Background
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 to improve the return on the surplus liquidity over leaving the monies in a non-interest bearing bank… Read more about Investing
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Brexit is a victory for uncertainty across international financial markets. This is no Armageddon. There will be opportunities where “a good fund manager will prove to be invaluable”, Nigel Green, CEO, deVere Group
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RBS’s Chief Economist, Stephen Boyle, shows why low rates are here to stay for years and makes plea for corporate treasurers to get rid of unnecessarily high internal hurdle rates for projects
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Buffet bet in 2006 that the Vangard S&P 500 index fund would be better the 5 Hedge Funds: by end 2015, the S&P 500 index fund had a cumulative return of 65.7%, outdoing the hedge fund teams’s 21.9% return
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Uncertain EU and global economic outlooks keep liquidity risk at high levels, according to a Q1 report by the European Securities and Markets Authority.
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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.
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The total amount of venture capital investments has grown from $76 billion in 2010 to $142 billion in 2015, according to research by the Boston Consulting Group.
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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.
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As the European Central Bank yesterday cut two of its main interest rates, corporate treasurers may be wondering how the new stimulus package will affect them.
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European Securities and Markets Authority are changing their focus from single rulebook to supervisory convergence work
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Corporate Cash Indicators® survey showed US companies holding onto cash as increasing geopolitical risks, severe decline in most equity markets, volatility in commodity & currency prices + prevailing uncertainty
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Identify and invest spare cash world-wide
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The European Securities and Markets Authority has published its final report on MiFID II guidelines for the assessment of knowledge and competence.
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Fund managers may adjust their MMFs following the release of the new criteria and Fitch would expect those changes to be made by end-January 2016
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This insight into the fund selection process from research firm ECR Research can give corporate treasurers an understanding that can help ensure that cash is well placed.
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ICMA study looks at how the repo market in Europe is changing in response to regulatory pressures. Must read for those who want to understand the pressures in the repo market and its future
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Repurchase agreements remain a crucial investment option for RMB money market funds. While China's repo markets provide less transparency for investors, there are opportunities nonetheless.
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A report produced by Aite Group for Euroclear has highlighted the current challenges and opportunities facing treasurers and collateral managers in Europe’s capital markets.
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SunGard’s 5th annual corporate cash investment survey reveals more surplus cash with corporates continuing with money market funds as they battle to overcome regulatory restrictions and lack of options
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A global survey of the exchange traded fund (ETF) industry has indicated that ETFs are having a growing impact on the funds and asset management industry as a whole.
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A report looks at the changes taking place in the financial markets since the global financial crisis and how this is having a profound effect on how collateral is used and managed.
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Fully integrated solution for cross-asset portfolio management for asset managers leveraging the power and functionality of Murex's front-to-back-to-risk platform
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A combination of weak economic growth and volatility in foreign exchange markets are the dominant risks facing corporate treasurers, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit.
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A number of EU and US authorities have met to discuss regulatory developments in financial markets, as part of the Financial Markets Regulatory Dialogue.