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Investment is the placement of a company's surplus liquidity either in the financial markets or the use of the excess liquidity internally within the company. The main objective of investment is…

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Cash & Liquidity Management

US corporates expect to increase cash reserves

by Kylene Casanova

US corporates say they plan to build their cash reserves rather than deploy cash, according to the latest quarterly survey of corporate treasury executives, by the AFP

Investing

Treasurers must become the CFO’s Strategic Superhero

by Tasja Botha , Capital Markets and Corporate Treasury Lead, EMEA, OpenLink

Forward-thinking Treasurers are catapulting their roles to business change enablers, providing critical information to the Board. Moving the mind-set (and investment) beyond compliance, cost, and technology

Investing

How EC will tackle withholding tax relief procedures

by Kylene Casanova

A European Commission report looks at how to tackle national barriers with a view to boosting cross-border investments in the EU – and one of the main problems is withholding tax refunds

Cash Flow Management & Forecasting

Why short-termism could stunt your financial performance

by Kylene Casanova

A study conducted by the McKinsey Global Institute has gathered data showing that companies with a long-term strategy outperform their short-termist peers on several financial metrics

Financing

ETFs: are smaller companies missing out?

by Kylene Casanova

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

Investing

Investing in capital projects is all about timing

by Kylene Casanova

Companies that spend on capital projects/asset purchases throughout the economic cycle (not just when profits peak) are likely to outperform their peers.

Investing

Safety or yield? The choice facing US MMF investors

by Kylene Casanova

The SEC's rules on floating NAV are set to overhaul the money-market fund industry, which is reportedly worth $2.7 trillion. This is what treasury needs to know about the new rules.

Investing

ETFs to rise above $7 trillion by 2021, report finds

by Kylene Casanova

Significant growth in the exchange traded funds market over the next five years is expected to be driven by expansion into new markets, developing distribution channels and asset classes.

Investing

Market and credit risks remain high in Q1

by Kylene Casanova

Uncertain EU and global economic outlooks keep liquidity risk at high levels, according to a Q1 report by the European Securities and Markets Authority.

Investing

US money market reform may spur 50% cash exodus

by Kylene Casanova

Moody's Investors Service has warned that up to 50 per cent of investor assets are likely to leave US prime money market funds (MMFs) ahead of major regulatory reforms in October.

Investing

MiFID II: the saga continues

by Kylene Casanova

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has responded to a letter it received last week from the European Commission on certain aspects of ESMA's draft MiFID II rules.