How Etihad Covered all Three ESG Elements in One Sustainability-Linked Financing
Etihad Airways recently raised US$1.2bn in the first sustainability-linked loan in global aviation with terms that relate to all three areas of ESG. Here, Adam Boukadida, Chief Financial Officer, Etihad Aviation Group, gives TMI the lowdown on the ground-breaking transaction, and outlines future plans for an even more sustainable operation and an increasingly diverse team. […]
Tackling the Complexities of IBOR Transition
TMI’s Ben Poole speaks to Shaun Kennedy (Associated British Ports), Tassos Dimopoulos (Salmon Software), and Svenja Schumacher (Deloitte), who provide listeners with everything they need to know about the upcoming transition from IBOR to risk-free rates (RFRs). Our guests provide advice on how companies can reduce reliance on IBOR and consider how the transition will […]
Tackling the Complexities of IBOR Transition
A TMI Webinar with Salmon Software, Deloitte and Associated British Ports. This video is a recording of a live event that took place on Tuesday 29 June 2021. Speakers Shaun Kennedy, Group Treasurer, Associated British Ports Tassos Dimopoulos, Director of Project Management, Salmon Software Svenja Schumacher, Assistant Director – Treasury Advisory, Deloitte Moderator Ben Poole, […]
Beat Deadline Drama by Tackling the LIBOR Transition Today
The end date for LIBOR is just months away. For those treasurers who haven’t acted already, now is the time to identify LIBOR exposures, have a contingency plan for accidental oversights, and understand the different challenges presented by the new market risk-free rates. Following years of planning and speculation, 5 March 2021 saw the cessation […]
Greece is the Word: Setting up a National Treasury Association
The newly established Hellenic Association of Treasurers (HAT) aims to support a vibrant community of Greek treasurers, both at home and abroad. Here, Alexandros Bellos, board member and Co-Founder of HAT, who is also Senior Treasury Manager at PVH Corporation, is joined by another HAT board member, Marianna Polykrati, Group Treasurer, Chipita S.A., to explain […]
Introducing the Winners
Banks and Vendors Take Treasury to New Heights Bank Awards Where better to start this celebration of innovation and excellence than with the Global Bank of the Year for Cash And Liquidity Management – HSBC. Throughout 2020, the bank added to its digital capabilities, with a new cash flow forecasting tool and an enhanced mobile […]
Perfection in Practice
FIS Helping Clients Build Optimal Treasury Environments in Good Times and Bad TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION AWARDS Cash & Treasury Management Solution As outright winner in the Best Cash & Treasury Management Solution category two years in a row, FIS is at the top of its game. But the vendor had more to offer TMI’s judges, […]
Regulatory Round-up with the EACT
The European financial regulatory environment is one of the most homogenised in the world and yet it still forces corporate treasurers to stay constantly alert for local nuances, revisions and wholesale changes. With the current European Parliament’s term running from 2019 to 2024, now is a good time to cast an eye over what is […]
Treasury in Transition: Opportunities Not to Miss in 2021
To say it has been a challenging year for businesses is an understatement. Many companies have struggled to survive, while others have grappled with rapid shifts in operational models. As we head towards 2021, with the prospect of Covid-19 vaccines providing a ray of hope, how should treasurers prepare? Peter Cunningham, EMEA Sales Head, Corporate […]
The Resilient Treasury: Optimising Strategy in the Face of Covid-19
No sooner had treasury departments signed off on their 2020 strategy plans than Covid-19 transformed priorities and shifted the conversation around treasury. With treasurers having had six months to readjust, TMI speaks to Ole Matthiessen, Global Head of Cash Management, Deutsche Bank, about the results of the latest EIU annual corporate treasury survey, which this […]
IBOR Transition: Challenges and Impacts for Corporate Treasurers
South Africa’s major corporates seem not to have awakened yet to the fact that in a few years interbank offered rates (such as LIBOR and JIBAR) will transition to alternative reference rates. This transition will be one of the most significant transformations of interest rate benchmarks in the last 25 years, but are major corporate […]
Money Market Fund Makeover Innovation in Short-Term Investments
The doom-mongering around money market fund regulation has now stopped. Instead, talk has moved on to low interest rates, credit quality, digital investment channels, and the rise of environmental, social and governance investment criteria. Treasurers are also exploring different short-term investment options, such as separately managed accounts, and their curiosity is being piqued by a […]
The Challenges and Opportunities of FRTB
Major South African banks have rather timidly started their journey towards implementing the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB), the most significant transformation of the trading market risk framework for the last 20 years. This new capital requirement standard will have significant impacts on the cost of derivative transactions for corporate treasuries, as the […]
Navigating the New Liquidity Landscape: Putting Cash in Its Place
From money market fund (MMF) reform to new technologies, the way in which treasurers manage liquidity is evolving – or rather, it should be. Here, TMI examines some of the key changes happening in the liquidity landscape across Europe, the US and Asia. Industry experts also outline how corporate treasurers can prepare for these developments, […]