Inflation, Rates and Regulations Hit Treasury Short-Term Investment Plans
There has never been a better time for treasurers to engage with fund managers to discover how innovative developments can help simplify the short-term investment process. Koch’s treasurer, Benjamin Defays, joins a panel of experts who will help you to understand the goals and concerns of your peers and find out the benefits you might […]
What to Do with Corporate Cash in Challenging Times
Corporate treasurers have myriad challenges to contend with in the short-term investment space. Here, Richard Hallett (Aviva Investors), Ed Lopez (Calastone) and Patrick Kunz (Pecunia Treasury & Finance) outline how to successfully navigate these roadblocks, debunk incoming regulations, and assess ‘step out’ strategies. Furthermore, our guests discuss the possibility of investing in instruments such as […]
Liquidity Sea Change
By connecting all money market fund participants digitally for the first time, Calastone is reshaping how treasurers see liquidity Calastone Money Market Services is all about helping companies, public sector organisations and financial institutions balance their liquidity, risk and yield objectives when investing surplus cash. The technological approach it has to its global network is […]
ETFs and Tokenised Funds: New Building Blocks of Treasury Investment?
In the December 2021 Calastone Connect Forum, experts considered how exchange traded funds and tokenised funds could, and potentially should, become part of every treasurer’s asset class armoury for managing liquidity. Ed Lopez, Chief Revenue Officer, Calastone; Patrick Kunz, Treasury, Finance & Risk Consultant and Interim Treasurer, Pecunia Treasury & Finance; and Natacha Blackman, Fixed […]
Finding Value for Corporate Cash: Short-term Investments Under the Microscope
A perfect storm of low interest rates, the pandemic, and potential regulation has put pressure on the short-term investment instruments that treasurers rely on for cash management. Add in trending topics such as environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and the role of technology in business, and it is clear there is plenty for treasurers to […]
How to Make Your TMS the Ultimate Investment Tool
The right TMS can be a huge asset to treasury. But these one-stop shops often fall short when it comes to short term investment workflows. In this podcast, Ed Lopez, James Griffin (Calastone), Jeannot Jonas (Carrier Global Corporation) and Roger Comins (GTreasury) provide a candid assessment of current platform tech and its downfalls, and advise […]
Exploring ESG Investing
Security, liquidity and yield have traditionally been the treasurer’s top investment considerations. But with the call for greater corporate social responsibility – and the solid performance of sustainable investments – ESG is now becoming a fourth investment dimension. Ed Lopez (Calastone), Reyer Kooy (DWS) and François Masquelier (EACT/ ATEL) explain how treasurers can integrate ESG […]
Connectivity Means Continuity
Calastone Connect Forum 2020 Calastone’s Connect Forum 2020 brought together a quartet of treasury professionals to discuss the role of technology in enabling more efficient cash management while managing risk. With all embroiled in the turmoil of 2020, the need for real-time usable data to help treasuries better manage cash and liquidity requirements has become […]
Re-tooling Treasury for a Resilient Future
Preparing for the unknown is a challenge. But forward-thinking treasurers are beginning to access real-time useable data to optimise cash forecasting – and automating investment processes. Eleanor Hill speaks to Jim Scurlock (Microsoft), Luc Vlaminck (Rémy Cointreau), Jonathan Spirgel (Hazeltree) and Ed Lopez (Calastone) to assess how treasurers are managing their organisation’s cash and liquidity […]