Cashforce Quick Wins to get control of your liquidity NOW
by Jack Large
Three offerings to: identify cash savings, improve cash flow analysis, and reduce your working capital level required
Total Working Capital
Background
Total Working Capital Management is the optimization of every aspect of every process, every system and every structure across the entire supply chain, as the figure below shows. Total Working…
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Where are we going with trade finance?
by Jack Large
Demica share their vision of the future of global trade finance solutions
In Working Capital Management the disciplines remain the same, while focus & technology change
by Jack Large
ACT’s annual WCM conference shows the realities yet again
Working capital performance: New solutions to new problems
by Chris Seaman , Global Head of Sales, Benteler Trading International
Can a fresh approach to WCM help corporate treasury shore up balance sheets amid ongoing political and economic uncertainty?
Create value from your unsold stock with “Inventory Monetization” platform
by Jack Large
Supply@ME use SIA for the launch of their new block chain based platform to optimise firms working capital
US farming sector’s working capital ‘critically low’
by Graham Buck
The past five years have seen a massive drain in its liquidity and the country’s current trade disputes aren’t helping, a study finds
US corporates improve working capital performance
by Graham Buck
The working capital efficiency of America’s top 1,000 public companies in 2018 was the best for six years, a study finds
Trump tariffs create working capital strains for US firms
by Graham Buck
Companies are resorting to various measures in response to the administration’s tariff-heavy trade policy, a report finds
Cashforce develops AI-powered cash forecasting module
by Graham Buck
The group says it is already working on an enhanced version driven by artificial intelligence that can review more complex patterns.
CULedger, R3 partner on blockchain for cross-border payments
by Jack Large
The US credit union service organisation is to launch CU Pay, an electronic funds transfer product, early next year.
Implications of US & global tax reform for MNCs
by Jack Large
A webinar for CFOs and corporate treasurers
UK government starts to “name and shame” late payers
by Jack Large
Late payments are still a cancer to business and society
Late payments - UK spring statement to have limited impact UNLESS
by Jack Large
Previse warn that UK Government’s plan to make it easier for tradespeople to get the cash they’re owed will fail, unless enforced
How Unilever unlocks trapped cash worldwide
by Jack Large
Unilever’s Silke Reimers shows how releasing trapped cash worldwide takes persistence, patience and constant attention over long term
UOB offers working capital funding for Thai SMEs’ digitisation
by Graham Buck
The Singapore banking group’s smart business transformation programme aims to support Thailand’s smaller businesses.
ACT Cash Management Conference, 12 February, London
by Jack Large
Cash management roundup: best practices; case studies from Body Shop, Unilever, Page Group, UPS; tech talks; managing in unccertain tim
Firms with big inventory/working capital needs at risk
by Bija Knowles
More big firms vulnerable to insolvency – high fixed costs, large inventories and working capital requirements are key risks
Make your working capital work harder
by Jack Large
McKinsey’s tips and recommendations
4 ways to make zero-based budgeting a success for your firm
by Bija Knowles
Digitalisation and increased recognition of zero-based budgeting's benefits mean CFOs are considering how it could be used effectively
10 shifts in treasury and payments in 2019 and beyond
by Bija Knowles
East & Partners predict ESG disclosures will be the norm, FX risk management is increasingly strategic and trade finance to go digital
Change management in working capital management programmes
by Jack Large
Brian Shanahan, CEO at Informita and TermsCheck, discusses two vital aspects of change management in working capital management
Working Capital: Lessons from ACT Conference
by Jack Large
Continuous, tedious and boring WCM programmes, produce so much more than glamorous FX and hedging, etc.
When will business ever take WCM seriously?
by Jack Large
Latest PwC annual global Working Capital Study shows businesses are not “Unlocking cash” and lists HOW TO RELEASE YOUR CASH
Transaction blind spot between procurement and finance
by Bija Knowles
Lack of visibility and poor data exchange on orders, invoices and payments is the biggest challenge between procurement and finance