Finally FCI goes into reverse with roll-out of FCIreverse
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Selects Demica as their global supply chain finance platform partner for reverse factoring/dynamic discounting solution opening up receivables finance for SMEs world-wide
Financing
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Other sources of finance include:Financing the ebbs and flows of the company's business and ensuring that finance is available to support any expansion is vital to the survival of any company. To determine what finance is needed requires first, the development of an Operating Budget, covering Forecasting… Read more about Financing
Treasurers increasingly qualified but concerned with cybersecurity and geopolitical risk
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Cybersecurity, financial regulation and geopolitical uncertainty, including Brexit, are major concerns for corporate treasurers, according to research by the UK's ACT
New opportunities for corporate treasury to exploit in supply chain finance
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PrimaDollar uses global credit arbitrage to open up new way to financing supply chains to emerging markets, and FastPay joins the party
CRX’s independent marketplace for corporate Asset-Based Financing solutions
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Three different financing tools required to solve corporate’s range of asset-backed financing needs
The opportunities and risks of ‘fintech’ credit platforms
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Borrowers, including businesses and consumers, are turning away from traditional sources of credit and are increasingly using digital platforms such as peer-to-peer lending, according to a BIS survey
16 financial institutions join global platform for trade finance risk distribution
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Singapore becoming centre of trade initiatives as CCRManager announce launch of new electronic platform
More ambitious CMU needed to avoid ‘dead end’ for EU financial reform
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A Dutch MEP argues that the EC must think more ambitiously and redirect the Capital Markets Union initiative to focus on supervisory convergence, sustainable investment and tackling debt bias
Report highlights key changes in repo markets
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A report on repo markets analyses the changes in the availability and cost of repo financing, which is a key market for short-term funding
Supply chain finance Europe barometer: screwing suppliers dominates why introduce
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Large companies and reverse factoring dominate as 78% programmes were considered a success even though programmes only cover max 40% of spend, driving appetite for introducing or extending SCF solutions
Financial services face 6 obstacles to blockchain adoption
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Before blockchain can change the world of financial services – from remittance, trade finance, securities trading and insurance – it will have to overcome six key challenges
Vienna Initiative: boost to capital markets in central & Eastern Europe
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The European Commission has announced an initiative to strengthen capital markets in central, Eastern and South-eastern Europe, to boost financing and investment in the region
Dodd-Frank reform: glee on Wall St – but fears for consumer protection
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Bloomberg called it “more pageantry than policy” when Donald Trump signed a directive on Friday to begin a review (and probable scaling back) of the Dodd-Frank Act
Five fintech trends that will shake payments & cash management in 2017
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What are the hottest fintech trends for 2017 and – more importantly for corporate treasurers and CFOs – how will these trends affect cash management and payments?
Two key trends affecting corporate bond liquidity
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A report by Greenwich Associates looks at changes in investor behaviour in the fixed-income markets, which are being transformed by e-trading and improved liquidity intelligence
Reduced credit risk appetite among European banks
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Credit standards for loans to enterprises tightened in net terms in the fourth quarter of 2016, according to the January 2017 bank lending survey
2016 Review - April
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DynamicPay from Danske; DynamicPay - bank independent dynamic discounting service from Danske; Will blockchain undermine SWIFT’s monopoly?Tipalti extends ERP integration
EU cuts red tape to give SMEs easier access to capital markets
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The EU has agreed to exempt small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from the burden of producing lengthy and expensive prospectuses to access funding through capital markets.
ETFs: are smaller companies missing out?
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An article in the Financial Times raises the issue of smaller corporates finding it harder to raise capital through exchange traded funds, which have seen huge growth in the past decade
More corporates seeking opportunities in currency arbitrage
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Companies are increasingly taking advantage of differences in FX pricing to borrow at lower costs, with euro-denominated debt issued by US companies set to reach record levels this year.
Juncker seeks to boost confidence in funding for EU businesses
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The European Commission yesterday reinforced its commitment to completing the Capital Markets Union and pledged to double a fund that will boost investment in European businesses.
Blockchain security remains major concern for banks
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A report from Greenwich Associates looks at how distributed ledger technology is being adopted by organisations involved in capital markets.
Corporate debt costs drop as ECB spends €13.2bn on bond purchase programme
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The spread between yields on bonds issued by non-financial corporations has seen a significant contraction, following the announcement of the ECB's corporate sector purchase programme.
S&P warns of global credit risk, with corporate borrowing growth unsustainable
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A report by Standard & Poor's warns that a series of major economic or political shocks, such as the recent Brexit vote in the UK, could trigger a more system-wide credit contraction.
Demand for business loans driven by M&A, debt refinancing – ECB survey
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The July 2016 bank lending survey by the ECB has found a net easing of credit standards on eurozone bank loans in Q2, driven by competitive pressure, plus steady demand for loans.