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1 September 2012

...and working capital management, bank relationships, trade finance, debt, investment and risk management. In 2008, we established a Financial Service Centre (FSC) in Prague, Czech Republic to provide centralised support...

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1 September 2012

...with market counterparties or central banks; (3) dealings with clearing houses or central counterparties (CCPs) and (4) for settling transactions. Repo or not repo? Repurchase agreements, often referred to as...

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1 August 2012

...and Ireena  Vittal, “Is your emerging-market strategy local enough?,” mckinseyquarterly.com, April 2011. [2] See Bryan Fisher and Ankush Kumar, “The right way to hedge,” mckinseyquarterly.com, July 2010. Tim Hesler (Timothy_Hesler@McKinsey.com)...

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1 August 2012

...to centralise cash balances. This can create complexity and cost, without adding value. With SEPA, underpinned by the Payment Services Directive (PSD) that standardises the legal framework across the SEPA...

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1 August 2012

...MEA, Treasury Services, J.P. Morgan, and Tristan Attenborough, Managing Director & Country Head, Saudi Arabia, Treasury & Securities Services, J.P. Morgan The Middle East & North Africa (MENA) is one of...

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1 August 2012

...the business they conduct.” Andrew Bailey, Director: UK Banks and Building Societies Division, Financial Services Authority (FSA) summarised in a recent speech, “Why are we undertaking such wide-ranging reforms?  he...

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1 August 2012

...the decision to implement Misys’ Confirmation Matching Service (CMS). There were a variety of factors behind this decision. We recognised CMS’ market-leading position and Misys’ experience of working with corporates...

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1 August 2012

...Technology, Media & Telecoms; Retail & Consumers; Healthcare/Pharmaceuticals; Transport & Logistics; Natural Resources; Chemicals & Industrials; and Metals & Mining. Although these are all very different sectors, there are commonalities...

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1 August 2012

...bank-neutral, such as FIDES (Switzerland), Isabel (Belgium), EBICS (originally Germany, now also France) and ETEBAC (France, now superseded). Treasury software vendors such as SunGard, and a number of banks themselves...

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2 June 2012

...factors: 1) sound decision-making and executive board sponsorship 2) selecting the right bank partner (legal strength, geographic presence and financial strength) and 3) sufficient participation of qualified suppliers. First, a...

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2 June 2012

...in structuring, or restructuring, a corporate finance programme, with 64% of respondents rating the technique as “very important”. One respondent called it “a valuable and vital tool – more real...

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2 June 2012

...few major trade banks, however, have responded by investing in sophisticated, global solutions that constitute a ‘full package’ offering. Such holistic solutions require a combination of expertise and experience in...