Latest Articles

Funding with Forward Start Facilities
Rolf Michon, Orchard Finance Consultants - Willem Jarigsma, Loyens & Loeff - 09 Mar 2010
Ensuring continued financing is top of the agenda for most companies. Forward start facilities are one of the ways treasurers can decrease refinancing risk and increase the availability of funds.
Safeguarding Your Financial Supply Chain
Phillip Kerle, Demica - 02 Mar 2010
Firms are actively seeking collaborative financing tools in order to improve cash flow and release working capital to the mutual benefit of buyers and suppliers. How can they protect their supply chain from fraud?
Selecting Your Liquidity Management Bank
Enrico Camerinelli, Celent - 02 Mar 2010
One of the frequent questions asked by the board is how treasurers evaluate the bank(s) that will best manage the company's liquidity portfolio. This article provides an overview of this practice.
Cost-effective Foreign Exchange Risk Management
Ryan Heaslip, SunGard AvantGard - 02 Mar 2010
In more volatile times, managing foreign exchange risk in a cost-effective manner requires different strategies. How can treasurers adjust their risk management policy accordingly?

More Articles

Enterprise Treasury Management: Beyond Departmental Walls
Bas Rebel, Zanders, Treasury & Finance Solutions - 16 Feb 2010

The Pros and Cons of Treasury Centralisation
John Herrick, Treasury Strategies - Michael Gallanis, Treasury Strategies - 16 Feb 2010

Global Payments: Increasing Operational Efficiency
Chitra Balaji, Polaris Software - 09 Feb 2010

Discrimination at Work
Robert McCreath, Archon Solicitors - 02 Feb 2010

Managing a Treasury Career in a Recession
James Crichton, Hays - 02 Feb 2010

Special Reports

The Launch of SDD: Easing the Transition
Cecile Koops, ING - 16 Dec 2009

Corporate Trends in Cash Management
20 Nov 2006

Guides

Corporate Cash Management Trends
29 Jan 2008

Q&As

Challenges & Opportunities of Implementing a Cash Management Strategy in Eurasia
16 Sep 2008

How to Create an Effective Risk Management Policy
02 Sep 2008

CFO Viewpoint on Credit Risk Management
26 Aug 2008

The Treasurer's Perspective
12 Aug 2008

Videos

Managing Liquidity and Working Capital in Payment Processes
Joe Cornelius, KeyBank - 09 Oct 2009

Treasury Trends in Security and Identity
Karen Wendel, IdenTrust - 08 Oct 2009

Technology to Manage Risk and Gain Competitive Advantage
Lise Gjertsen, SWIFT - 07 Oct 2009

Trends in Payment Processes
Craig Vaream, JPMorgan - 07 Oct 2009

How Can SWIFT Attract More Corporates?
Christina Easton, Microsoft - 14 Sep 2009

How Corporate Treasurers Can Protect Themselves from the Crisis
Rajesh Mehta, Citi - 14 Sep 2009

Bank-to-corporate Relationships
Michael Cummins, JPMorgan - 20 Oct 2008

Extending the Value for Corporates
Dennis Sweeney, General Electric - 15 Sep 2008

Survey Results

gtnews Liquidity Survey 2009
09 Mar 2010

Survey Reveals Corporates View SEPA as an Opportunity but Further Clarity is Vital
28 Oct 2008

Is Corporate Cash Management Changing?
19 Jul 2007

What Keeps Treasurers Awake At Night?
05 Feb 2007

Commentaries

2009: Treasury Management Under an Economic Shadow
Ben Poole, gtnews - 22 Dec 2009

Counterparty Risk a Key Concern as Treasurers Predict More Bad News to Come
Ben Poole, gtnews - 03 Nov 2009

Making the Most of the Crisis
23 Sep 2009

Taking a Fresh Approach to Payments?
Anne Petrie, gtnews - 14 Jul 2009

Volatility and Shrinking Liquidity: Positioning Treasury in a Financial Crisis
Ben Poole, gtnews - 28 Apr 2009

Treasurers' Trends and Predictions for 2009
Ben Poole, gtnews - 06 Jan 2009

Review of 2008: The Year That Credit Crunched
16 Dec 2008

AFP Annual Conference 2008: Career Progression and Impact of the Credit Crunch on Treasurers
28 Oct 2008

Finding Best Practice for Corporate Treasury in the Deepening Credit Crisis
Ben Poole, gtnews - 07 Oct 2008

Eight Months; Six Trends - A Review of 2008 So Far
19 Aug 2008

How to Become a Better Treasury Manager
01 Jul 2008

Payments: Making the Right Strategic Choice
17 Jun 2008

How to Optimise Treasury Strategy and Your Career
Ben Poole, gtnews - 03 Jun 2008

Technology for Treasurers: Making the Right Decision
13 May 2008

The Customer is Always Right
15 Apr 2008

The State of Treasury
27 Sep 2007

Blogs

gtnews at AFP Annual Conference 2009: Editorial Blog
Ben Poole, gtnews - 05 Oct 2009

Editor's Blog
Ben Poole, gtnews - 29 Sep 2009

Editor's Blog: 25 August - 24 September 2009
Ben Poole, gtnews - 25 Aug 2009

gtnews at the ACT Annual Conference 2009
Ben Poole, gtnews - 22 Apr 2009

Survey Results

gtnews Liquidity Survey 2009
Part 1: Liquidity: Risk and Reaction - 09 Mar 2010
In the current economic climate, visibility and control over liquidity is more essential than ever. In late 2009 gtnews conducted a survey to provide insight into the thoughts and opinions of corporate treasury and finance professionals. The survey sought to gain an understanding of the steps taken by corporates to manage their liquidity processes, and how those processes had been affected by the recent market conditions.

Commentary

2009: Treasury Management Under an Economic Shadow - 22 Dec 2009
2009 has been a tough year for many in the financial industry, as repercussions of events from the preceding 18 months continued to resonate throughout the year. This commentary looks back over the most-read gtnews content over the past year, with comment from industry experts.

Video

Treasury Trends in Security and Identity - 08 Oct 2009
Karen Wendel, CEO at IdenTrust, discusses trends in corporate systems security and identity, paying particular attention to electronic bank account management (eBAM).

Commentary

Counterparty Risk a Key Concern as Treasurers Predict More Bad News to Come - 03 Nov 2009
In late October, the EuroFinance International Cash and Treasury Management conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, saw risk management issues top the agenda.

Q&A

The Treasurer's Perspective
Part 11: Cash Management Challenges for Treasury Managers - 27 Oct 2009
Mustafa Kilic, treasury manager at Indesit, explains some challenges facing treasury managers, such as liquidity management and an expanding risk role.

Video

How Can SWIFT Attract More Corporates? - 14 Sep 2009
Christina Easton, senior manager, global cash operations at Microsoft Treasury, talks about SWIFT's connectivity offering for corporates and what needs to be done in order to attract more corporates to the network.

Blog

gtnews at AFP Annual Conference 2009: Editorial Blog
Part 4: BRICs: Safe as Houses? - 09 Oct 2009
What are the effects of the financial crisis on the 'emerging' markets of Brazil, Russia, India and China?

Commentary

Making the Most of the Crisis - 23 Sep 2009
Despite the economic crisis, there was evidence at Sibos 2009 in Hong Kong that there are reasons for treasurers in Asia to be optimistic for the future.

Video

Managing Liquidity and Working Capital in Payment Processes - 09 Oct 2009
Joe Cornelius, senior vice president, Global Treasury Management at KeyBank, looks at how the credit crisis has affected corporate payment processes, best practice trends in receivables management, and the role banks can play in helping corporates manage liquidity.

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