June 2009 5 Min Read
Fair Valuation Takes Centre Stage by Jiro Okochi, Chief Executive Officer, Reval How the world has changed since our first Hedge Accounting Guide of 2008. According to many pundits and bank lobbyists, fair value accounting rules under FAS 157 stood near the epicentre...
June 2009 10 Min Read
Although overshadowed by the financial tumult of recent months, there is little doubt that with the new White House administration will come significant changes in both the US stance on climate change internationally and in Federal legislation. Energy and climate...
June 2009 6 Min Read
Managing Financial Risk during Market Turbulence An Interview with Wayne Read, Partner, Financial Risk Management, KPMG What risk management and hedge accounting issues do you see CFOs and treasurers facing in the current climate? In Australia, as in many other parts...
June 2009 7 Min Read
Enhancing Receivables for Improved Business Performance by Mohammad-Ali Faruqi, Receivables Product Manager, EMEA, Citi Since the start of the financial crisis, working capital management has become a dominant theme for corporate treasurers. In a constrained credit...
June 2009 12 Min Read
Market Volatility and Financial Covenants by Stephen Walter, Structurer, Commerzbank Corporates and Markets The financial markets tumult has left many corporates facing a series of challenging decisions; arguably none more so than the negotiation of funding or the...
June 2009 4 Min Read
Using a Money Market Funds Portal at Balfour Beatty by Sarah Costello, Dealer, Balfour Beatty Founded in 1909, Balfour Beatty is a world-class engineering, construction, services and investment group, employing 40,000 people delivering projects that directly improve...
June 2009 9 Min Read
A Year in Risk Management by Ashish Advani, Director, Derivatives, Royal Caribbean International About Royal Caribbean International Royal Caribbean International (RCL) was founded in 1969 and now has a fleet of 39 ships with a capacity of 78,650 passengers. The cruise...
June 2009 6 Min Read
The Dawn of eInvoicing An Interview with Job van Luyken, Managing Director, Billington Two and a half years ago, Billington was formed as a joint venture between Getronics (now part of KPN) and ING, focusing initially on providing eInvoicing capabilities to the...
June 2009 5 Min Read
A Practical Approach to Risk Management at Microsoft An Interview with Patrick Boyer, Group Manager, Treasury Controllers Group, Microsoft Treasury In this interview, we discuss with Patrick Boyer, Group Manager, Treasury Controllers Group how Microsoft has addressed...
June 2009 6 Min Read
When is a Derivative Not a Derivative? by Mark Kirkland, Vice President Treasury, Bombardier Transportation. The answer is: of course, when it’s an embedded derivative (at least sometimes)! I am, of course, talking about foreign currency contracts with suppliers and...
June 2009 3 Min Read
Ensuring Compliance in Hedge Accounting at RSA by Daniel Ferguson, Treasury Manager, Group Corporate Centre, RSA RSA Group has a proud heritage dating back almost 300 years. The current company structure was created in 1996, following the merger of two of the largest...
June 2009 12 Min Read
From US GAAP to IFRS – Treasurers Beware by Sebastian di Paola, Partner and Michiel Mannaerts, Senior Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers SA, Switzerland Introduction As most readers will be aware, the accounting rules for financial instruments under IFRS originated from...
