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European Parliament backs Withdrawal Agreement

| 30-1-2020 | treasuryXL | XE | Following a debate in Brussels yesterday evening, The European Parliament backed the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement put forward by Boris Johnson. This was approved with by staggering 621 votes in favour, with 49 against. A major milestone in the Brexit agreement which was somewhat already expected, following news last […]

Looking for a career as Treasurer Front Office?

29-01-2020 | Treasurer Search | treasuryXL Our partner Treasurer Search is looking for a Treasurer Front Office (m/f).   The Treasurer Front Office is part of a team of three (Treasury Operations), in this team he will be the medior and take the lead in front office activities such as: Support and advise his business colleagues […]

Impressive year for our partner Cashforce

| 28-1-2020 | treasuryXL | Cashforce | We are very proud at our partner Cashforce. What a year it has been for Cashforce! From opening new offices, to processing millions of transactions, Cashforce successfully round up 2019. More specifically last year, Cashforce: Opened up three new offices in London, Copenhagen and Ghent Moved its HeadQuarters […]

Crypto regulation in the Western world: towards more global uniformity?

| 24-1-2020 | Carlo de Meijer | treasuryXL In my last Blog I suggested that regulation of the crypto markets would be one of the main issues for 2020 and beyond. There seem to be urgent need for more clarity on many cryptocurrency issues. The EU Fifth ALM Directive came into effect early January, while […]

Positive UK data pushes the pound higher

| 23-1-2020 | treasuryXL | XE | Although based on XE’s previous article, the Sterling has been pressured since the beginning of the year resulting in the GBPUSD drop from the highs of 1.35 post-election to the levels of 1.2975, it seems the GBPUSD is recovering following the release of stronger-than-expected UK jobs reports. Sterling […]

Looking for a Corporate Treasury Specialist

22-01-2020 | Treasurer Search | treasuryXL Our partner Treasurer Search is looking for a Corporate Treasury Specialist:   The specialist will start with a focus on operational tasks like cash management, reporting & analysis whilst managing the group guarantee portfolio and act as EMEA coordinator on trade finance. Gradually she can move forward into projects […]

Seminar SAP S/4HANA – What treasurers need to know

| 21-01-2020 | by treasuryXL | Are you dealing with the replacement of existing SAP-systems with SAP S/4Hana and its impact on treasury departments? Discover the opportunities offered by this transition and what you need to be aware of by attending the SAP S/4Hana seminar on June 25, 2020 in Amsterdam organised by Schwabe, Ley […]

How to Get Started with International Money Transfer

| 16-1-2020 | treasuryXL | XE | Do you ever get fed up with expensive service charges for the “privilege” of using your money? Do hidden international money transfer fees give you cold sweats when you log into your online banking account? Are the service charges imposed by providers like PayPal and Western Union making your […]

Back to the old days: Currency jargon in forex trading

14-01-2020 | Marco Lassche | Nowadays the youth use apparently ‘stacks’ as a nickname for money. In forex we use already for a long time nicknames…   Recently I heard my son talking to one of his friends on the play station: “Hey bro, we need more stacks to go to the next level.” When […]

Why corporate treasury is the recruitment niche for me

| 13-1-2020 | by Pieter de Kiewit | My father was an engineer, he built roads and bridges around the world. One of his three kids following in his footsteps was a silent wish we knew about. Regretfully for him we all went in other directions, my sister and me at least landed engineering degrees. […]