Harnessing Innovation to Enable Internationalisation

Harnessing Innovation to Enable Internationalisation An Interview with Philippe Messager, President, Association Française des Trésoriers d’Entreprise (AFTE) Attracting 1,100 treasury professionals, AFTE’s annual conference takes place on 18-19 November 2014 at the Palais Brongniart, Paris. As in previous years, the conference is the flagship event for the treasury community in France, with an impressive line-up […]

UBS, or the Comedy of Repetition

UBS, or the Comedy of Repetition Philippe Messager, Chairman, AFTE – The French Association of Corporate Treasurers In the space of a few hours, Kweku Adoboli became as famous as Nick Leeson, Bernard Madoff and Jérôme Kerviel. Without breaking Mr. Kerviel’s record for losses, the UBS trader cost the Swiss bank nearly €2bn. How did […]