by Kylene Casanova
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, a leader in global transaction services, today announced the launch of Cash Management Essentials in North America, a suite of simple and affordable treasury
by Kylene Casanova
J&W Associates‘ annual survey of the banks in Middle East & Africa cash management coverage and services, showed that the coverage remain relatively unchanged. In Sub-Saharan Africa three banks dominate with:
by Kylene Casanova
Consider: The British Retail Consortium's 'Cost of Payment Collection Survey' published last month showed that the use of alternative payment methods, now account for 5% of all transactions
by Kylene Casanova
The World Economic Forum's Global Risks 2013 report issued in January 2013 was the gloomiest yet. It highlighted wealth gaps (severe income disparity) followed by unsustainable government
by Kylene Casanova
Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) interbank reference rate for the offshore yuan market
by Kylene Casanova
Hong Kong's tax bureau initiated its first transfer pricing audits and probes in 2012
by Kylene Casanova
Toyota Material Handling Europe (TMHE), a leading provider of forklifts and warehouse equipment, has selected OB10, the global e-Invoicing network, to bring the benefits of invoice automation to its community of sup
by Kylene Casanova
For organisations performing half-year reporting starting from 30th June, the new IFRS13 Standard will require fair value measurement of assets and liabilities to include Credit and Debit Value Adjustments (CVA / DV
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
