Treasury Management

This network brings together treasury and financial professionals who manage treasury functions. Members share a common interest in treasury, cash management, banking, risk management and investments.

Laurent Descout CEO at NEO Capital Markets

Real-time Data is Treasurers’ Top Priority

An industry survey conducted by the European Association of Corporate Treasurers (EACT) has revealed that treasurers are now recognising the value of the vast quantities of data at their disposal. When it is appropriately used – crunched, consolidated and analysed – it enables better, smarter decisions and faster reactions to crises. In fact, two-...

24 November 2021 /startups

Laurent Descout CEO at NEO Capital Markets

Corporate hedging strategies: 5 simple ways to protect your business

A recent report showed that multinational corporations in the U.S. and Europe reported a loss of $9.5bn in Q1 2021 due to currency volatility. And these were just the published figures. If even the largest corporates with hedging experts are losing money, how are SMEs expected to fare, with fewer staff and smaller budgets? While volatility may be ...

24 November 2021 /startups

Laurent Descout CEO at NEO Capital Markets

Shaping your treasury operations for the digital era

Corporate treasurers are constantly being faced with a multitude of challenges in the increasingly fast-moving world we live in. For instance, the events of the last two years have forced an entire re-think of how treasury departments operate. Priorities completely changed and the focus became cash flow, with a recent European Association of Corpor...

24 November 2021 /startups

Retired Member 

10 Types of Business Budget to Consider at the Budget Planning Stage

Did you know that the majority of small businesses don’t even bother creating budgets? It’s true, as the statistics show. Consequently, they suffer from a lack of financial oversight; without budget planning, you don’t know how things go in your organization. To start planning your budget, first, you need to know that there are several budget types...

14 September 2021 /payments /wealth

Laurent Descout CEO at NEO Capital Markets

Has the pandemic transformed treasury forever?

It’s difficult to remember what working life looked like pre-pandemic, but with many restrictions easing soon, it feels like we are closer than ever. That said, our nine to five working day won’t necessarily return to what it once was. The pandemic has re-shaped the workings of entire industries and while restrictions are easing, firms are adapting...

13 September 2021 /startups

Kamal Misra Senior Director, Head of Banking at Capgemini Invent India

Envisioning resilient treasury and cash management dynamics for corporate banking efficiency

In the corporate banking environment, treasury and cash management are closely aligned. Treasury management is amalgamated with corporate level decision making in areas such as strategic liquidity positions, deficit and risk mitigation, capital deployment. Cash management on the other hand, is down the order and predominantly concerned with managi...

28 May 2021 /wholesale /predictions

Pete McIntyre Financial Services Director at Planixs

Intraday liquidity regulation: a decade of progress?

September 2008 saw the emblematic moment of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) when Lehman Brothers collapsed. Intraday liquidity was fundamental to this collapse. Correspondent banks were not willing to provide intraday credit lines with Lehman Brothers looking such a bad risk and demanded Lehman either prefund accounts or collateralise the credit...

11 March 2021 /regulation

Tim Page Global Head of Sales at Planixs

Global liquidity challenges and the ever-changing demands that treasurers are faced with

The last 12 months have seen the biggest shift for treasurers to assess their current working practices as a number of compelling factors have come together to drive change. In today’s climate, treasury professionals require greater insight and control into understanding their present and forecasted liquidity position. Many retail banks have been ...

27 January 2021 /regulation /retail

Laurent Descout CEO at NEO Capital Markets

Part two: FX and hedging for SMEs - between a rock and a hard place

FX execution and hedging have been a widely mismanaged feature of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for years, with no automation or analytics and high transaction costs. The need for a modern, comprehensive and cost-effective TMS In many regards, treasury management remains hindered by increasingly outdated and fragmented processes. This b...

19 January 2021 /payments /startups

Laurent Descout CEO at NEO Capital Markets

Reflections on Treasury in 2020

As we round off what has been a challenging and turbulent year, it is important to look back at the treasury industry changes that we experienced and the lessons and outcomes that we have learned. In this 2020 roundup, we take a look back at some of the most significant technology trends in the digitisation of the treasury industry and how they lo...

21 December 2020 /payments /cloud