Call for candidates for Corporate Finance consultative working group
by Kylene Casanova
ESMA has launched an open call for candidates for its Corporate Finance Standing Committee’s consultative working group.
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 moreTMS market evolution: how the new players are having an impact - TreasuryXpress
by Kylene Casanova
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
by Kylene Casanova
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
by Kylene Casanova
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
by Kylene Casanova
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
by Kylene Casanova
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’?
by Kylene Casanova
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
by Kylene Casanova
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
by Kylene Casanova
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
by Kylene Casanova
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
by Kylene Casanova
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
by Kylene Casanova
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
by Kylene Casanova
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
by Kylene Casanova
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
by Kylene Casanova
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
by Kylene Casanova
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)
by Kylene Casanova
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
by Kylene Casanova
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
Score card to achieve high quality bank customer service
by Kylene Casanova
The 14 questions on bank customer service that will help you build a productive partnership with your bank. And how to compare your view with your bank's.
‘What is the best use of your time right now?’
by Kylene Casanova
Alan Lakein’s questions and time management tips
What is the best use of my time right now?
by Kylene Casanova
Alan Lakein's tips of how to make best use of your time
‘Treasury Recruitment Market in 2014’ - how to get a great job/recruit the best
by Kylene Casanova
‘Through the looking glass’ guide by Mike Richards, MD of the only specialist Global Treasury Recruitment firm, on what to do in the intensely competitive recruitment market to stand out
What does treasury do best & worst? Is treasury strategic? What are biggest risk factors next ye
by Kylene Casanova
ACT/Kyriba survey shows that role of corporate treasury department is not as strategic as think or as effective