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November 2014 15 Min Read

The End or the Beginning for Money Market Funds?

The End or the Beginning for Money Market Funds? by Helen Sanders, Editor In August 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the United States adopted reforms to Rule 2a7 funds (US money market funds – MMFs) with the aim of reducing systemic risk....

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November 2014 6 Min Read

A Measured Response to Regulatory Change

A Measured Response to Regulatory Change by Christopher S. Martin, Global Head of Liquidity Product, HSBC Global Asset Management Over the past few years, the financial media have been dominated by headlines forewarning significant changes to treasurers’...

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November 2014 6 Min Read

Building a Global Payments Factory at Pirelli

Building a Global Payments Factory at Pirelli by Luca Nava, Head of Cash Management and Treasury Back Office, Pirelli Like many companies, SEPA migration was a priority for Pirelli between 2012 and 2014. However, while many companies treated SEPA primarily as a...

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November 2014 13 Min Read

Treasurers, Do You Have Any BEPS?

Treasurers, Do You Have Any BEPS? by François Masquelier, Head of Corporate Finance and Treasury, RTL Group, and Honorary Chairman of the European Association of Corporate Treasurers This article describes the OECD’s new recommendations on Base Erosion...

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November 2014 7 Min Read

Taking a Lead in Payments and Collections Automation

Taking a Lead in Payments and Collections Automation by Prabakhar Iyer, Executive Director & Chief Financial Officer, Ingram Micro India Limited (IMIL)  In addition to its leading role in technology distribution in India, Ingram Micro India Limited (IMIL) aims...

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November 2014 5 Min Read

Pioneering Best Practices in Global Liquidity and Risk Management

Pioneering Best Practices in Global Liquidity and Risk Management by Raymond Zhang, Assistant General Manager, Treasury Division, China International Marine Containers (Group) Ltd.  An ING/ Bank Mendes Gans case study China International Marine Containers (Group)...

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November 2014 5 Min Read

From Cow To Consumer: A Pioneering Cash Management Model

From Cow To Consumer: A Pioneering Cash Management Model   by R.S. Sodhi, Managing Director, GCMMF Ltd (Amul) As an organisation that connects 3.5 million farmers with around 1 billion customers, Amul has a unique supply chain, from cow to consumer. To facilitate...

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November 2014 6 Min Read

Focus on Payments for Strategic Advantage

Focus on Payments for Strategic Advantage by Andrew Owens, SVP of Payments & Managed Bank Connectivity,  SunGard’s AvantGard Working capital optimisation has become a key priority for corporations of all sizes, with senior executives increasingly...

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November 2014 9 Min Read

Shanghai Free Trade Zone for Liquidity Management

SFTZ for Liquidity Management by David Blair, Managing Director, Acarate Consulting SFTZ has been a hot topic this year. What is all the excitement about? And is SFTZ really critical for China treasury? China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has...

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November 2014 6 Min Read

The Time is Now for RMB Adoption

The Time is Now for RMB Adoption An Executive Interview with Frank Oliver Wolf, Global Head of Cash Management and Martin Keller, European Head of Interest, Currency & Liquidity Management, Commerzbank Despite some softening of growth in recent months, China remains a...

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October 2014 1 Min Read

UniCredit at a Glance

UniCredit employs over 148,000 people worldwide, and has banking operations in 17 countries.

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October 2014 6 Min Read

Moving Ahead with SEPA

Moving Ahead with SEPA by Markus Straussfeld, Head of Cash Management International Sales, UniCredit Bank AG Just over a year ago (TMI edition 218) we published an interview with Markus Straussfeld, Head of Cash Management International Sales, UniCredit Bank AG, who...