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September 2014 7 Min Read

SWIFT Alliance Lite2 for Rapid Strategic and Operational Advantage

SWIFT Alliance Lite2 for Rapid Strategic and Operational Advantage by Alawi H. Al-Shurafa, Treasurer and Shayan Rafi, Assistant Treasurer, Saudi Chevron Phillips Company & Affiliates Saudi Chevron Phillips (SCP) operates a shared service centre (SSC) to manage the...

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September 2014 4 Min Read

Achieving Treasury Potential through Treasury System Hosting

Achieving Treasury Potential through Treasury System Hosting by Bo Jørgensen, General Manager, Head of Group Treasury, FLSmidth & Co. A/S  Leading supplier of equipment and services to the global cement and minerals industries FLSmidth has been a...

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September 2014 3 Min Read

Sibos Corporate Forum: Shaping a New Era in Corporate-to-Bank Relationships

Sibos Corporate Forum: Shaping a New Era in Corporate-to-Bank Relationships Marcus Treacher, Chair, SWIFT Corporate Advisory Group Sibos is recognised globally as the flagship annual event for the financial community to collaborate, innovate and share experiences on...

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September 2014 6 Min Read

A Local Approach to Universal Banking

A Local Approach to Universal Banking by Benoit Desserre, Global Head of Payments & Cash Management, Societe Generale  With corporations of all sizes seeking to expand their global footprint, it is becoming increasingly challenging for treasurers to achieve...

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September 2014 9 Min Read

The Need for New e-Payment Methods

The Need for New e-Payment Methods by François Masquelier, Head of Corporate Finance and Treasury, RTL Group, and Honorary Chairman, European Association of Corporate Treasurers The world is changing extremely fast, particularly as a result of the recent huge...

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September 2014 6 Min Read

Innovative Approaches to FX Risk Management

Innovative Approaches to FX Risk Management by Ignacio Sanchez, Treasury & Risk Manager, HMY Group As a mid-cap company operating globally, HMY Group faced the liquidity and risk challenges typically more familiar to large multinationals, but without the same scale...

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September 2014 4 Min Read

Working Capital Management: Are You Taking the Right Approach?

Working Capital Management: Are You Taking the Right Approach? by Robin Bergholm, Head of Working Capital Management, Wholesale Banking, Nordea Working capital management is a critical function of business — maintaining smooth cash flows may sound simple but for...

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September 2014 4 Min Read

Get Ahead in the Hedge Accounting Game

Get Ahead in the Hedge Accounting Game by Olga Cileckova, Director in the Corporate Treasury team, PwC Hedge accounting rules are (finally) changing – the time to act is now! The long-awaited new financial instruments standard – IFRS 9 – was issued in...

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September 2014 3 Min Read

Collaboration for Competitive Advantage

Collaboration for Competitive Advantage by Michael Spiegel, Managing Director, Global Head of Trade Finance and Cash Management Corporates, Deutsche Bank As the treasury community converges on this autumn’s events: Sibos in Boston, EuroFinance in Budapest and...

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September 2014 3 Min Read

An Inside View on European Treasuries

An Inside View on European Treasuries by Robert Crowe, Senior Solution Consultant, Reval Being a treasurer is challenging today. Treasury’s importance and remit are constantly increasing, but staff and budget are limited. The EACT...

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September 2014 5 Min Read

My Life in Treasury: Alexis Wattinne, Bonduelle

My Life in Treasury Alexis Wattinne, Director, Finance and Treasury, Bonduelle This month, Helen Sanders, Editor, talks to Alexis Wattinne, Director of Finance and Treasury at Bonduelle, a French family-run company that is the world leader in prepared vegetables,...

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September 2014 22 Min Read

The Future of Transaction Banking

The Future of Transaction Banking An Executive Roundtable – chaired by Helen Sanders, TMI On 30th June 2014, TMI was pleased to welcome four senior transaction banking executives from major international banks to a roundtable to discuss the future of transaction...