Have your say in revised bank capital requirements
by CTMfile
The European Commission has started a consultation period to find out how the Capital Requirements Directive is affecting businesses and other areas of the economy.
Bank Relations & KYC
Background
Bank relationships are vital. Bank Relationship Management (BRM) is a major task in any corporate treasury department and covers many other staff around the company. Often large companies use hundreds…
Read moreCorporate treasury in 2015: snapshot of a risky business
by CTMfile
A survey of corporate treasurers and CFOs has found that risk management is the number one priority for financial professionals.
India and South Africa pass Basel III compliance test
by CTMfile
The Basel Committee has published reports on India and South Africa, evaluating the consistency and completeness of their implementation of the Basel III standards.
Usage of Managed Know Your Customer Services grows
by CTMfile
Even major investment firms - Stifel Nicolaus and BlackRock - are signing up for Thomson Reuters Org ID Know Your Customer Managed Service
EBA’s guidelines on failing banks
by CTMfile
The EBA has set out clear circumstances that determine whether a financial institution can be considered to be ‘failing or likely to fail'.
BELLIN adds Vallstein’s Bank Fee Analysis to tm5
by CTMfile
Extends understanding of bank fees and relationships. Today corporates can expect TMS to include bank fee analysis
SWIFT’s KYC Registry has users in more than 100 countries
by CTMfile
Banks are exchanging KYC data via service world-wide
Clarient Entity Hub: solution for client data, onboarding & lifecycle management
by CTMfile
New industry initiative for financial market participants to standardize/centralize collection and distribution of client entity information. It’s KYC, FATCA & much more. Corporates will need to participate
Is there a business case for ISO 20022? YES = strategic part of bank agnosticity
by CTMfile
AFP asked their corporate treasurers whether there is a business case, as they believe that many U.S. companies currently do not have much incentive to adopt the ISO 20022 standard
Basel III and managing its impact on Bank Relationship Management
by CTMfile
Basel III imposes major new requirements for bank balance sheets that will have a significant effect on the cost and availability of credit and treasury services
Thomson Reuters successfully completes ISAE 3000 audit type 1 for its KYC service
by CTMfile
First and only KYC service to successfully complete ISAE 3000 type 1 audit on the design suitability of its internal controls tied to transparency and the quality of its KYC managed services
SWIFT’s KYC Registry goes live for correspondent banks worldwide
by CTMfile
New industry-owned utility provides secure exchange of KYC information, supporting transparency and compliance
Global roll-out of Bank Service Billing standards & Global Service codes is slow
by CTMfile
Eight banks have 30+ corporate users and one has 325+, RBS went live in 2014, and as gradual, but positive, progress continues, and initiative to cover harmonization & new instruments starts
How dangerous is over-dependence on a bank/supplier? Is independence possible?
by CTMfile
The power and dangers of over-dependence on any one bank or supplier are clear, but full independence is impossible. Here are some strategies and methodologies to minimise the dangers
CGI-MP initiative have established a working group on BSB messages
by CTMfile
Possible breakthrough for Bank Billing Standardisation, but will require corporates insisting that they will move their business unless their bank use the BSB and AFP global services codes
eBAM is not dead. It is progressing slowly and in right direction
by CTMfile
AFP conference reveals the stresses and strains as eBAM develops and usage grows
Reval partners with Fiserv to deliver bank fee analysis to their users
by CTMfile
Extends Reval services that help corporate treasury department save time and cut bank costs
Citi new liquidity management solution: Earnings Credit Rate offering to Western Europe
by CTMfile
ECR product offering allows Citi clients to earn credit in respect of implied interest on their positive cash balances held with Citi in London
RBS new accelerated Client Onboarding: one 15 page interactive form + 2 signatures
by CTMfile
Reduces paperwork by 75%: Replaces old system of 38 documents (86 pages) and 70 signatures with a single interactive form for opening accounts, setting up online banking and payments
AFP sign a license agreement to provide AFP Service Codes® to Hanse Orga
by CTMfile
Global march of AFP bank service codes continues, very slowly
Banks will have to start monitoring their intra-day liquidity in detail from January 2015
by CTMfile
BCBS requires full implementation by start 2017. Are you prepared for the new intra-day liquidity charges, and the windows for making and receiving payments
Hanse Orga offers Bank Fee Analysis using TWIST Bank Service Billing Standard
by CTMfile
Bank Service Billing Standards are rolling out world-wide
AFP Releases New Service Codes
by CTMfile
Includes 247 new codes for banking services
Transparency with bank charges, the realisable dream
by CTMfile
Join Deutsche Post DHL’s petition to force the banks to adopt standardised billing