Cyber risk challenges for Asian companies
by Bija Knowles
Cyberattack is one of the top five risks for businesses operating in Asia Pacific, due to rapidly growing connectivity and low cybersecurity awareness
Operations
Background
The large majority of the work in a corporate treasury department is administration, transaction processing and non-discretionary decision making. This absorbs most of the time and resources in the department as the chart below shows. Balance of Time and Resources Employed in the Corporate Treasury Department… Read more about Operations
Signs of our times
by Jack Large
Deloitte’s purchase of Blab, McKinsey primer on GDPR, PSD2, PwC’s KYC ‘quick’ guide, South Africa feeling KYC pain, predictive analaytics, big data, and cyber liability insurance
Turkey, Brazil, Italy and Greece most complex for tax and compliance
by Bija Knowles
Turkey, Brazil, Italy and Greece top the rank of most complex jurisdictions for accounting and tax compliance, according to the Financial Complexity Index 2017 compiled by the TMF Group
Your Personal Brand: What Treasury Professionals Need to Know
by Jack Large
Five key lessons for improving your personal brand
Getting to grips with the GDPR
by Jack Large
Survival guide for corporates to be able to comply from May 2018 and avoid huge fines
Bring corporate treasury processes back home?
by Jack Large
Could full costings show a different picture on labour based corporate treasury arbitrage outsourcing?
Impact of IFRS 16 and revenue recognition
by Bija Knowles
Lease accounting and revenue recognition are two pieces of regulatory compliance that have got a lot of CFOs and treasurers worried. Recently Microsoft stated how this affected its balance sheets
How fintech is changing EU financial services – EBA report
by Bija Knowles
Fintech companies are driving crucial innovation in the EU financial services sector. An EBA report looks at how fintechs operate, where they innovate and how they're regulated and funded
How to create a treasury Talent Pipeline and recruit the best
by Jack Large
Use technology to carryout faster and more effective and accurate recruitment by tracking and understanding what stage potential candidates are at and when it is worth approaching them
Fintech investment doubles globally to $8.4 billion
by Bija Knowles
Investment in fintech companies has doubled in the past quarter to $8.4 billion globally, with 293 deals, according to KPMG's latest Pulse of Fintech quarterly report
CFOs concerned about IFRS 16 lease accounting compliance
by Bija Knowles
Almost half of corporate c-suite executives are concerned about their organisation's ability to implement the new US standards for lease accounting, IFRS 16 Leases
Outsourcing specific activities not just whole functions = future of treasury?
by Jack Large
Thomson Reuters Drafting Assistant shows how to more efficiently and accurately draft key legal documents and DocuSign enables digital signatures
57% of big corporates engaging with blockchain
by Bija Knowles
Nearly six out of 10 large corporations are actively considering or are in the process of deploying blockchain technology, according to a study by Juniper Research
Economic insecurity is fertile ground for digital innovation
by CTMfile
Global political and economic uncertainty are creating a new breed of digital innovators, according to a survey of IT executives from 86 countries
Is lack of focus the biggest problem in corporate treasury today?
by CTMfile
Banks and corporates often forget choosing what NOT to do is as important as choosing what to do
Regulatory change and IT investment is greatest worry for US and Asia-Pacific executives
by CTMfile
The biggest regulatory challenges for companies include adapting to regulatory changes, improving data aggregation and allocating resources to ensure compliance
Derivatives expenses restricted for tax under new UK CIR rules
by CTMfile
Are you up to date on the UK's new rules on corporate interest restriction? From 1 April 2017, UK companies that claim tax deductions on interest expenses have a new set of rules to apply
$1.5 trillion excess cash held offshore by US corporates
by CTMfile
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?
Is your corporate treasury middle management job safe? Can a robot do your job?
by CTMfile
How much of your job can technically be automated? Future of the corporate treasury department is: more automation + even less staff
EU finance officials reject Trump’s undermining of post-crisis financial regulation
by CTMfile
European finance leaders recently met to discuss whether the EU should ease its post-crisis financial regulations, as Trump is seeking to do in the US. The resounding answer was no
4 ways to make sure corporate assets generate revenue
by CTMfile
Managing corporate assets efficiently is a key factor for overall business success, enabling companies to adapt successfully to changing markets and evolving business models
How July’s G20 will change risk reporting for corporates
by CTMfile
The G20 is due to meet in Germany in July and discussions will include setting guidelines for companies to disclose climate-change related risk
Virtual accounts: technology to help banks exceed customer expectations
by CTMfile
Tieto’s white paper explores the opportunities
Is treasury destined to be outsourced in future?
by CTMfile
One former corporate treasurer with a strong background working in IT believes that technology is strategically changing how treasury departments work. Is the end game total outsourcing?