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There are a lot of things that treasurers would rather do than work with their custodian banks. But with MMF reform, custodian banks are here to stay.

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  • Treasury Management August 22, 2017

    Payments Task Force Issues Ambitious Final Report

    The Federal Reserve’s Faster Payments Task Force sets schedule for quicker payment system by 2020.

    Treasury executives at multinationals no doubt wonder occasionally, as they wait a day or more for debits or credits to appear in their corporate bank accounts, why payments in the US take so long to settle compared to virtually every other developed economy – many developing ones. By 2020 they should wonder about this... Read More

  • Software & Systems August 17, 2017

    TMS: Fixing What Isn’t Broken Sometimes Needed

    One company decides to overhaul its systems and head to the cloud and better ready itself for the future.

    It is not that common for companies to undertake a big upgrade on a systems infrastructure that is already working relatively well but sometimes being proactive is necessary. One company that went through such a situation recently related that experience to fellow members of the NeuGroup’s European Treasurers’... Read More

  • Investment Management August 16, 2017

    Prime MMFs Still Finding Believers

    Prime money market funds have been increasing over the past several months; still small, however.

    Both government and prime institutional money market funds have been steadily rising over the last several weeks, according to the Investment Company Institute. Analysts say this is due to changes in investor attitudes about the funds and the investment environment in general. The flows also are still very limited. Read More

  • Investment Management August 14, 2017

    Looking for Yield in Alternative Places

    Investment managers keep searching for yield up and down the grade.

    A historically long stretch of low rates continues to force investment managers to consider alternative ways to find yield. In a session at the NeuGroup’s Treasury Investment Managers’ Peer Group, members explored ways to add incremental yield through a few different avenues. Read More

  • Organization August 11, 2017

    The Measure of a Treasurer

    Treasury scorecards for various metrics are important in maintaining peak performance levels.

    While bank scorecards have been top-of-mind for treasurers for a while and come up in many meetings across the NeuGroup network, treasury scorecards can be just as important. At a recent meeting of the Asia Treasurers’ Peer Group (ATPG) members discussed their various areas of responsibility and how those activities are... Read More

  • Treasury & Taxation August 10, 2017

    Striking a Balance in Tax Planning

    With some sort of tax reform on offer, avoid looking like cheats when it comes to tax planning.

    Companies have been under the microscope globally for several years now when it comes to paying taxes. This is evident in recent initiatives like the OECD’s BEPS (Base Erosion and Profit Shifting) action plan, which attempts to coordinate tax policies within Europe (and ostensibly around the world – parts of Asia are... Read More

  • Software & Systems August 8, 2017

    Bring on the Back-Office Bots

    Back-office processes are often dreary, repetitive and routine -- perfect for a bot.

    Artificial intelligence continues to advance and find applications in new and innovative ways for corporate treasury, which holds the promise of reducing human error and costs. With that in mind, many companies are thinking about robots for tasks that don’t need a human touch. Read More


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