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	The Centre Holds Petr Polak, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava - 22 Jun 2010 This article examines the journey from decentralised treasury towards fully centralised cash and treasury management. Originally published in the Journal of Corporate Treasury Management
	Centralising North American Banking and Treasury Jana McCarthy, Wells Fargo & Company - Amanda Reid, Wells Fargo & Company - 18 May 2010 Despite their close proximity, financial services in the US and Canada can differ considerably. This article looks at measures corporates operating in both countries can use to centralise their treasury management.
	A/P Shared Service Centres: Gaining Competitive Advantage Arunav Das, Citi - 18 May 2010 Consolidation, standardisation, automation and improved regulatory reporting have been at the heart of all business cases for a shared services centre (SSCs) implementation. This article, based on a recent research paper, examines competitive advantages of accounts payable (A/P) SSCs and proposes 10 options to increase the benefits for corporates that have already implemented an A/P SSC.
	Reference Data Utility: Pipeline of the Future or Pipedream of the Past? John Mason, SmartStream Technologies - 13 Apr 2010 A centralised processing utility providing clean, consistent reference data has once again come to the fore as the industry wrestles with its current challenges.

Automating the Cash Conversion Cycle
Lesley White, RBS Global Transaction Services - 16 Mar 2010

Is it Time for Banks to Abandon Their Fear of Outsourcing?
Sander Cok, ING - 23 Mar 2010

Cash Management Centralisation: Is it Right for Your Company?
Diejana van der Wal, Rabobank - Heijmert Rijken, Rabobank - 16 Feb 2010

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

Key Challenges for Treasury
Erik Zingmark, SEB - 26 Jan 2010

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SWIFT Service Bureau Q&A with Ben Schol, Unilever - 13 Jul 2010
In this Q&A, Ben Schol, project manager at Unilever, explains why the company decided to switch to SWIFT connectivity.

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A Dutch Perspective on the Future of Treasury - 15 Jun 2010
This year's Dutch Association of Corporate Treasurers (DACT) conference saw discussion on treasury centralisation, cash management and bank relationships, post-crisis, as this blog reveals.

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Shared Service Centres
Part 6: The Future of Shared Services - 24 Feb 2009
This article looks at recent developments in shared services, specifically around the growing focus on liquidity management, and predicts what will be needed from shared service centres in the future.

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Shared Service Centres
Part 5: Leveraging Best Practices in Collections - 13 Jan 2009
Part five of this guide outlines how shared services can be seen as a value generator and the most effective way to leverage best practices in collections.

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Commentary

Finding Best Practice for Corporate Treasury in the Deepening Credit Crisis - 07 Oct 2008
At the annual Eurofinance International conference, key issues of treasury and finance were discussed in Barcelona while, in the rest of the world, global markets appeared to change from rollercoaster to bucking bronco.

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