Death, Taxes and Black Swans by Jiro Okochi, CEO and Co-founder, Reval It is said that nothing in this world is certain except death and taxes. Reinforcing this idea of unpredictability are ‘Black Swan Events’, popularised by epistemologist Nassim Nicholas Taleb in his 2007 book, The Black Swan: The impact of the highly improbable. It […]
Derivative Risk Management in the Spotlight by Jiro Okochi, CEO and Co-Founder, Reval Most practitioners in the art of hedge accounting realise that derivative risk management and hedge accounting are inextricably linked. In fact, with companies facing a difficult mix of volatile markets and new and evolving rules from accounting standards bodies and government agencies, […]
On the Road to Treasury Transformation: How Far Have We Travelled? by Jiro Okochi, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Reval It’s now been three years since once mighty companies tumbled without cash, credit or liquidity. Today, a company should no longer be without its global cash position first thing in the morning. Bank and supplier credit […]
Facilitating Treasury Transformation in 2013 The role and profile of the treasury function have undergone a gradual but distinct transformation in recent years, fuelled by the increased awareness of the need for effective Treasury and Risk Management during the financial crisis. In the first Executive Interview of 2013, we are pleased to feature Jiro Okochi, […]
Treasury Technology Out with the Old, in with the New Generation by Jiro Okochi, Reval CEO & Co-founder This year opened with some impactful consolidation among TMS vendors, causing market observers to take notice once again of what technological change means and why it matters. Most are left wondering about which vendors are truly equipped […]
Discovering Your Treasury ‘Why’ by Jiro Okochi, CEO and Co-founder, Reval Imagine if you could lead your treasury department to be as visionary and as iconic as, say, Apple is for many consumers and investors. There is a reason why Apple commands such a loyal fan base, and it’s not because of what they do […]
Equipping Treasury to Manage Event Risk An Executive Interview with Jiro Okochi, Co-founder and CEO, Reval In this edition of TMI, which coincides with this year’s flagship EuroFinance conference, Jiro Okochi, Co-founder and CEO of treasury and risk management solution provider Reval talks to Helen Sanders, Editor, on how geopolitical events are influencing treasury […]
The requirement that American public companies file a quarterly report listing all equity assets under management (AUM) provides position-level disclosure of all US-listed equity securities, including number of shares, issuer name and other details. On 10 July this year, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed an amendment to Form 13F Reporting Threshold for […]
