October 2014 5 Min Read
Does SA Need A Fiscal Crisis? by George Glynos, Managing Director and Chief Economist, ETM Analytics (Pty) Ltd. SA has been heading down a road of unsustainable government expenditure for several years now, in the hope that the illusive growth the government is...
October 2014 8 Min Read
The global financial crisis had a significant impact on the corporate treasurer in terms of responsibilities and expectations. Before the crises the primary focus of the treasurer was to manage volatility and risk with regards to cash and liquidity, foreign exchange...
October 2014 7 Min Read
Broad Corporate Strategy Required to Manage Emerging Market Risk Treasury, liquidity and volatility in Africa by Chris Paizis, Head of Corporate and Rest of Africa Distribution, Barclays Africa Many of the risks that company treasurers encounter in Africa require...
October 2014 7 Min Read
What’s all the fuss about CVA? by Kevin Hoff, Senior Manager, KPMG Inc. Over the past two to three years, an increasing focus has been placed on incorporating credit risk in the fair value of financial instruments. The emphasis can be traced to the global...
October 2014 6 Min Read
KrugerRand Denominated Bonds: a New Funding Source by Simone Daws and Leigh Cunningham-Scott, Debt Capital Markets dealmakers, Rand Merchant Bank Diversification of funding sources is an important pillar of liquidity risk management and a sustainable funding profile....
October 2014 10 Min Read
Helping the CEO to Sleep Soundly at Night by Nigel Grey, Chairman, ACTSA As the treasurer of your organisation how confident are you about its ability to survive and thrive? And how confident are you about its ability to survive a material unexpected business disruption...
October 2014 9 Min Read
What comprises best practice risk management in today’s corporate treasury? And how are the industry and its suppliers rising to new challenges for policy, process and technology? This article analyses a range of risk classes that are generally managed in today’s...
October 2014 2 Min Read
Collateral Management for Corporates by Anthony van Eden, Strategic Projects Director, Strate The global financial industry is in the midst of a period of unprecedented change as it navigates the aftershocks of the 2007-2008 banking crisis. Adapting to these changes is...
October 2014 6 Min Read
At first glance, the mechanical interpretation of accounts receivables appears to be simple: provide a product or service to a customer and receive payment for it. Unfortunately, the reality cannot be further from this – a number of factors impact the effectiveness...
October 2014 5 Min Read
Driving the Next Generation of Financial Supply Chain Solutions by Jon Richman, Head of Trade Finance and Financial Supply Chain Americas, Global Transaction Banking, Deutsche Bank As the use of financial supply chain tools for optimising working capital has...
October 2014 6 Min Read
Financial Planning and Analysis: Challenges and Opportunities in an Unpredictable Environment by Jim Kaitz, CEO, Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) In this article, Jim Kaitz, CEO of the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP), comments on the Tesco...
October 2014 8 Min Read
PwC’s Global Corporate Treasury Survey 2014 The Evolution of Treasury: From Department to Enterprise-Wide Process by Bas Rebel, Senior Director, Corporate Treasury Solutions, PwC Netherlands and Nick Axton, Senior Manager, Corporate Treasury Solutions, PwC UK The...
