treasury management
What to do with cash
Chris Oulton, the CEO of one of the few independent money market companies, Prime Rate, gives corporate finance directors five factors to consider when seeking to place cash.
ACT MarketView: Treasurers attack EU plans to regulate rating agencies
The ACT's Martin Donovan reports on why treasurers feel regulation of ratings agencies will increase costs and interfere in competition.
Best-of-breed technology for companies' treasury and cash management named
Research company, Greenwich Associates, names Citi and HSBC as having the best online technology for corporate treasury departments and commercial clients globally.
Accounting software Sage 50 gets credit and cashflow improvements
As corporate finance departments and treasury experts face an increasingly worrying credit crunch, software house Sage has tempted customers with a new package. The accounting software application has been delivering its latest updates including cash flow management and credit control. Joh Stokdyk reviews the first look Sage 50.
MarketWatch technical updates from the ACT: Accounting news
Martin O’Donovan of The Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT) looks at new accounting rules from the international bodies and a furore over proposals to change they way in which pensions are accounted.
MarketWatch technical updates from the ACT: News in brief
This month's look at corporate finance and treasury issues include notes on fair value issues, agreements on contract law, confidentiality problems and new rules for debt and securitisation markets.
MarketWatch technical updates from the ACT: Analysis
The ACT's Martin O'Donovan gives an analysis of the technical issues of UK capital raising, issuer liabilities and pressures on the ratings' agencies.
Understanding cash management benefits for corporate finance
Corporate finance departments need their treasurers to understand the modern nature of cash management. David Rothon of Northern Trust explains how products have evolved and why being fully aware of risk can offer alternatives to traditional banking solutions.
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