Treasury News Network

Learn & Share the latest News & Analysis in Corporate Treasury

  1. Home
  2. Sections

Cash & Liquidity Mngm in North America

Background

The NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) area, is made up of - USA, Canada and Mexico, is the world's biggest trading blockt. Also NAFTA is the world's largest free trade area in terms…

Read more
Cash & Liquidity Management

CFO survey finds executives doubt Trump’s reform agenda

by Bija Knowles

Most CFOs are growing increasingly sceptical about the US president's chances of pushing his reform agenda through Congress by the end of this year, according to a survey by CNBC

Cash & Liquidity Management

Businesses ready to spend to stay competitive in 2017

by Kylene Casanova

Top finance executives at global enterprises are finally feeling optimistic about their companies' growth, according to the 2017 Global Business & Spending Outlook

Cash & Liquidity Management

$1.5 trillion excess cash held offshore by US corporates

by Kylene Casanova

US corporates are holding huge amounts of cash offshore in non-US overseas subsidiaries, to avoid paying the 35 per cent US corporate tax rate. How can the Fed tempt companies to repatriate?

Cash & Liquidity Management

6 things that are wrong with the Federal Reserve Bank

by Kylene Casanova

The Fed often gets the blame when things go wrong in the economy. It's either slow to react, not transparent enough or not apolitical enough. Here are six ways the Fed could improve its reputation

Cash & Liquidity Management

US corporate tax reform unlikely this year

by Kylene Casanova

A poll of more than 1,000 business leaders shows that more than half think that the US Congress will not pass significant business tax reforms until 2018

Cash & Liquidity Management

Economic optimism muted by trade and Twitter angst

by Kylene Casanova

Two CFO surveys paint a picture of economic optimism seriously dampened by concerns over trade, tariff and border tax. But CFOs agree that Trump should get off Twitter!

Cash & Liquidity Management

US will lose global economic dominance by 2050 - PwC

by Kylene Casanova

Emerging market countries will increase their share of global GDP over the next two decades, continuing the shift in global economic power away from the West, according to data from PwC

Risk Management

What does the Trump presidency have in store?

by Kylene Casanova

As we embark on the Trump presidency, will we see a new era for business and financial markets? These are some of the changes we can expect as Trump settles in at the White House

Cash & Liquidity Management

CFOs encouraged but wary of Trump administration

by Kylene Casanova

The CFO Signals survey for North America captures how CFOs are expecting business to react and be affected by the Trump presidency

Cash & Liquidity Management

3 ways the US must improve its AML/CFT framework

by Kylene Casanova

Lack of clear data on beneficial ownership is named as one of the “serious gaps” in the US anti-money laundering regime, according to FATF's first Mutual Evaluation report in 10 years.

Payments - Disbursements

Speeding up the adoption of immediate payment solutions world-wide

by Kylene Casanova

Immediate payment systems will go global as Vocalink and ACI combine to offer a complete end-to-end immediate payments solution for launching a domestic or regional immediate payments network BUT DON’T RUSH IN