Treasury Strategy & Transformation

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Anticipating the Treasury of the Future by Håkan Lundgren, Vice President, Corporate Treasurer, Sony Ericsson When we first set up the treasury function at Sony Ericsson in 2001, it became clear that we were seeking a treasury model that differed from those of other...

by Greg Zabikow, Assistant Treasurer, Evraz Inc NA This article outlines Greg Zabikow’s experiences at one of the companies in which he has worked, specifically looking at the road to treasury centralisation. While the path may be long and bumpy, he explains that by...

Assessing Banks’ Confidence After the Crisis Financial-services executives report a mostly positive outlook on banking — and some signs of industry complacency. McKinsey Global Survey results Nearly three years after the global financial crisis, a recent...

Supporting a New Decade of Treasury by Michael Spiegel, Head of Trade Finance and Cash Management Corporates, Global Transaction Banking, Deutsche Bank When many treasury departments were first established, often in the 1970s and 1980s, they were typically tasked to manage...

An Expense Management System Avoids Drama in a Crisis by David Rockliff, Managing Director, RBS Commercial Cards, Global Transaction Services (GTS) David Rockliff, Managing Director, RBS Global Commercial Cards, explains how companies can control cash and the burden on...

Shared Services for Shared Success by Lynton Williams, Head of A&F Credit Services, GSS, Siemens plc, UK Building our business with the highest levels of efficiency, performance and ethics is critical to the way that we work at Siemens. As Peter Löscher, President...

An Insight into BlackRock’s Cash Management Business An Interview with Rich Hoerner and Simon Mendelson, Co-Heads of Global Cash Management and Securities Lending, BlackRock BlackRock has undergone substantial change in recent years, particularly with the acquisition...

Can Treasurers Solve the Global Energy Crisis? by Helen Sanders, Editor “The world appears to be emerging from the worst economic crisis in decades. Many countries have made commitments under Copenhagen Accord to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Commitments have also...

Beyond Facebook:Social Media for professionals by Helen Sanders, Editor Social media is the communications revolution of the twenty-first century. And no, this is not a phrase purloined from a Facebook or Twitter advert. The growth speed of social media outstrips any...

Louis Soudré Accounts & Finance Manager, Keolis “The group has put up a genuine fight for cash” Can you give us an overview of your company? Keolis is the number one private operator of public transport in France, and holds a key position in Europe,...

Reducing Costs, Generating Revenue: The Value of a Bank Partnership by Tom Shrimpton, Director of Payments & Cash Management, Global Financial Institutions,  Lloyds Banking Group The financial services market, in particular the correspondent banking...

A Custom Approach to Treasury Outsourcing by Roger Saunders, Lloyds Banking Group Treasurers have become increasingly aware of the opportunity to outsource their treasury operations to banks’ agency treasury services (ATS) in recent years. What is often less apparent...