July 2010 13 Min Read
MMF Portals at the Crossroads: Current Drivers and New Directions by Justin Meadows, Founder and Chief Executive, MyTreasury The level of market penetration of MMF portals in Europe has lagged significantly behind that in the US. This is a reflection of both their later...
July 2010 7 Min Read
The Credit Processes Operated by a Money Market Fund by Jonathan Curry, IMMFA Technical Committee Chair When investing cash, investors seek to preserve the security of their capital. One of the principal determinants of whether any investment is able to maintain capital...
July 2010 4 Min Read
Money Market Funds: A Regulatory Update by Nathan Douglas, Secretary General, IMMFA Regulatory change in the broader financial services industry continues apace, in order to further strengthen the financial system. Money market funds have so far been captured within these...
July 2010 5 Min Read
The Instruments Purchased by a Money Market Fund by The Institutional Money Market Funds Association Money market funds invest in high quality short-term debt instruments. Although the restrictions imposed upon the funds do not tend to dictate the exact types of instruments...
July 2010 10 Min Read
The Changing Landscape of Cash Management and Investment by Travis Barker, Head of Liquidity Business Development, HSBC Asset Management The global financial crisis highlighted the importance of a disciplined approach to cash investment, with many corporate treasurers...
July 2010 4 Min Read
The Benefits of IMMFA Membership for Investors in Money Market Funds by Gail Le Coz, Chief Executive, IMMFA The European money market fund industry has historically been quite disparate, with a plethora of funds operating under varying guidelines. Although regulators are...
July 2010 3 Min Read
Giving Clarity to Cash by Colin Cookson, Head of Liquidity, Aviva Investors Colin Cookson, head of liquidity at Aviva Investors, explains how fund managers are evolving a more transparent approach to help clients understand exactly where their money is invested. In...
July 2010 11 Min Read
Evaluating Credit and Counterparty Risk by Kathleen Hughes, Head of Global Liquidity for EMEA, J.P. Morgan Asset Management Credit and counterparty risk has fallen since the height of the global financial crisis, but it remains one of the most important concerns for...
June 2010 8 Min Read
Financing the Business Interview #4 with Peter van Rood, Group Treasurer, Brune Singh, Director External Markets and Harry Blok, Director Corporate Finance, AkzoNobel In this interview, the fourth in the series, we continue our exploration of AkzoNobel’s treasury...
June 2010 6 Min Read
Discovery and Rediscovery: Familiar Solutions for New Challenges The global financial crisis has had many implications for treasurers and finance managers, but one of the most frequent things we have observed amongst our clients is the return of a ‘back to...
June 2010 7 Min Read
Red 7 … the Winning Number for Money Market Funds? by François Masquelier, Head of Corporate Finance and Treasury, RTL Group, and Honorary Chairman, EACT This article describes the accounting issues often encountered by many treasurers when they invest...
June 2010 6 Min Read
Enhancing Project Success for Innovation, Efficiency and Competitiveness Featuring Michael Guralnick, Global Head, Client Sales Management, Global Transaction Services, Citi and Swati Mitra, EMEA Region Head, Corporates, Client Sales Management, Global Transaction...
