No sustainable future without embracing the digital agenda
by Jack Large
PwC 2019 Global Treasury Benchmarking Survey reveals an ecosystem of connected technologies needed to make better real-time decisions
Best Practices & Benchmarking
Background
There is no such thing as general Best Practice, only Good Practices that might be worth using as an indicator of possible practices in your department. Similarly, Benchmarks are not absolute truths.…
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Corporate treasury is a partnership between man and machine
by Jack Large
PwC 2019 Global Treasury Benchmarking Survey reveals treasurer’s agenda and the unchanged fundamental question
Australia’s NAB develops employees’ data and analytics skills
by Graham Buck
Data is the currency of the future, according to the ‘Big Four’ bank, as it launches two in-house education initiatives for employees
Global blockchain-based settlement platform planned for telecoms
by Graham Buck
The Communications Blockchain Network (CBN), announced this week, is expected to go live later this year
Clarify your treasury policies
by Dan Blumen , Founding Partner, Treasury Alliance Group
Sort out your rules for: risk management, delegation of authority and compliance
Tips for treasury & payments
by Jack Large
Useful ’How to’ tips in Treasury Alliance Group’s “Clearing the Fog - The State of Treasury and Payments Technology” report
L&G steps up pressure on corporate governance standards
by Graham Buck
Legal & General Investment Management says investors should walk away from companies not actively trying to improve.
It’s the questions stupid
by Jack Large
Drucker’s six questions for your strategic treasury delivery plan
Replacement still elusive as Libor’s end nears
by Graham Buck
The demise of the London InterBank Offered Rate in 2021 steadily approaches, but which benchmark will replace it remains unclear
Is treasury really anywhere close to being extinct?
by Jack Large
Reactions to LeanUp’s GerI Westphal article which asked: “Is corporate treasury extinct?”
How should you behave? Have you any ethics? Does your boss have?
by Jack Large
New online guide to Ethics In Banking And Finance from UK Finance and LinkLaters is for boards, non-executive directors, and senior man
Accenture partners with Mastercard, Amazon on ‘circular’ supply chains
by Graham Buck
The group will use the technology to promote sustainability in the supply chain.
AI will drive revenue, profits and shareholder value
by Bija Knowles
Business uses for artificial intelligence are relatively low but in future AI is set to play a much bigger role in creating value
What is driver-based planning and how did it help Coca-Cola?
by Bija Knowles
How a project to improve supply chain processes led to leaner finance, automated planning and optimised reporting
Better communication in financial statements – IFRS proposal
by Bija Knowles
Financial statements are not the most reader-friendly of documents – a project is underway to improve communication
AI use rises as businesses embrace augmented intelligence
by Bija Knowles
More than a third of organisations have implemented artificial intelligence in some form, according to a survey by Gartner
Developing case for and implementing a global treasury centre in Netherlands
by Christoph Nelischer , Advisory Board Member, Complex Countries
Define scope; review the possible triggers; evaluate whether the advantages apply to your organisation; and then ensure maximisation of
5 ways to position finance as a strategic business partner
by Bija Knowles
Financial executives are too often excluded from strategic decision-making and not perceived as strategic partners
What will financial reporting look like in five years?
by Bija Knowles
From machine learning to real-time data and increased digital interaction, financial reporting is about to become unrecognisable
Bad financial decisions cost firms more than 3% of profits
by Bija Knowles
Bad decision-making by management is denting profits by more than three per cent, according to a recent study by Gartner
Top 10 reads of 2018: Fintech, Brexit and CFO behaviour
by Bija Knowles
The 10 best-read articles in 2018 highlight themes of fintech, TMS, treasury apps, payments, cybersecurity, Brexit and CFO behaviour
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
AI, Cloud, RPA can cut up to 35% off finance costs
by Bija Knowles
Digital technologies can reduce the cost of financial processes within large organisations, making them leaner and more cost effective
3 critical stages for implementing financial automation
by Bija Knowles
Robotic process automation promises to speed up and automate financial processes but avoid these three critical points of failure