committee.

history

The first leasing companies were founded in Germany at the beginning of the 1960s. At this point in time, the legal and tax framework for this had not yet been finally clarified. Nevertheless, the new form of financing steadily established itself, especially in medium-sized companies . In 1966, six representatives of the industry set up a working group to improve the general conditions for their business activities. From this, in 1972, the "German Leasing Association" with headquarters in Hamburg emerged. According to the articles of association, all independent companies whose primary business purpose was the leasing of movables or real estate could become members . Furthermore, the members had to have a liable equity capital of at least one million German marks . In 1975 the name of the association was changed to "Federal Association of German Leasing Companies".

At national and European level, for example, the association campaigned for leasing to be classified as an investment or service rather than a credit business. In addition, the Federal Association of German Leasing Companies promoted the job description of "leasing salesman", but its implementation failed due to resistance from the trade unions . In addition, in 1984 they supported the establishment of the Research Institute for Leasing at the University of Cologne . After controversial discussions, the Federal Association of German Leasing Companies opened up to manufacturers' leasing companies in 1989. The change particularly affected automotive banks . A little later, other requirements for membership were also abolished, for example in the area of ​​capital resources or market status. While the Federal Association of German Leasing Companies still had 38 members in 1980, the number more than doubled to 91 in the following ten years.

In the 1990s, the association's activities were shaped by the effects of German reunification . At the same time there was competition from the interest group of German leasing companies, which had been founded in the late 1980s. Mainly small and medium-sized leasing companies as well as representatives of advisory professions belonged to it. In 2000, both associations announced their merger, which both general assemblies approved with a clear majority. A merger had already been discussed in 1996 in order to pool the strengths of both associations in a meaningful way. In the course of the merger, the seat of the association was moved to Berlin , and from then on its name was the Federal Association of German Leasing Companies.

Members

Leasing in Germany has been regulated under the German Banking Act since 2009 . In 2014, around 380 companies were registered with the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority , of which 178 were members of the Federal Association of German Leasing Companies. Their business had a volume of around 46.7 billion euros in 2013, which corresponds to 90 percent of the entire market. According to official information, medium-sized providers make up the majority in the association: two thirds of the companies involved do not employ more than 50 people. The members of the Federal Association of German Leasing Companies today include, for example, ALD Lease Finanz , Alphabet , CHG-Meridian , Deutsche Anlagen-Leasing , Deutsche Leasing , Grenke , Hannover Leasing , Honda Bank , Leaseplan , Südleasing , Unicredit Leasing , Volkswagen Leasing and VR Smart finance .

activities

The association carries out public relations work and, as one of the central associations of the banking industry, participates in the legislative process. He is regularly invited to Bundestag committee hearings on specialist legislative projects. The association's annual report is a well-received source of information on the leasing industry and is held in academic libraries. The association is co-editor of the journal FLF Finance Leasing Factoring .

The association organizes specialist conferences and forums and offers a large number of seminars and other training and further education offers. The DIHK offers training to become a leasing specialist with the assistance of the BDLU . In 1984, on the initiative of the association, the Institute for Leasing was founded under the direction of Hans Büschgen at the University of Cologne . Thomas Hartmann-Wendels has been director of the institute since 2002 .

As part of the DRSC, the association participates in the further development of the accounting standards in the credit industry.

President

Predecessor organizations

Presidents of the predecessor organizations (until 1975 German Leasing Association , from December 1975 Federal Association of German Leasing Companies ):

  • 1972–1980: Hans Kuschel
  • 1980–1982: Albrecht Dietz
  • 1982–1996: Klaus Feinen
  • 1996–2000: Uwe Kaiser

Since the merger

President of the Federal Association of German Leasing Companies :

  • 2001–2007: Horst-Günther Schulz
  • 2007–2009: Reinhard Gödel
  • 2009–2017: Martin Mudersbach
  • since 2017: Kai Ostermann

literature

  • Karlheinz Müssig (editor), Josef Löffelholz (start): Bank lexicon: concise dictionary for money, banking and stock exchange . 10th edition. Gabler, Wiesbaden 2013, ISBN 978-3-409-46108-5 , p. 1445 (digitized version) .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Board members. Federal Association of German Leasing Companies, accessed on September 12, 2017 .
  2. ↑ a b Association office. Federal Association of German Leasing Companies, accessed on January 10, 2020 .
  3. ↑ a b BDL - Federal Association of German Leasing Companies e. V .: Range of services. Accessed January 30, 2020 .
  4. ^ Articles of Association. (PDF) Federal Association of German Leasing Companies, November 1, 2018, accessed on January 10, 2020 .
  5. ^ Articles of Association. (PDF) Federal Association of German Leasing Companies, November 1, 2018, p. 2 , accessed on January 10, 2020 .
  6. ^ Articles of Association. (PDF) Federal Association of German Leasing Companies, November 1, 2018, pp. 3–5 , accessed on January 10, 2020 .
  7. ^ Articles of Association. (PDF) Federal Association of German Leasing Companies, November 1, 2018, p. 5 , accessed on January 10, 2020 .
  8. ^ Committees and forums. Federal Association of German Leasing Companies, accessed on January 10, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Martin Mudersbach: The industry has reached its limit of resilience . In: Handelsblatt . April 25, 2012, p. 40 .
  10. ^ A b Klaus Feinen: Leasing . Statement by the President of the Federal Association of German Leasing Companies on the tasks of his association. In: Handelsblatt . April 6, 1989, p. 10 .
  11. ^ Articles of Association. (PDF) (No longer available online.) German Leasing Association, November 16, 1972, archived from the original on April 19, 2015 ; accessed on July 1, 2015 .
  12. ↑ a b Wolfram Eckstein: Industry history . For the 20th anniversary of the Federal Association of German Leasing Companies. In: Handelsblatt . April 8, 1992, p. 3 .
  13. ^ A b Horst Fittler: 40 Years of the Leasing Association: Origin and development of the Federal Association of German Leasing Companies. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Federal Association of German Leasing Companies, March 23, 2012, pp. 45, 46 , archived from the original on April 19, 2015 ; accessed on July 1, 2015 .
  14. ↑ Horst Fittler: 40 Years of the Leasing Association: Origin and development of the Federal Association of German Leasing Companies. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Federal Association of German Leasing Companies, March 23, 2012, pp. 47, 48 , archived from the original on April 19, 2015 ; accessed on July 1, 2015 .
  15. ↑ Range of services. (No longer available online.) Federal Association of German Leasing Companies, archived from the original on June 24, 2015 ; accessed on July 1, 2015 .
  16. ↑ The merger of the leasing associations is finally perfect . In: Handelsblatt . November 28, 2001, p. 35 .
  17. ↑ Horst Fittler: 40 Years of the Leasing Association: Origin and development of the Federal Association of German Leasing Companies. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Federal Association of German Leasing Companies, March 23, 2012, p. 52 , archived from the original on April 19, 2015 ; accessed on July 1, 2015 .
  18. ↑ Martin Mudersbach: An industry defends itself against its tight corset. In: Handelsblatt. May 4, 2012, accessed July 1, 2015 .
  19. ↑ Annual Report 2014. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Federal Association of German Leasing Companies, August 8, 2014, p. 56 , archived from the original on April 19, 2015 ; accessed on July 1, 2015 .
  20. ↑ Directory of Members. Federal Association of German Leasing Companies, accessed on July 1, 2015 .
  21. ↑ z. B. PDF and PDF
  22. ^ The annual report in academic libraries
  23. ↑ a b Horst Fittler: 40 Years of the Leasing Association . Federal Association of German Leasing Companies, 2012, p. 35, accessed on January 6, 2017 (PDF; 1.7 MB).

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