Bank of America’s recently formed EMEA ESG Strategic Council has a number of important goals in its sights. TMI talks to the council’s leaders about how it will deliver and what it means for stakeholders. With a stated...
European Central Bank (ECB)
August 2021 7 Min ReadAccelerating the ESG Agenda
July 2021 4 Min Read Crypto currencies are too volatile to be used as a serious payment tool. Central bank digital currencies are the solution with so much more to offer. How do they stack up against...Why European Companies Need a Central Bank Digital Currency
February 2021 5 Min Read It’s often said that necessity is the mother of invention, but it can also be the catalyst for adopting innovations – in a rapid time frame. Nowhere was this more clearly...Top Treasury Technology Innovations to Watch in 2021
January 2021 2 Min Read The connected nature of business today means it has never been more important for treasurers to recognise and respond to the risks impacting their partner ecosystem. In...BIS: Cyber-attacks on Financial Sector Never Been Greater
October 2020 3 Min Read The conditions now facing the global economy are unprecedented. For many countries, interest rates have been close to record lows...Negative Interest Rates and the Implications for Money Market Funds
May 2020 8 Min Read Are negative interest rates really good for treasurers, and for the world economy in general? There are admittedly some benefits, but there are many more drawbacks. Perhaps a...The Dangers of Negative Interest Rates
October 2019 7 Min Read In the current uncertain macro environment, it is tempting for treasurers to hunker down in their short-term investment comfort zone,...Hitting the Sweet Spot: Macro Uncertainty and the Ultra-Short Solution
August 2019 13 Min Read The doom-mongering around money market fund regulation has now stopped. Instead, talk has moved on to low interest rates, credit...Money Market Fund Makeover Innovation in Short-Term Investments
April 2019 7 Min Read Central banks across the globe have varying approaches to monetary policy, but the general direction of travel, until recently, had been the same: one of tightening. When the shape of the yield curve changes, treasurers must...The Return of Returns: Cash is Back
December 2018 4 Min Read The steady erosion of value caused by corporates stockpiling cash as interest rates remain at record lows is becoming more evident as inflation edges higher. But solutions such as...Repairing Treasury’s Leaky Bucket
November 2018 5 Min Read “My hamster died last night … it fell asleep at the wheel.” – Anonymous Homeostasis refers to some regulating process that keeps an outcome close to a target by compensating for external disturbances; core bodily...Risk Homeostasis and the Hamster
April 2018 8 Min Read Liquidity management is undergoing a period of major change. Liquidity is (re)circulating more quickly, major opportunities are emerging in ‘big data’ analysis and the global...Global Liquidity: Faster, Deeper, Greater
