TMI Issue 282

By focusing on the diversity and inclusion elements of external relationships within the supply chain, corporates can create additional value and efficiencies. Here, treasurers are being urged to ‘roll up their sleeves’ and get involved in this potentially...

Lim Soon Chong took over as DBS’ Group Head of Global Transaction Services on 1 August replacing John Laurens, who will be retiring at the end of the year. Lim, who also continues in his role as Head of Digital for DBS’ institutional banking group, spoke to TMI...

A cross-functional team is crucial to the positive outcome of an M&A deal and, once the ink has dried, treasury teams will have the opportunity to upgrade their infrastructure and embark on fresh best practice initiatives. The value of global mergers and...

When we think about a health crisis, we don’t naturally assume banking will change as a result. Nevertheless, the Covid-19 pandemic has triggered positive change within the financial services industry, as recent research by Banking Circle illustrates. When the first...

The telecommunications sector has played an instrumental role in supporting organisations with the transformational shift to remote working. It has also helped ensure continued access to digital financial services to people via traditional banking and alternative...

A real-time view on corporate cash and liquidity positions has become crucial to optimal decision-making. Yet for many companies still struggling to aggregate their siloed data sources, this might as well be a notion from a work of science fiction. Prepare to open your...

The automotive sector is in the midst of great change as motive power switches progressively from the internal combustion engine to electric. DBS, which is involved in financing this revolution in Asia, talks to TMI about its role in innovating across the supply chain,...

Daniel Farrell (Northern Trust Asset Management) discusses how cash segmentation offers an alternative option for treasurers seeking to efficiently manage their cash and enhance those much sought after returns.

Highlighting the latest cyber traps to avoid and outlining how treasury departments can shore up their digital defences in the face of increasing cyber-attacks.

Machine learning is often seen as the panacea for all modern business challenges. However, while it can be a very useful ally, it won’t fix everything – treasurers will still need to make judgment calls. In the company of ...

The payments space has been put to the test over the past 18 months or so as businesses continue to face up to the challenges of the pandemic and intense commercial pressures. As new channels of operation and innovative technologies come on stream, Luc Belpaire,...

Practical Treasury Applications Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) is rapidly becoming a cornerstone of modern business – and a driver of value creation. In the second of this three-part series, experts drawn from Bank of America’s trade,...

Treasurers in business-to-business (B2B) sectors can no longer write off real-time payments as ‘only fit for consumer industries’. Value limits are increasing and usage is trending upwards [1] [2]. What’s more, innovation is bringing added value – ranging from...

5 Practical Steps for Preparing Ahead No-one knows precisely what the future holds, but a successful digital treasury team must be able to adjust quickly to the evolving ecosystem – and be able to scale at speed. In this article, four industry experts outline their...

The end date for LIBOR is just months away. For those treasurers who haven’t acted already, now is the time to identify LIBOR exposures, have a contingency plan for accidental oversights, and understand the different challenges presented by the new market risk-free...