Entries by treasuryXL

Why does Apple issue a green bond? Spoiler alert: I do not know (yet)

24-7-2017 | Pieter de Kiewit | treasuryXL | Recently we had an “inner circle meeting” of treasuryXL in which we talk about developments and the direction we want to go. One of the invitees suggested we pay special attention to sustainable financing and related topics. I agree that this topic is quite prominent and this […]

Banken en Financiële Markten in Vogelvlucht – Boek en e-learning voor specialisten zonder financiële achtergrond

| 21-7-2017 | Michiel van den Broek |   Sinds de jaren ’80 heeft er een ongekende schaalvergroting plaatsgevonden in de financiële sector. Door deze schaalvergroting hebben banken zich ontwikkeld tot gigantische financiële supermarkten die een zeer uitgebreid aantal financiële diensten en producten aanbieden. Banken zijn tegenwoordig IT-bedrijven waar een grote groep specialisten werkt met […]

Mobile finally makes treasury easier

| 20-7-2017 | Udo Rademakers | On the 12th of May 2017, in GTnews an article has been placed regarding “Mobile finally makes treasury easier”. The article describes how Citibank is working to replace tokens with mobile phones and testing a multitude of options for finding a more convenient solution. I am used to work with […]

Stock exchanges and blockchain: open positions

| 18-7-2017 | Carlo de Meijer | Just like banks, a growing number of exchanges worldwide have already taken a serious look at the way they can leverage blockchain technology. This in order to ‘get rid of’ the existing time consuming, cost inefficient and risky operations. Ranging from Abu Dhabi to Toronto they are experimenting with […]

How to convince a manager as a treasurer

| 17-7-2017 | Theo Paardekooper | Management decisions are generally made based on analysis of data. However, this statement is far from correct. Arguments count, too. However, having the correct arguments does not mean that they are convincing. Being right is not the same as getting what you want. How is this possible? If you […]

Roadmap for unwinding derivatives

| 14-7-2017 | Roger Boxman | Banks offer proposals to smaller companies and housing associations to unwind interest rate swaps. The benefit for the banks is that this will reduce their risk weighted assets. Whether this offer is attractive or not depends on several issues. A short-list of advantages of unwinding to keep in mind […]

Why Is Bank Independency Important?

|12-7-2017 | Mark van de Griendt | PowertoPay/Unified Post | Sponsored content | As financial technologies develop, bank independency is something more and more companies adopt. Bank independency not only means that financial streams are dealt with online and require less manual interventions (straight through processing). Mainly not having to rely on the services provided […]

Decentralised data capture, centralised data analysis: a case study

| 10-7-2017 | Hubert Rappold | TIPCO Treasury Technology GmbH | Sponsored content | From now on, Faber-Castell will be organising its cash flow forecasting, accounts and derivatives with TIP. Regardless of where in the world, TIP allows the many subsidiaries of the multi-national to forecast and plan without major time inputs. Data capturing is […]

How long is your money tied up in stock?

| 7-7-2017 | François de Witte | You might visit this site, being a treasury professional with years of experience in the field. However you could also be a student or a businessman wanting to know more details on the subject, or a reader in general, eager to learn something new. The ‘Treasury for non-treasurers’ […]