Treasury Strategy & Transformation

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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...

What Matters Today #3: Relationships by Nicholas Blake, Corporate Sales Executive, EMEA, and Melanie Wells, Client Services Executive, EMEA, Treasury Services, J.P. Morgan In the last two editions of TMI, J.P. Morgan has explored some of the issues that matter most to...

From West to East When the HSBC Board announced last year that we were moving the Group Chief Executive’s main office to Hong Kong, it prompted a number of reactions. Some asked if it was a first step towards moving HSBC’s headquarters away from London....

Credit Derivatives: A crystal ball for treasury managers? by Farooq Jaffrey, CEO, Traccr Limited  Credit default swaps (CDS) are rapidly becoming a vital risk measurement tool in treasury management. Credit spreads, and their rise or fall, provide a real-time...

East European Focus The Retail & Consumer Industry in Russia and CIS by Nick Page, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (UK) In recent months, the impact of the financial crisis on countries around the world has become clearer. Some political leaders and economists are...

The Rewards of Russian Retail by Andy Garbutt, Retail and Leisure Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (UK)  Walking down the main shopping streets and retail parks in the Russian Federation the Western European shopper can often feel more at home than expected, with a...

Retailing in Russia, hit hard by the crisis, but a good time for foreign entrants. by Martijn Peeters, Strategy Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers Russia The Russian retail market has been considered to be a retailer’s paradise. Russian consumers like to spend,...

Revolutionising Relationship Banking What do you see as some of the most considerable changes in the relationship between banks and corporates over the past year? What has been clear to me is that banks – and corporates – are finally recognising the value...

Meeting the Challenges by Charles Buchanan, Chairman, ACTSA Despite the challenges facing the financial sector, ACTSA, with its dynamic membership has been active in sustaining a high degree of participation in its activities. We at ACTSA continue to strive for the...

by Andrew Woods, Group Vice President, SunGard There are a variety of reasons why companies decide to centralize their treasury operations, which would typically include cash management, financing, investment and foreign exchange, including both routine activities and...