May 2008 13 Min Read
Bush Banking How long has Poseidon been going? The company started in Botswana in 1979. At the time, Botswana looked attractive compared to neighbouring South Africa as a domicile because it was not affected by the trade sanctions relating to apartheid. This meant that...
March 2008 6 Min Read
Achieving Control and Visibility over a ‘Virtual’ Treasury by David Scriven, Group Treasurer, Yell Group plc We had to develop Yell’s head office functions from scratch, including treasury, when what was then Yell Group Limited was used as the vehicle...
February 2008 7 Min Read
A New Concern for Credit Rating Agencies by François Masquelier, RTL Group Head of Treasury, Corporate Finance & ERM, and Honorary Chairman EACT Management analysis is arguably one of the most qualitative and immeasurable among the many considerations of...
January 2008 6 Min Read
Market Commentary: Causes and Ramifications of the Financial Crisis Responsible for Treasury and Investment Banking by Patrick Butler, Managing Board Member at Raiffeisen Zentralbank (RZB), The last few months have seen a major reassessment of risk and the price it...
January 2008 12 Min Read
Showers Today, Clearer Tomorrow Securitization in Central & Eastern Europe and CIS by Patrick Butler, Managing Board Member at Raiffeisen Zentralbank (RZB), Responsible for Treasury and Investment Banking Despite recent market turmoil, ‘plain vanilla’...
January 2008 7 Min Read
The subprime crisis is not just the epicentrer of an earthquake that occurred in the U.S., it is a crisis from which the aftershock, like a tsunami, quickly reached the shores of the European markets, and particularly the monetary fund markets, which had been...
May 2005 9 Min Read
Top 10 Mistakes Companies Make in FX Risk Management by Jono Tunney, CFA and Scott Bilter, CFA of Atlas Risk Advisory The problem of how to best manage foreign exchange volatility has plagued multinational companies for decades, and is usually cited as one of the top...
May 2005 12 Min Read
How Effective is Your FX Hedging Program? by Scott Bilter, Partner, Atlas Risk Advisory, LLC Today’s finance professionals are typically well equipped to handle many complex financial problems. They are often experts with Excel and other finance tools, both...
May 2005 10 Min Read
Layering Hedges and Extending the Hedge Horizon Through Rolling Hedge Programs John Bird, Atlas Risk Advisory LLC • Increasingly, companies are pursuing continuous rolling hedge programs and shifting away from annual static, set-and-forget hedge strategies. •...
January 2000 6 Min Read
Mitigating Risk in Latin America by Thomas D. Avazian, Global Banking and Markets Product Executive, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Escrow services have a crucial role to play in helping multinationals to manage risk as they increase their business activities in Latin...
January 2000 6 Min Read
Let’s Talk about Risk by Paul Taylor, Head of Sales, Global Transaction Services EMEA, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Treasurers are focusing on risk management more closely than ever and are using more sophisticated tools and techniques to manage their...
January 2000 4 Min Read
Optimising FX Risk Management by Carrie Moore, Managing Director, Energy & Power, Global Treasury Services, Bank of America Merrill Lynch With international expansion a key business growth strategy for companies, foreign exchange (FX) risk is at the forefront of...
