supply chains
Pcards as a cash flow alternative
Drew Hofler at Ariba looks at how Pcards could benefit the complete financial supply chain by improving working capital.
How to compare costs on factoring tenders
Here Ian Johnston of independent broker, Factoring Solutions, looks at how one offer on your factoring costs might look like a good deal but a closer look at your figures, and knowing what to look out for, can save a company a lot of money.
Expert views on working capital
In our continuing series to help finance directors tackle the recession, we have a series of presentations from a recent Association of Corporate Treasurers seminar on handling working capital.
ACT working capital series: Banks expect an understanding of supply chain finance
The ACT ran a seminar examining working capital in Manchester recently with another coming up Reading this month. Five of the expert participants gave their views on how to handle a working capital crunch and what to look out for. Shara Galvin, head of trade transaction services, Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets, argues that banks can help in more ways than just providing cash.
ACT working capital series: An ethical attitude to payments critical
The ACT ran a seminar examining working capital in Manchester recently with another coming up Reading this month. Five of the expert participants gave their views on how to handle a working capital crunch and what to look out for. Below Rachel Chan, chair, Manchester and construction north west branch, Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply gives her view on why companies shouldn't always take the easiest decisions.
In search of improved working capital Tesco bullies suppliers
Working capital specialist, Brian Shanahan tells Gerry O'Kane that Tesco's move to improve its own working capital by taking longer to pay its suppliers, is wrong.
How to approach working capital
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Many British businesses are ignorant of working capital and need to understand forecasting, cashflow and the financial supply chain. But there are solutions to both ignorance and problematic working capital. Gerry O'Kane talks to working capital expert John Mardle.
How to boost working capital with a broader view of supply chain finance
As a continuation of John Mardle's ideas here is an example of how a deeper and broader view of your supply chain may offer opportunities for boosting working capital and long-term strategic company development.
Corporate finance benefits from SEPA going electronic
Corporate finance executives have been asking where's the benefit of the single European payment area, SEPA? Moti Porath of Fundtech argues that now is the time for those directors to reinvent their financial supply chain. Building on the electronic payment and invoicing services around SEPA standards will capitalise on existing investments and attract new business.
The Bottom Line:If Mr Cable has his way...
"If Mr Cable had his way, all the big banks would be broken up and bonuses would be virtually eliminated - a sure-fire way in my view of guaranteeing an end to the UK’s ability to compete as an international financial centre. Let’s not forget that this is a man who is on record as saying that everyone who works in a bank has an ‘aristocratic lifestyle’ clearly demonstrating his lack of understanding of the sector." A tough line on bankers’ bonuses could make a brain drain of financial talent a distinct possibility, warns Paul Marsden. Read more