by Kylene Casanova
The new Portfolio Risk solution from S&P Capital IQ is an advanced risk and scenario analytics tool that provides traders, portfolio and risk managers with the ability to take decisions about the pricing, hedging an
by Kylene Casanova
Recently, a large U.S. company executed a sizable portfolio of cross-currency derivatives to hedge its international exposure. As it evaluated prospective swaps trading partners, the company—let's call it XYZ Corp.—
by Kylene Casanova
S&P Capital IQ reports that European companies issued twice as many high-yield bonds through April of this year as they did in 2012. For European treasurers, the rest of 2013 offers an excellent opportunity to restr
by Kylene Casanova
Thomson Reuters have launched Accelus Compliance Manager for Insurance, a solution that enables U.S.-based insurance organizations to manage the impact of regulatory change on their business and mitigate the increas
by Kylene Casanova
The global currency war continues to rage. Competitive devaluation on nearly every continent continued to significantly impact U.S.-based multinational corporations in the first quarter of 2013 – to the tune of at l
by Kylene Casanova
Traiana, a post-trade services vendor, has launched a new service that offers a single point of connection for reporting foreign exchange, interest rate and credit default swap over-the-counter derivatives trades.
by Kylene Casanova
Brian Shanahan from Informita has found in his long career in working capital management that to produce accurate short term cash flow forecasts, it is not enough to rely on the actual dates in the A/R and A/P files
by Kylene Casanova
A cautiously optimistic business outlook continues to shape organizations' cash and short-term investment decisions, according to the 2013 AFP Liquidity Survey.
by Kylene Casanova
Kyriba claim that their Kyriba Social is the first social support platform for the treasury management industry. Built on the Salesforce Service Cloud, It enables users to create and view support cases online, share
by Kylene Casanova
"If only we could monetise that facility, that function, that service", is a cry that is heard in businesses world-wide. Unless you can monetise a product or service AND provide transparency of service and comply wi
by Kylene Casanova
how to recognise and manage factoring fraud in China
by Kylene Casanova
The gains companies made a few years ago have stalled according to REL, reflecting the difficulty of improving processes throughout the company. Now we are coming out of the worst of the recession, beware of:
by Kylene Casanova
Bellin has updated its treasury management system (TMS) tm5 software so that it offers better connectivity, with 10 new banks added, extra SWIFT message handling functionality, and compliance with new norms coming i
by Kylene Casanova
With the management of collateral now seen as a critical front-line resource, JPMorgan has launched a service to provide buy- and sell-side clients with real-time insight into their holdings across custody, clearing
by Kylene Casanova
Apple, $145 billion. Microsoft, $74 billion. Google, $50 billion. Cisco Systems, $47 billion. At recent tally, these were the top four U.S. companies in terms of their holdings of cash and short-term investments. To
by Kylene Casanova
Point Of Sale (POS) payments are no longer just over the shop counter; they also includes payments from sales on the Internet, on mobile phones and on many other devices. Nevertheless, whatever the POS, retailers ha
by Kylene Casanova
Payments Roadmap – An Initial Report today spells out the Payments Council's revolutionary ....
by Kylene Casanova
When Thomson Reuters introduced (at the beginning of May) their Trust Index benchmark their opening paragraphs on their web-site went as follows :
by Kylene Casanova
Each year, Europe's 21 million businesses lose €350 billion in bad debt. Unpaid receivables rose from 2.8% last year to a current level of 3%, according to the European Payment Index 2013. Credit management services
by Kylene Casanova
Twelve months after processing its first electronic invoice in Mexico, the combined services from OB10, the global e-Invoicing network, and Buzón E, a government-accredited e-Invoicing solution provider, are being
by Kylene Casanova
Deutsche Bank's Greg Edwards, Head of FX eCommerce Sales Europe, and Alex Price, Head UK Corporate FX, gave a fascinating presentation, at the Association of Corporate Treasurers Annual Conference in May,
by Kylene Casanova
Netherlands-based payment services provider GlobalCollect has launched The Global Retail Insights Network (GRIN), an integrated coalition of companies aimed at enabling e-commerce retailers to expand internationally
by Kylene Casanova
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reached an agreement with seven of the UK's biggest high street banks that will see them use a same day 'retry system' when processing direct debits, standing orders and fut
by Kylene Casanova
The new UK Cash & Cash Machines 2013 report from the UK Payments Council shows that cash use increased in the UK last year, with consumers and businesses making 20.8 billion cash payments in 2012, compared with 20.6
