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Joy Macknight, editor, reports from the Sibos 2011 conference floor in Toronto, Canada.
in association with gtnews
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Contributing editor Enrico Camerinelli looks at some of the main themes he has picked up on in Toronto.
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Simon Newstead, head of FI market and business strategy, GTS, RBS, addresses the three major themes of the conference: the macroeconomic environment, the regulatory landscape and co-operation within the banking industry.
in association with RBS Global Transaction Services
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SWIFT's Stacy Rosenthal, head of corporate and payments strategy Americas, and Matt Monaco, head of corporate sales in North America, discuss cash management and how SWIFT is helping improve the processes surrounding it.
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Ashutosh Kumar, global head of cash and trade products, Standard Chartered, gives an update on trade flows and the growing amount of inter-market trade across Asia.
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Donna Alexander, chief executive officer (CEO), BAFT-IFSA, outlines what effect Basel III will have on trade finance, and how the industry can work together for the best outcome.
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Werner Steinmueller, managing director, Head of global transaction banking and member of the group executive committee, Deutsche Bank, addresses some of the issues to be discussed in the 'Big Issue' debate entitled "The Post-crisis Financial Transaction Infrastructure: What Will it Look Like, and What Do the Changes Mean for Market Participants?"
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Gerard Hartsink, European Payments Council (EPC) chair, talks about the latest developments of the single euro payments area (SEPA), and expands on the business case for corporates.
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The three hot topics at Sibos, according to John Laurens, head of global payments and cash management, Asia-Pacific, HSBC, are regulation, renminbi (RMB) internationalisation and the emerging markets.
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Richard Dallas, managing director, transaction banking, Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets, touches on three topics of interest to corporate treasurers: cash management, working capital and reducing risk with supply chain finance.
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Pierre Fersztand, global head of cash management, BNP Paribas, tackles the issues surrounding the adoption of electronic bank account management (eBAM) and highlights the benefits that SWIFT can bring to corporates.
Commentary
On 20 September 2011, over 120 guests joined gtnews at the prestigious One King West Hotel in Toronto to recognise the great and the good in corporate treasury.
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Alice Eastman, senior vice president of cash management and payment services, global transaction banking (GTB), Scotiabank, discusses what corporates are looking for in a transaction bank and also the unique 'Canadian flavour' of the event this year.
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Nanda Kumar, president and chief executive officer (CEO), SunTec, explains the concept of relationship-based pricing, as well as the obstacles to and benefits of centralised billing for corporate banking.
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Paul Simpson, head of global transaction services, BofA Merrill, talks about what he thinks are the top challenges for corporate treasurers and the challenges in his new role at the bank.
Commentary
At a time when treasury departments are doing much more with a lot less, best practice in treasury needs to be highlighted and celebrated. The gtnews Global Corporate Treasury Awards, now in their second year, are dedicated to recognising and rewarding the very best in corporate treasury, celebrating the great and the good of the industry.
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Interest in SWIFT among corporates has grown so much in the past two years, say bankers, that most RFPs and RFIs from corporate treasurers include a requirement for SWIFT connectivity. The increased interest has been driven by post-financial crisis concerns about liquidity management and counterparty risk as corporate treasuries seek greater visibility of their funds and to protect themselves from any future bank failures. This feature is part of the 2011 Buyer's Guide to SWIFT Service Bureaus.
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Many speakers hailed the end of the single euro payments area (SEPA) at the sixth EBAday, as the promise of end dates are dangled enticingly in sight. However, there are still many issues to overcome before the industry can truly put the project to bed.