Risk Management

ISO 20022 Standards – An Opportunity to Change by Brian Wedge, Global Product Manager, JPMorgan Treasury Services It’s hard for most people to get excited about a standard – especially when it rejoices in the title of ISO 20022 – but this new...

Ethics in European Treasury and Financial Affairs by François Masquelier, RTL Group Head of Treasury, Corporate Finance & ERM, and Honorary Chairman EACT A company can hardly expect to apply principles if the conduct of its employees does not respect them....

The Growing Importance of the Treasury Function by Richard Martin, Head of Payments and Cash Management, Barclays Commercial The Treasury function in any corporate has always been important in making sure that the business has sufficient liquidity to meet its obligations,...

January 28 2008 marked one of the most important dates in the history of the European Union. No, not your wife/husband’s birthday, your anniversary, or the day you were meant to take the dog to the vet – although of course, it could be these things too. Did you...

The Ever-Changing World of Cash Management by Robin Page, Chief Executive, Treasury Management International Our Guide to Cash Management for 2008 deals with some of the most pressing topics that treasurers are currently having to deal with, and reveals a great deal of just...

Delivering Value Through an Offshore Shared Services Group by James Axelby, Manager of Cash & Working Capital Management, Cable & Wireless The success of the SSG and its ability to satisfy the SLA was as much about the people as our systems and processes. Cable...

SEPA Ready or Not? The 2008 TMI SEPA Survey by Helen Sanders, Editor On 28 January 2008, the SEPA Credit Transfer went live, with a number of the larger banks issuing press releases almost immediately emphasising not only their ‘SEPA Readiness’ but announcing...

A Treasury Technology Roadmap at Virgin Atlantic by Paul Tydeman, Virgin Atlantic One of the ways in which Virgin Atlantic’s Treasury wants to distinguish itself is the level of automation we are able to achieve. The Treasury department at Virgin Atlantic has...

Risk Management in Money Markets: Are all cash funds created equal? by Alexander de Giorgio, CFA, Product Manager, Fixed Income, and David Rothon, Portfolio Manager, Northern Trust Before the events of August 2007, money market funds were generally perceived to be at the...

Reducing Non-Compliance Risks in Global Trade by Viktoriya Sadlovska, Research Analyst, Global Trade Management/Supply Chain Finance and Melissa Spinks, Research Associate, Supply Chain Management, Aberdeen Group Domestic or international supply chain redesign in 2008...

Achieving Control and Visibility over a ‘Virtual’ Treasury by David Scriven, Group Treasurer, Yell Group plc We had to develop Yell’s head office functions from scratch, including treasury, when what was then Yell Group Limited was used as the vehicle...

Sustaining a Long-Term Profitable Treasury – Gaining from Emerging Markets by Murat Erden, Group Treasurer, Turkcell This article discusses new ideas and challenges in treasury management, especially how companies can maintain long-term profitability within changing...