US corporates brace for financial impact of climate change
by Bija Knowles
Firms are increasingly aware of the damaging effect climate change will have on them – not just financially but on reputation
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70% of tax professionals delay Making Tax Digital For VAT
by Bija Knowles
The UK's digital tax initiative, Making Tax Digital for VAT, could fall flat as finance teams unsure on technology and process changes
Change management in working capital management programmes
by Jack Large
Brian Shanahan, CEO at Informita and TermsCheck, discusses two vital aspects of change management in working capital management
LIBOR replacement: RFR Term Risk Free Rates portal
by Jack Large
ICE Benchmark Administration Limited developing the needed term structures and benchmarks
Top 10 risks for 2019: Executives rank digital readiness #1
by Bija Knowles
The greatest risk business face is their ability to adopt digital technologies and compete with new digital-centric firms
Corporates on Swift - 2000+ are reaping benefits; why not more?
by Jack Large
Multi-bank tracking with gpi is the start of new wave of initiatives including pre-gpi payment validation service
Climate change will be key focus for regulators in 2019
by Bija Knowles
Extreme weather events in recent years have highlighted how financial risks associated with climate change can affect businesses
13 takeaways from the Treasury Barometer 2018
by Bija Knowles
Corporate treasurers in the Netherlands share their views on sustainability, diversity and technology in treasury
Global CEO concerns are shifting and their future focus is…
by Jack Large
More worried about geopolitics, climate change and security, less worried about growth, as sustainability becomes essential new focus
35,000 CFOs targeted: this is how London Blue works
by Bija Knowles
A cyber criminal group has a list of about 35,000 CFOs, used to target financial professionals with costly BEC scams worth $12 billion
Businesses plan to make their supply chains more responsible
by Jack Large
HSBC survey shows that companies make supply chains more socially and environmentally responsible; Shell & Maersk set ambitious targets
Swift pilots pre-gpi payment validation service
by Jack Large
15 major banks join pre-validation pilot focused on error detection, as Swift takes on Fintechs and as gpi captures 50%+ of payments
Kyriba expands ecosystem with WorldFirst partnership
by Jack Large
New FX integration will enable Kyriba clients to streamline cross-border payments and increase fees transparency
CFOs have opportunity to drive organisational change
by Bija Knowles
The CFO’s role is broader and more complex than it was even two years ago, with greater responsibility and scope to drive change
Is blockchain the solution to KYC?
by Jack Large
Will the CordaKYC trial solution gain critical mass? Can we cope with multiple KYC solutions?
Surviving regulatory compliance with technology & support
by Kelvin Walton , CEO, TreasuryWise Limited
Dealing with onerous burdens of regulatory compliance requires powerful technology & support + key examples from GTreasury
Connectivity - the essential lifeblood of corporate treasury
by Jack Large
Cost effective connection to everything that really matters, internally and externally, is vital but so challenging to do
ECB goes live with TIPS pan-European instant payments
by Bija Knowles
The European Central Bank has launched the TARGET instant payment settlement system for instant eurozone transactions
Trade platforms wars; Swift TSU service future: RMB progress
by Jack Large
LBBW joins Marco Polo; Swift ponders new partners for their TSU service; RMB drops to 6th
Investors call for better EU corporate reporting rules
by Bija Knowles
Corporate reporting must deliver better climate change and environmental information to financial markets, say group of EU investors
Professional networking for today’s innovative thinker
by Geri Westphal , Founding Partner, LeanUp, LLC
How a professional network can really help in personal development
Issuers must act now to address non-financial disclosure gap
by Bija Knowles
Non-financial disclosures are becoming increasingly essential to institutional investors' decision-making, according to a study by EY
Working Capital: Lessons from ACT Conference
by Jack Large
Continuous, tedious and boring WCM programmes, produce so much more than glamorous FX and hedging, etc.
Bank tech outages up 138% but cyberattack not main threat
by Bija Knowles
Over-confidence in change management is main cause of financial services IT outages according to the Financial Conduct Authority