On the seventh day of Christmas my friend gave me tips on how to:
by Kylene Casanova
Improve the overall EFFICIENCY of my Corporate Treasury Department by getting the balance between insourcing and outsourcing right
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 moreOn the second day of Christmas my consultant sent to me:
by Kylene Casanova
Suggestions on how to minimise the administration burden of banks’ and other institution’s Know Your Customer programmes
Citi enhances treasury diagnostics global benchmarking tool
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Integration of CitiFX Corporate Risk Management survey results into Citi Treasury Diagnostics provides a significant advancement in corporates’ analysis and understanding of their performance
EU and US issue joint statement on financial markets dialogue
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A number of EU and US authorities have met to discuss regulatory developments in financial markets, as part of the Financial Markets Regulatory Dialogue.
Global IPOs raise 75% less in Q3 compared to Q2
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Global initial public offering (IPO) activity has slowed in the third quarter of this year, according to a report from EY.
Call for candidates for Corporate Finance consultative working group
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ESMA has launched an open call for candidates for its Corporate Finance Standing Committee’s consultative working group.
TMS market evolution: how the new players are having an impact - TreasuryXpress
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Tom Leitch, Business Development Director, explains what TreasuryXpress provide, their impact on corporate treasury departments and on their competitors
Taking treasury from reactive to proactive
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Mighty Guide presents 24 experts describing their own most important steps to transform your corporate treasury
Supplier risk management is now a vital skill in corporate treasury
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WARNING - no relationship is forever: your suppliers will increasingly change their strategies and focus. and then they MAY drop you…… you are not that special. Suppliers are loyal as long it suits their strategy
Outsourcing should be about process improvement, not cost cutting and headcount
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The four principles to avoid Business Process Outsourcing inefficiences and failures, e.g. ‘Don’t put crap in a new wrap’. But do we need BPO anyway?
Swift’s best practice guidelines for ISO 20022
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As ISO 20022 adoption grows, Swift publishes guidelines to facilitate a successful implementation.
Corporate treasury depts is this you: Few tasks are performed ‘extremely well’?
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ACT/Kyriba 2015 survey reveals important home truths about ‘The changing role of the modern treasurer’
Is automation friend or foe for corporate treasury?
by Kylene Casanova
Robotic technology is enhancing our professional lives and easing our burdens. But how long before technology automates us out of a job? It's a serious concern for corporate treasury.
Is there a business case for ISO 20022? YES = strategic part of bank agnosticity
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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
Overcome the good, the bad & the ugly in today’s FX market & cut your FX costs
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WEBchat-discussion: BetterFX’s Matt Richardson, and New Change FX’s Andy Woolmer discuss today’s wild FX market. And how to REALLY understand your costs, and to cut them significantly
Enterprise Risk Management needs to be part of day-to-day decision making
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AmeriHealth Caritas ERM programme shows how vital it is to report direct to the CEO as well as being integrated into company day-to-day processes
Complete transparency will create a new paradigm for banking and business
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The use of technologies such as Block Chain 2.0 and Marketcore will transform banking & business as they will ensure that everyone will know exactly what is going on and what they are buying
2014: a tough year for corporate treasury, surviving without mistakes was good
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Regulatory pressures, and the expanding role of enterprise wide cash and treasury management whilst having same or less budget was bound to be difficult
How corporate finance and treasury departments can reinvent themselves in 2015
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Hackett study shows how to balance efficiency and effectiveness to achieve world-class performance: trim costs whilst finding innovative ways to support company growth
The future of treasury: first it’s the questions, stupid. Here are the questions
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PwC Global Treasury Survey 2014 shows treasury in a new light and lists: ‘What you need to think about’ in key areas of cash and treasury management. This is your to-do list for 2015
Treasury Benchmarking: Supporting Sprint’s Working Capital Strategy programme
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How to develop your own set of benchmarks and use peer metrics to drive your WCM programme across the group
This would be awesome: NICE Robotic Automation eliminates back office drudgery
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NICE Systems Robotic Automation claims to eliminate back office drudgery for more efficient operations and improved customer experience
Some bankers do have their head in the sand (luckily most don’t)
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Chris Skinner’s rant after chairing an Eurofinance Conference session in Budapest last week on ‘Threats and opportunities: Banking on the edge?’
RBS new accelerated Client Onboarding: one 15 page interactive form + 2 signatures
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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