Articles tagged with:
cash management

Are your systems due a ‘spring clean’?
Driving efficiency, of course, always tops the corporate agenda. But in reality, if something isn’t broken, it is easy to overlook. Chris Jackson, Head of Cash Management and Payments, Mid Markets, for Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking believes the New Year provides a great reason to take a closer look at those processes which may have niggling issues – and advises who can help along the way.

Be the first to comment | February 2016
Protecting your assets
Cash flow forecasting is crucial to managing the financial health of a company and as such, it has remained at the top of the corporate agenda for some time now. But it can be one of the most frustrating tasks, partly because of inaccurate and untimely reporting from different business units. Is a simple or sophisticated approach best? Can technology make the job easier? Treasury Today goes back to basics to answer these questions and more.

Be the first to comment | January 2016
The strategic value of insurance: part two
The ability to accurately calculate the relative merits of purchasing corporate risk insurance versus insuring through a wholly-owned captive insurer versus self-funding a loss opens up a whole new world of informed decision-making. In part two of this look at risk insurance we look at a new Big Data-led take on price comparison.

Be the first to comment | December 2015
The strategic value of insurance: part one
If treasurers can easily calculate the value of buying insurance versus the cost of holding capital, it opens up a whole new world of informed decision-making when dealing with stakeholders and insurers alike.

Be the first to comment | December 2015
Friend or foe: repos unravelled
Whether repos are seen as the answer to cash deposit prayers in a low-yield era or as an administrative headache depends on your level of understanding. Treasury Today seeks an explanation from an industry exponent.

Be the first to comment | November 2015
Are your cash investments ringing the changes?
With regulatory pressure bearing down on financial institutions, treasurers with surplus cash are facing increasingly difficult decisions when it comes to choosing the most appropriate investments. A new global corporate survey reveals a changing corporate cash investment landscape.

Be the first to comment | November 2015
Corporate treasury in India – the age of sophistication
Corporate treasury in India is a fairly young profession. Yet, despite this and the numerous challenges that corporates in India have faced over recent years, treasuries are thriving and rapidly growing in terms of sophistication.

Be the first to comment | November 2015
Cash management tools compared – Part two
Last week we analysed a number of the cash management tools available to corporates. This week we look at another suite of tools and our treasury expert David Blair, Managing Director at Acarate outlines how these can be used to meet different cash management objectives.

Be the first to comment | October 2015
Treasury in Latin America
This month’s question

“What’s new in the Latin American treasury space? Are there any cash management or payment innovations treasurers should be aware of, for instance?”

Be the first to comment | October 2015
Show me the money
In recent years, survey after survey has shown ‘improvements to cash visibility’ to be near the top of the corporate treasurer’s wish list. Achieving that desired level of visibility, however, seems always just out of reach. Why are companies still finding it tricky to get proper visibility over their cash? Is technology always the answer or should treasurers be thinking about more fundamental changes? In this article, industry experts give us their take on this perennially thorny issue.

Be the first to comment | October 2015