Articles tagged with:
TMS

  • Salmon swims east

    The TMS vendor recently established a hub in Bratislava, Slovakia. It is a move that will allow it to exploit the opportunities that are opening up in Eastern Europe.

  • Predicting and quantifying ROI on a TMS

    When it comes to drawing up a proposal for the purchase of a new piece of technology for treasury, the business case will usually focus on the additional value that such a piece of kit will bring to the organisation.

  • Problem Solved: Karen Fagan, ITV

    Karen Fagan, Finance Manager, ITV

    Karen Fagan

    Finance Manager
    ITV

    ITV is the largest commercial television network in the UK. It is the home of popular television from the biggest entertainment events, to original drama, major sport, landmark factual series and independent news. It operates a family of channels including ITV1, ITV2, ITV3 and ITV4 and CITV which are broadcast free-to-air on analogue (ITV1 only), Freeview, digital satellite (Sky/Freesat) and cable. ITV is also focused on delivering its programming across multiple platforms including itv.com, video on demand on cable television and other ‘closed’ platforms, mobile devices and games consoles.

  • A ‘centred’ treasury: Uta Kemmerich-Keil, Merck

    PORTRAIT
    Uta Kemmerich-Keil
    Executive VP, Head of Corporate Finance

    Uta Kemmerich-Keil began her career as a financial auditor at Hoechst AG, a chemicals and life-sciences company. She joined Merck KGaA in 1999 as Director of Acquisitions and Controlling and became Executive VP and Head of Corporate Finance in 2007.

    She earned a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg im Breisgau in 1995.

  • Through the portal: MMFs and risk management

    For treasurers making short-term investments with surplus cash, money market funds (MMFs) have long been a place to find the security and liquidity they are looking for. But since the credit crisis, treasurers have had to closely examine the risk management consequences of trading MMFs. In turn, this has led some to re-evaluate how they interact with MMFs. The growth of independent multi-fund portals has ensured that fund providers’ online solutions now face serious competition. What differentiates these offerings, and what added-value should treasurers be looking for when selecting an MMF portal solution?

  • Forget TMS – you need a TiMS

    While many treasurers are still fighting for budget to upgrade their existing systems to a TMS, a quiet revolution is happening: the rise of the TiMS. This trend looks set to signal the advent of a true primary decision support system for treasurers. But what exactly is a TiMS and what can it do for you?

  • Albert Wolfmayr, Regional Treasurer, Porsche Holding

    Porsche Corporate Finance GmbH is the financing arm of Porsche Holding GmbH. The company employs 700 people in China, two of whom work in the treasury department. The treasury oversees the operations of nine local car dealerships, each of which has its own staff and on-site finance manager who takes care of the business’s day-to-day operations.

  • SaaS ERPs ‘could cost more in the long run’

    We all know the benefits of implementing an ERP system using the ‘software as a service’ (SaaS) model – quicker implementation, lower upfront costs and online access for your business units. But three years down the line, treasurers could be…

  • Excel as a core treasury tool

    What are the pros and cons of relying on Microsoft Excel as a core treasury tool?

  • TMS – icing or band-aid?

    Treasury management systems are often considered the icing on the cake for the treasury department: they require investment, but can boost efficiency, visibility and process integration for a team covering a lot of functions. But they also have another use – as a band-aid, holding treasury operations together when…