Entries by treasuryXL

Smart contracts – oxymoron or the future for business?

| 16-03-2018 | treasuryXL | On Tuesday 13th March 2018, RTL Z – a television channel – broadcast a “Cryptoshow” to explain how the Blockchain works and what it could mean for the future. They attempted to make the technology and information as simple as possible to show what uses the Blockchain could have in […]

Term sheets – glossary of terms

| 15-03-2018 | treasuryXL | Whenever entering into transactions with banks, both parties need to know and understand what they are trading. A relatively simple transaction like a FX spot has few terms – you buy one currency against selling another currency at an agreed rate and an agreed settlement date. The only other major […]

Hoe banken hun ondernemersrisico uitbesteden.

| 14-03-2018 | Frank Wijn |   Als oud-bankier ben ik vanaf 2008 bezig om mooie ondernemingen bij te staan in hun contacten met de bank, hen uit te leggen wat bankafspraken daadwerkelijk inhouden, bezig om ondernemers te behoeden voor “foute afspraken” en hun bankafspraken (waaronder financieringen) te optimaliseren.     Mijn werkwijze is simpel […]

IPOs – how to bring your company to the market

| 13-03-2018 | Lionel Pavey | In the last week, 3 Dutch companies have announced that they will be floating on the stock exchange via Initial Public Offerings (IPOs). Alfen – an energy storage company; B & S – a cosmetics wholesaler; and NIBC – fifth largest Dutch bank in terms of assets. In America, […]

MiFID II regulering van de georganiseerde handel

| 12-03-2018 | Michiel van den Broek |   De Europese MiFID regels hebben als hoofddoelstellingen om de Europese financiële markten efficiënter en transparanter te maken en om de bescherming van beleggers te vergroten. De MiFID II regels trachten zoveel mogelijk handelsvormen te reguleren. Deze regulering heeft betrekking op de dienstverlening en beleggingsactiviteiten van beleggingsondernemingen […]

Corporate governance – it is all about the rules

| 08-03-2018 | treasuryXL | Corporate governance is the rules and processes by which a company is controlled and directed. It is a balancing mechanism between different stakeholders – directors, shareholders, management, government, external financiers etc. The treasury function performs highly skilled and complex tasks to ensure continued and harmonious execution of all cash related […]

From dull numbers to smart data: A new era of cash visibility is dawning

| 06-03-2018 | TIPCO | Sponsored content | Building on information that is now more readily available than ever before, advances in technology help create new insights for corporate treasurers.      For the last decade or so, many treasury departments have focused on getting their hands on the data required for establishing daily, or at […]

Italian general elections – the end of la dolce vita?

| 05-03-2018 | treasuryXL | On Sunday 4th March 2018, Italy head to the polls. About 50 million people will vote for a new national government. They are looking to elect 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and 315 members of the Senate of the Republic. A new electoral system will see 37% of […]

Laatste trends in financiering: oog voor duurzaamheid

| 02-03-2018 | Bianca van Zeventer | Duurzaam ondernemen wordt steeds belangrijker voor de toegang tot financiering en financieringsvoorwaarden. Al langer wordt door overheid, investeerders en banken kritisch gekeken naar duurzaamheid. Waar voorheen de overheid en gemeentes het initiatief namen, is de financiële sector nu ook een actieve kracht in het stimuleren van duurzaamheid, door […]

Regulating cryptocurrencies: walking the tightrope

| 01-03-2018 | Carlo de Meijer | Long-time regulators world-wide took a wait-and-see attitude towards the non-regulated markets for Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. But that is changing rapidly. With the growing popularity of the crypto market, the large number of unregulated cryptocurrencies (more than 1300, greater attention is now being paid by Governments and other stakeholders […]