Automating workaday tasks costs money in the short term and saves money in the long term. Justifying the outlay to a sceptical board must be part of the treasurer’s skill set.
Leasing arrangements have long been an off-balance-sheet bugbear for corporate treasurers. IFRS 16 – which comes into force in 2019 – is intended to change all that.
Cash flow forecasting may be more art than science, but the head of Tata Steel's award-winning team tells CT how treasurers can stack the odds in their favour.
When it comes to running an airline, having money on hand is the alpha and omega of every national carrier. Garuda explains how it worked with BNP Paribas to keep its fleet at its peak.
Increasingly, treasurers rely on internal and external systems, and large corporations have expensive, automated TMS. At its heart however is the idea that information means business.
In managing a world of suppliers, the Australian conglomerate has a platform that allows it to play its banks like it’s conducting an orchestra. Group treasurer Cliff Allison explains.
Could a lull in corporate cash accumulation mean treasurers are on the cusp of a big spend? A survey indicates corporates are reaching for their wallets.
A British company's high-profile collapse raises a question for all financial directors – when should you blow the whistle, how hard should you blow it and when is it time to declare it fatal?