July 2008 8 Min Read
“It gives me great pleasure to introduce the commemorative publication that marks a significant milestone in our Association’s history. So what do the next 20 years hold? The profile of treasury and individual treasury professionals is dependent on demonstrating...
July 2008 8 Min Read
Mobile Telecoms in Africa – the good news story By MTN Group A media report in May 2008 said it all: “Growth in Africa’s mobile sector has defied all predictions.” The declaration, by US-based Africa Focus Bulletin, captures a widely held sentiment...
June 2008 4 Min Read
A World of Difference by Chris Furness, Global Head, Cash Management and Alex Barrett, Head of Client Research, Standard Chartered Bank Following a decade and half of generally strong growth and benign economic conditions, the world is in the midst of a very serious...
June 2008 4 Min Read
TMS Implementation at Fiberweb by Christof Nelischer, former Group Treasurer, Fiberweb Fiberweb plc is one of the world’s largest and leading suppliers of high performance, specialty non-woven fabrics. One of the ways it seeks to drive profitable growth and enhance...
June 2008 15 Min Read
State and Trends of the Carbon Market 2008 by Karan Capoor, Sustainable Development Operations, World Bank and Philippe Ambrosi, Climate Change Team, World Bank The following article is the Executive Summary of the full ‘State and Trends of the Carbon Market...
April 2008 7 Min Read
A Treasury Technology Roadmap at Virgin Atlantic by Paul Tydeman, Virgin Atlantic One of the ways in which Virgin Atlantic’s Treasury wants to distinguish itself is the level of automation we are able to achieve. The Treasury department at Virgin Atlantic has...
April 2008 7 Min Read
Ethics in European Treasury and Financial Affairs by François Masquelier, RTL Group Head of Treasury, Corporate Finance & ERM, and Honorary Chairman EACT A company can hardly expect to apply principles if the conduct of its employees does not respect them....
January 2008 4 Min Read
Competitive Advantage with Credit & Collections by Joe Prudente, Vice President of Worldwide Credit, Future Electronics When I first joined Future Electronics 15 years ago, we had systems in place for collections but with business growth of 25-30% and little automation,...
January 2008 8 Min Read
2008: Year of the Money Market Fund Portal? By Helen Sanders, Editor TMI has seen a significant amount of coverage on money market funds (MMFs) over the past two years, coinciding with a period of substantial but steady growth in the use of these instruments amongst...
January 2008 15 Min Read
Investing in sustainability: An interview with Al Gore and David Blood The former vice president and his partner in an investment-management firm argue that sustainability investing is essential to creating long-term shareholder value. As McKinsey research indicates,...
January 2008 8 Min Read
Orbian’s Approach to Supply-Chain Finance by Andrew Notman, Group Treasurer, Orbian Orbian is the world’s leading provider of supply chain processing and finance solutions. It was launched in 1999 as a co-venture between Citibank and the German technology giant,...
December 2005 6 Min Read
LIBOR Interview with Bob Emerson What is Libor and why does it matter? “Rate underpins contracts worth 5 times global GDP” LIBOR rates are one of the foundations of the finance industry. It is the interest rate that shows how much it costs for banks to...
