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The SEPA Deadline: Beyond a Mere Compliance Event Paul Koetsier, Capgemini - 03 Feb 2012 With a deadline for the single euro payments area (SEPA) set at 1 February 2014, it is time to start execution. Is there any gain apart from a compliance driven activity? |
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Final Sprint to the SEPA Deadline: Are Corporates Prepared? Garry Young, Logica - 02 Feb 2012 As the deadline for migrating to single euro payments area (SEPA) is fast approaching, many corporates will take advantage of single euro payments area (SEPA) solutions, delivered as software-as-a-service models (SaaS), to ease the migration process and mitigate risk. Nevertheless, with cloud-based deployments realistically taking between three to nine months, corporates can't rest on their laurels. |
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Setting the Standard for Interoperability Hans Tesselaar, Banking Industry Architecture Network - 31 Jan 2012 For large financial organisations, the costs associated with IT integration often make or break the business case for the deployment of new applications and purchased packages required to improve customer propositions and increase back-office effectiveness. |
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Vox Pop: Reactions to the Idea of a European CRA Neil Ainger, gtnews - 30 Jan 2012 gtnews decided to canvass the opinions of industry commentators to find out if we will soon see the establishment of a European credit rating agency (CRA). |
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Part 1: Making Treasury Technology Work for You - 02 Feb 2012
In his first blog for gtnews, contributing editor Kelvin Walton skims the past 20 years of treasury technology history, to give a sense of how far we've come, and perhaps a clue as to where we're heading.
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FX Blog
Part 1: The Outlook for the First Quarter of 2012 - 27 Jan 2012
In terms of market developments, what would have caused a violent reaction last year has hardly created a whimper today. But there is a reason to be optimistic.
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Part 1: A Step-by-Step Guide to Leaving the Euro - 20 Jan 2012
How might the break-up of the eurozone transpire? The consequences of the eurozone splitting apart are very much dependent on exactly how the break-up occurs.
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Big Data Drives Competitive Advantage
- 19 Jan 2012
While some banks and corporates may still be looking at how to make data available, gaining a competitive advantage over the coming year seems more likely to come from the ability to analyse 'big data' both quickly and effectively, rather than from just accessing more information.
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Supply Chain Finance Blog
Part 1: S&OP for Cash Forecasting - 10 Jan 2012
What if analysis and simulation could be run continually, on a real-time basis with live data? This blog analyses the sales and operations planning (S&OP) process and asks why shouldn't analysis also be possible for cash forecasting in the financial supply chain?
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2011 in Review: Cash is King and Visibility is Key
- 20 Dec 2011
This review of 2011 examines key industry trends and reveals the annual top 10 must read articles on gtnews.
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Regulation Blog
Part 7: Changing Capital Requirements: Eyes on 2012 - 16 Dec 2011
In this instalment of his gtnews regulation blog, contributing editor and head of regulatory policy at Wolters Kluwer Financial Services' FRSGlobal, Selwyn Blair-Ford, dissects the new capital requirements introduced throughout the world and their ramifications in 2012.
Commentary
Cash Visibility: Importance Increasing in Asia
- 15 Dec 2011
As an increasing number of Asian companies have expanded their operations from domestic markets to overseas, and as multinationals in Asia that already have overseas operations get bigger, cash visibility is even more important.
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BNP Paribas Cash Management University Blog
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Day two of the BNP Paribas Cash Management University 2011 in Paris outlined the importance of adapting and evolving quickly to the changing banking environment.
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Supply Chain Finance Blog
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Part 1: How Treasury Can Complement and Enhance Business - 01 Dec 2011
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Bankers' Dilemmas: The Global Economy, Basel III and Banking for the Good of Society - 31 Jan 2012
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