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FS Infrastructure: Ready for G20 Reform?
PJ Di Giammarino, JWG - 18 May 2012
With 7,000 plus pages of regulation being released monthly on a vast array of topics ranging from anti-money laundering (AML) and transaction reporting requirements to stress tests and higher capital requirements, the burden facing financial institutions is fearsome. The pace of G20 regulatory reform has left many bewildered.
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XML Payment Factory Case Study: Dassault Systèmes Creates a Fully Secure Approach
John Colleemallay, Dassault Systèmes - Anthony Lefeuvre, Dassault Systèmes - Natalia Hulchuk, Dassault Systèmes - 11 May 2012
Dassault Systèmes recently centralised its European payments processing hub at its French headquarters anticipating the benefits of the single euro payments area (SEPA). The project uses a treasury management system (TMS), SWIFT, XML ISO 20022 messaging standards and many other technologies to aid efficient straight-through processing (STP), and is explained here in the form of a case study to help other treasuries understand the necessary technology, processes and procedures in moving to a payment factory.
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Alternative Financiers Step into the Breach
Kamel Alzarka, Falcon Group - 17 May 2012
Unable to access bank funding, many corporates are finding themselves without the capital they need to grow. The answer is to find an alternative source.
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Receivables: The Next Frontier for Centralisation
Rodney Gardner, Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Paul Zanker, Bank of America Merrill Lynch - 15 May 2012
The benefits of centralisation of accounts receivable (A/R) are similar to those achieved in payables, including improved risk management, cost savings and greater efficiency of processes. Today a number of solutions have been developed to overcome many of the barriers to greater centralisation of A/R.
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Commentary
China Day: The RMB and a Treasury Case Study - 14 May 2012
The third day at EuroFinance Asia in Singapore benefited participants tremendously with insights by HSBC's Donna Kwok, Continental Automotive Holding's (CAH) Feng Hai and the other speakers. The main topic of the day was opportunities for business in China.