Do you get enough treasury systems support? Are you prepared to pay more for more?
by Kylene Casanova
A pipe dream: corporate treasurers and CFOs prepared to pay more for their systems and services AND support? Something has got to give…..
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.…
Read moreCFOs at private equity firms prioritise automation and personnel
by Kylene Casanova
Chief financial officers at private equity firms are focusing on the priorities of automation, developing personnel and improving management reporting, according to an EY survey
EY predicts rosy year ahead for corporate M&A
by Kylene Casanova
As merger & acquisition (M&A) becomes a key growth strategy for corporates, a report from EY has identified five key trends expected to define the M&A transaction market globally in 2017
Why corporates need the CFO’s expertise to handle hedge-fund activism
by Kylene Casanova
David Beatty, a senior advisor to McKinsey, asks: are hedge-fund activists a catalyst for beneficial changes in governance and strategy or short-term opportunists?
Explained: the future of blockchain and possible impact on financial services
by Kylene Casanova
Blockchain, essentially a giant network, which records ownership and value, is being hailed as the second coming of the internet. Raconteur break down its future in 8 charts
2016 Annual Review - 10 most read posts
by Kylene Casanova
Shell’s centralisation journey; Block chain; OpenLink bringing commodity & treasury ERM solutions together; PSD2; and KYC were the most popular items in 2016
2016 Review - July
by Kylene Casanova
KYC services expand to include due diligence across all regulations and regions; BEPS; Capital in the supply chain; Brexit; Understanding and minimising the impact on suppliers of extended payment terms
McKinsey’s top ten most popular articles on disruptive technologies
by Kylene Casanova
Disruptive technologies that will transform: auto industry; how block chain could…; building a digital banking business; renewable energy; and digital utility: New opportunities and challenges
2016 Review - March
by Kylene Casanova
Shell’s lessons from centralisation journey; EPC on potential of blockchain; OpenLink bringing commodity & treasury ERM solutions together; Transaction banking feels the strain
How to make sense of corporate treasury outsourcing
by Kylene Casanova
Wise words from practical, sensible corporate treasurers
Soaring appetite for green investment hindered by low disclosure: HSBC survey
by Kylene Casanova
World’s climate is in trouble: less than a quarter of companies disclose their environmental impact and only 13% have green or sustainable financing strategies in place
CFOs need new skills for future challenges
by Kylene Casanova
A survey of more than 500 CFOs shows that the role is becoming increasingly diversified and that the CFO's mandate is expanding to cover areas including IT, cybersecurity, risk and M&A.
Does technology actually help you to improve your Cash Management?
by Nicolas Christiaen , CEO & Founder, Cashforce
It is a question that many companies have been asking themselves for the past few years. Innovative, dedicated technologies may be very exciting, but the question remains: Are they worth the investment?
How to unlock growth by integrating sustainability strategies and practices
by Kylene Casanova
CFO: “Sustainability is smart business, and is how we are managing our business.” Treasurer: “If we’re not sustainable, we don’t have a business. Sustainability is consistent with having a long-term business.”
Is it smart? Is it a contract? Legal nitty-gritty on what constitutes a smart contract
by Kylene Casanova
Blockchain technology is rapidly opening up new possibilities for how businesses communicate with each other, but do we always understand exactly what the new terminology means?
Will CFOs ever accept: in corporate treasury OUTSOURCING IS OFTEN A BAD IDEA
by Kylene Casanova
Shell insourcing model shows how to do it with own staff. If use outsourcing, carryout comprehensive reviews of impact to see if you are really making savings
Q - 01: How can we retain & use corporate treasury experience, knowledge & wisdom?
by Kylene Casanova
Don’t allow 30 years experience of corporate treasury to just retire and walk away, instead encourage your key staff to advise and mentor your current team. This is how to make mentoring effective
What does corporate treasury do? What should it do? Be a strategic partner?
by Kylene Casanova
Scania show how the corporate treasury department can be more effective
US lags behind UK + Asia investment in fintech for corporate treasury
by Kylene Casanova
A survey on treasury fintech shows that the UK and Singapore are leading the way in investing in fintech solutions for corporate treasury. The US and France are lagging behind.
Corporate treasury department: take control & build your own future in the API age
by Kylene Casanova
Application Programming Interfaces and inter-connected systems and services are opening up a new future for corporate treasury and transforming the whole business delivery model
This could be the beginning of the end for FATCA?
by Kylene Casanova
Israeli High Court’s FATCA injunction could make other countries rethink America’s imperialistic law. Corporate treasurers need to campaign: to remove FATCA, and for BEPS consistency and the end to fiscal secrecy
Opportunities for new ways of working in corporate treasury & your department
by Kylene Casanova
Crowd source your data collection to get a fuller picture. AND you don’t have to start again to get the new functionality and data needed to bring together the perfect solution
After the Olympics, is it time to put your treasury department through its paces?
by Kylene Casanova
It takes dedication to come home with a gold medal, and the same could be said for corporate treasury success. Key lessons are that corporate treasury departments need to research, set clear goals and adapt accordin
Biggest waste in corporate treasury: 30 years experience just walked out the door
by Kylene Casanova
Japan puts its seniors to work, why don’t corporate treasury departments do too? New ways of thinking are needed…….