International Treasurer – April 2011

Debate Over HIA 2.0 Heats Up

A group of US companies and others start campaign to push for a tax holiday for foreign profits.

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• The Devilish Details in Implementing Dodd-Frank Derivatives Reforms 

  It’s one thing to write legislation on a topic that few understand, it’s another to make rules from it and it’s something else entirely to make it all work in practice.

• A Sprint to the Finish Line 

  Regulators have scores of Dodd-Frank implementation rules to complete by July. Luckily for treasury, they are prioritizing those relating to OTC derivatives.

• Peer Insight: Tech20 Fall 2010 Meeting 

  The Tech20 met in November to discuss such issues as: 1) Treasury Value Drivers; 2) Treasury Organization and Staffing; 3) Cash Investments; and 4) Channel Finance.

• Is Portfolio Risk Safe Again? 

  The investment environment looks and feels good. But one may still wonder: Is now the time to increase the risk in your investment portfolio?

• Accounting and Regulation: Beyond the CFTC, Other Margining Concerns 

  Whether the CFTC has the authority to require end-user margining may not matter.

• Banking Relations: Will Non-US Banks Have a Leg Up as Basel III Gets Implemented? 

  The meme that European banks might be better positioned under Basel III gets more color.

• Market Update: Doubtful Depositors Complicate Bank Treasurers’ ALM 

  A third of retail customers changed banks last year, playing havoc with forecasts.

• Treasury Management: FX Swaps Knowledge Lacking for Some Companies 

  After big swap losses, companies should worry about management’s lack of knowledge on how their FX swap programs work.