Entries by treasuryXL

PSD 2: a lot of opportunities but also big challenges (Part I)

| 26-1-2017 | François de Witte | The Directive 2015/2366 on payment services in the internal market (hereinafter PSD2) was adopted by the European Parliament on October 8, 2015, and by the European Union (EU) Council of Ministers on November 16, 2015. The PSD2 updates the first EU Payment Services Directive published in 2007 (PSD1), which laid […]

Managing treasury risk : Risk Management (Part I)

| 23-1-2017 | Lionel Pavey |   There are lots of discussions concerning risk, but let us start by trying to define what we mean by risk. It is a negative event that can potentially lead to loss or liability; it is exposure to uncertainty; it is a deviation from the expected outcome. It can […]

Nieuw op treasuryXL: de Flex Treasurer

| 19-1-2017 | treasuryXL |   Wat is een Flex Treasurer? Stel: je bent de eigenaar van of werkt in een kleine of middelgrote organisatie die geen treasurer of cash manager in dienst heeft. Je denkt waarschijnlijk dat er binnen jouw organisatie geen plaats is voor een dergelijke functie. Maar, oordeel niet te snel: ook […]

Is your payments process limiting your business?

| 18-1-2017 | Treasury Intelligence Solutions GmbH (TIS) | Sponsored content | With globalisation and an increasingly complex business environment, having an efficient and centralised payment system is vital to any multinational’s success. Recognising this, we at HSBC are proud to have successfully connected to Treasury Intelligence Solutions (TIS) in Asia for automated payment and […]

Impact of Basel III on Notional Cash Pooling

|17-1-2017 | Arnoud Doornbos |   Since the start of the financial crisis a growing need for more bank independency with companies has arisen. Bank counterparty risk became an issue. A large cash management bank announced in 2015 to stop their transactional banking services for continental Europe. What will happen with current cash pools running with […]

Blockchain: What happened during my stay in South Africa? (PART IV)

|13-1-2017 | Carlo de Meijer | As you may remember I travelled throughout South Africa in december 2016. Being back home I was curious to learn if there were developments in the blockchain area. A first article was about a number of interesting reports that were launched and start ups. The second article dealt with banks […]

Treasury education & training. What’s next?

| 11-1-2017 | Theo Paardekooper |   De treasury functie heeft zich de afgelopen jaren verder ontwikkeld. Zowel in technische zin als ook functioneel wordt de positie van de treasurer verruimd. Dit vraagt om uitbreiding van kennis en vaardigheden. Op de website van treasuryXL is informatie te vinden over education & training. De markt vraagt […]

Brexit and the effects for treasurers

| 10-1-2017 | PowertoPay | sponsored content | Brexit is an ongoing issue in not just the financial world, but in the entire world. A topic which had lots of speculations, rumors and uncertainties. Although 2017 is going to bring us more clearness around Brexit, the exact date when Brexit is actually happening is still […]

Optimize proceeds from business transfers

| 9-1-2017 | Peter Schuitmaker | Prior to the sale of an SME, the shareholder/director is often advised to make early steps to prepare for a business transfer. This would increase the value at the moment of the sale, thus resulting in higher proceeds from this sale. At this point, many questions arise, like ‘what […]