In times of stress, get back to the cash management basics, think smart and don't forget to be good to your suppliers. We review all the expert advice from the street
While Dyson – the UK’s most famous vacuum-cleaner developer – has pinned its future on an Asia Pacific headquarters, it’s still not a given that its treasury operations will move to the Lion City
Data, distributed ledger and the death of the document. One of the region’s top transaction bankers spoke to CT about what’s in store for the corporate treasurer
A new survey looks at the shape of things to come for corporate treasurers. Will you be driving smaller teams with greater responsibility, or automating yourself out of existence?
Treasurers pondering the next frontier in artificial intelligence might be looking the wrong way. In-house experiments at Microsoft, the technology behemoth, hint at a revolution.
Instead of putting out fires when they arise, IBM has come up with an analytical tool that can help treasurers spot emerging risks. The company is already deploying it in the Philippines.
Even for the smallest company, currency risk is always present. The options for treasurers are manifold, but good hedging practice starts with knowing your business.
Precedent can count for a lot when it comes to treasury practice but just because it’s always been done that way doesn’t mean you can’t shake things up. We look at best practice in working capital management.
Some of the world’s top companies – also including Roche, GE and others – join Swift’s global payment initiative pilot. But whether other “Swift corporates” will be able to go GPI-active remains to be seen.
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.