ACT Conference highlights: Brexit Britain to 21st Century Treasury
by Bija Knowles
Today the UK's Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT) kicks off its two-day annual conference in Liverpool's King's Dock
Cash & Liquidity Management
Background
Effective liquidity management is as much an art as a science. The main objectives of cash and liquidity management are to free up all the company's cash whilst minimising processing costs, to…
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by Bija Knowles
Some of California's biggest tech giants have stopped reporting their overseas cash, Bloomberg reports
UK businesses asked to map supply chains for post-Brexit risk view
by Bija Knowles
The British government has asked businesses to map their supply chains to highlight areas of the economy that would be most at risk in a post-Brexit environment
US tax reform drives CFO optimism but policy concerns remain
by Bija Knowles
CFO optimism about doing business in the US is driven by tax reform and a positive economic outlook – but concerns about restricted flows of goods, capital and people could curb growth
UK business confidence since Brexit vote is mixed picture
by Bija Knowles
Recent reports give a mixed picture of economic and business sentiment in Britain
US businesses accumulate cash amid global trade tensions
by Bija Knowles
Quarterly research by the AFP has found that the first three months of 2018 saw US businesses continue to accumulate cash and short-term investment holdings
Two UK payment systems consolidated under New PSO
by Bija Knowles
The operational responsibility for two of the UK's payment systems, Bacs and Faster Payments, has been transferred to the New Payment System Operator
Nacha announces four new partners to improve and support ACH payments
by Bija Knowles
Nacha has announced that four additional preferred partners will join its group of providers and innovators that contribute to the association's strategic efforts and the payments ecosystem
China most complex country – top 10 financial complexity index
by Bija Knowles
Despite globalisation, individual countries maintain complex tax and reporting systems, with China most complex and Cayman Islands the least, according to the Financial Complexity Index 2018
US tax reform boosts CFO business confidence
by Bija Knowles
CFOs in North America are increasingly optimistic about their company's prospects according to the latest CFO Signals survey, by Deloitte
Weak growth, not Brexit, is top risk facing UK CFOs – Deloitte
by Bija Knowles
UK CFOs are now more concerned about weak economic growth, as the Brexit transition deal lessens their fears over leaving the EU
How will US-China trade wars affect RMB?
by Bija Knowles
The renminbi has dropped to #7 in the ranking of international payment currencies, according to a measure of the currency's use on the SWIFT network
5 economic trends to watch unfold in 2018
by Bija Knowles
Trade policies are a major source of concern for global corporate executives. Here are five take-aways from the results of McKinsey's Economic Conditions Snapshot survey 2018
New borrowing rates are coming, but which will dominate?
by Jack Large
US’s? ICE LIBOR? Australia’s?
Canada and EU to bear brunt of US trade wars
by Bija Knowles
A study by KPMG shows how Canada, Australia, the UK and the EU will be affected by US protectionist policies if countries respond by raising tariffs on imported goods
NACHA and IFX Forum merge to accelerate API standards
by Bija Knowles
IFX Forum has been merged as an independent operating entity under NACHA in order to further the development of standardised APIs and other standards for the global financial services industry
EC proposes cheaper euro payments for EU states
by Bija Knowles
First the ECB suggests that banks should raise fees to customers, then the Commission proposes making cross-border payments in euro cheaper across the entire EU
Ant Financial = future of finance and banking?
by Jack Large
Will the west ever catch up with their strategy and delivery that optimises digital technologies: AI, Blockchain, Cybersecurity and much more
Financial services optimism lowest since financial crisis
by Bija Knowles
Optimism in the financial services industry fell for the fourth consecutive quarter at the start of 2018, according to the latest Financial Services Survey by CBI/PwC
European treasury associations join forces with EACT
by Bija Knowles
The European Association of Corporate Treasurers has enlarged its membership to include members of Austrian and Romanian treasury associations
What Brexit red tape will cost EU and UK exporters
by Bija Knowles
£31 billion and £27 billion: the additional costs to EU27 exporters and UK exporters respectively, if no bespoke trade agreement is reached between Britain and the EU
Getting on top of the key tasks in corporate treasury
by Jack Large
AFP’s Treasury in Practice Series report full of commonsense examples
Does correspondent/partner banking have a future?
by Jack Large
Yes, but e-commerce ecosystems could change the landscape dramatically
US corporates aim for cash repatriation in Q2
by Bija Knowles
Repatriation of cash to the US is back on the agenda for CFOs and treasurers, with 63 per cent planning to repatriate cash in 2018. TMS upgrades and short-term cash investment also a priority