June 2009 3 Min Read
Strength through Integration by Pierre Ferzstand, Global Head of Cash Management, BNP Paribas On 12th May 2009, BNP Paribas completed the acquisition of Fortis Bank, becoming the number one bank in Europe for deposits and comprehensive European coverage. Following...
June 2009 10 Min Read
Doing Well by Doing Good by Helen Sanders, Editor While the environmental message can still be heard, it has been drowned by the cacophony of economic laments. Statements of corporate social responsibility (CSR) still appear in the annual reports expressing great deeds...
May 2009 17 Min Read
Treasury in Transformation Extracts of Treasury Strategies’ 2008Global Corporate Treasury Research Programmeby Helen Sanders, Editor Insights from North America, Europe and Asia Pacific across Research Objectives The goal of the Corporate Treasury and Liquidity...
May 2009 5 Min Read
A Positive Year for Global Transaction Banking by Marilyn Spearing, Head of Trade Finance and Cash Management Corporates, Deutsche Bank Global Transaction Banking Marilyn Spearing, Deutsche Bank’s Head of Trade Finance and Cash Management Corporates, gives her views...
May 2009 11 Min Read
Corporate Connectivity at HSBC by Ian Bryant, Senior Product Manager, HSBC Global Payments & Cash Management Introduction Communicating with banks in a secure, automated and timely manner is one of a corporate treasurer’s key priorities. Selecting the right...
May 2009 5 Min Read
Creating Money Market Fund Resilience in Extreme Market Conditions by Hugh Briscoe, Executive Director, Goldman Sachs Asset Management Background Since stable Net Asset Value (NAV) Money Market Funds (MMFs) were first introduced into the United States and Europe, they have...
May 2009 6 Min Read
Centralising Liquidity with UniCredit by Silvano Riboni, Corporate Treasurer, Mapei Group, Elisabetta Sprotti, International Cash Management Sales, UniCredit, Jens Kleinwächter, UniCredit Bank Russia The UniCredit Group is one of the leading financial groups in Europe,...
May 2009 5 Min Read
Changing times for corporate cash management The ongoing economic turmoil has led to rapid developments in treasury and cash management. Banks and their corporate clients need to stay abreast of developments to ensure they emerge from the crisis unscathed, says Marilyn...
May 2009 12 Min Read
Picking Up Payments Progress by Helen Sanders, Editor We have talked about the need for greater automation and efficiency in treasury for many years and indeed, a great deal of progress has been made. However, as with many major steps forward, it may take a crisis to act as...
May 2009 5 Min Read
Corporates in the Americas, like their counterparts globally, are challenged to optimise liquidity, improve working capital and manage risk to succeed in today’s turbulent economic times. The weakening of the US financial services sector has created a multitude...
May 2009 4 Min Read
Building for the Future Treasury Technology at A. Schulman Inc. by Kurt Loeffler, Treasury Manager, A. Schulman Inc. A. Schulman is a leading international supplier of high-performance plastic compounds and resins, which are used as raw materials in a variety of...
May 2009 8 Min Read
Is SEPA truly pan-European? The KLM SEPA Story by Ruth Wandhöfer, Payments Industry and Strategy, Treasury & Trade Solutions, EMEA, Global Transaction Services, Citi, and Plenary Member, European Payments Council with Michael Imeson, Contributing Editor, The...
