Entries by treasuryXL

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 […]

Fiscal union and the Euro – a modern version of Helen and Cassandra?

| 28-02-2018 | treasuryXL | There are many reasons for the creation of the Euro – mainly linked to memories of senior politicians who had experienced the Second World War, together with the fall of the Iron Curtain. Countries that trade together, share institutions, and a common currency, are less likely to declare war on […]

Cashforce raises €2 Million to accelerate international rollout

| 27-02-2018 | Nicolas Christiaen | Cashforce | sponsored content | Cashforce, a fintech leader in Cash forecasting & Treasury solutions for corporates, announced today that it has closed € 2 million in Series A financing. The internal funding round was led by Volta Ventures and Michel Akkermans (Pamica NV), reinforcing their previous commitment to […]

Looking back after 10 years of SEPA

| 26-02-2018 | Paul Stheeman |   Last month we saw the anniversary of several historical moments. 1000 years ago, in January 1018 the Peace of Bautzen ended the German-Polish War. More recently, in January 1998, American President Bill Clinton surprised the world by denying in a press conference that he had sexual relations with […]

Internal Fraud – or how not to cheat yourself

| 22-02-2018 | Lionel Pavey | Most companies, regrettably, experience internal fraud. The financial value of the loss can be small or large – however the impact is the same. Internal investigations, procedural reviews, the time spent on detection, possible prosecution, together with the potential loss of reputation are significant factors above and beyond the […]

High Road or High Horse?

| 21-02-2018 | Pieter de Kiewit | I want to include you in my search for what is right. Newspapers don’t publish what is right but what sells (for the Dutch, why did the Volkskrant publish the story of Jillert Anema this week?). Politicians don’t work from their convictions but what gets them votes. Large […]

EU Budget – the effects of fiscal policy

| 20-02-2018 | treasuryXL | Every year the EU raises money by applying a levy on member states that represents a percentage of their Gross National Income (GNI). The EU Budget operates on a 7 year plan and then an annual budget is proposed and agreed. The EU strives to use 94% of expenditure on […]

Are public debts sustainable?

| 19-02-2018 | treasuryXL | A few weeks ago the EU Commission released a report on debt sustainability within the EU. It provides an overview of the challenges faced by member countries over the short, medium and long term to meet the original convergence criteria – specifically, that existing Government debt is less than 60% […]