Jean-Marc Servat, Chair of The European Association of Corporate Treasurers (EACT) and TMI’s Eleanor Hill take a deep dive into the world of crypto assets to discuss why central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are capturing the attention of finance professionals worldwide. Our guest highlights pilot schemes that demonstrate the possibilities that CBDCs offer and addresses […]
My Life in Treasury Jean-Marc Servat, Chair, EACT Readers of TMI will be familiar with Jean-Marc Servat, who has been Chair of the European Association of Corporate Treasurers (EACT) since 2015. After more than 20 years in large multinational companies, he has worked as an independent consultant in treasury, finance and risk since […]
Introduction and Welcome by Jean-Marc Servat, Chair, EACT The European Association of Corporate Treasurers (EACT) was founded 15 years ago on a vision to federate national treasury associations and represent a coherent voice of treasury on a diverse European stage. The need of a voice for the ‘real economy’ became clear when the accounting […]
What is the Brexit Impact? by Jean-Marc Servat, Chair, EACT On 23 June, a majority of voters in the UK expressed their wish to leave the European Union. It is a major political event that will have repercussion for years. Political events often have more drastic impact on financial markets than economic ones. This is […]
Change and Development – Are We Ready? by Jean-Marc Servat, Chairman, The European Association of Corporate Treasurers (EACT) When we think about the professional development of treasurers, we naturally think about continuous learning and excellent training that is provided by some national treasury associations. We must be at the leading edge of our technical expertise, […]
A Note from the Chairman… EACT Regulatory Update – January 2016 by Jean-Marc Servat, Chairman, The European Association of Corporate Treasurers (EACT) It is now seven years since the wave of regulations that followed the financial crisis. The European Commission has launched a call for evidence on the impact of financial regulation. The EACT is gathering […]
Blockchain – Disruption or Hype? by Jean-Marc Servat, Chairman, The European Association of Corporate Treasurers (EACT) This month’s EACT column is not about upcoming potentially harmful regulations, but about a technology that could both disrupt our financial world and bring opportunities to treasurers and the companies they serve. Until recently, blockchain was a term only […]
Introducing the new EACT Chairman… TMI is delighted to welcome this first column from the newly appointed Chairman of EACT, Jean-Marc Servat. He was for five years the International Treasurer of Cisco Systems, prior to setting up his own boutique consulting activity. He formerly led the Treasury team of Lukoil’s oil trading company. Previously, he […]
