Entries by treasuryXL

Zero Coupon Yields and implied Forward Yields

| 13-06-2016 | Lionel Pavey |   Having constructed our 20 year yield curve with both observable data and discovered data in my previous article,we are now in possession of 3 sets of data: Spot par rates Spot zero coupon rates Discounted Cash Flow factors (DCF) The most important of these, for calculation purposes, is […]

McKinsey beats Warren Buffett

| 10-06-2016 | Victor Macrae | According to investigations made by the Financial Times, McKinsey Investment Office (MIO), a formerly unknown investment daughter of the top tier strategy consulting firm, has shown a stunning performance over a long period of time. MIO holds $9.5 billion in assets from current and former McKinsey partners, half of which […]

FX Global Code of Conduct

| 09-06-2016 | Simon Knappstein |   Last month the BIS published the first phase of the FX Global Code. The final version is planned for completion by May 2017. What is this Global Code and what is the BIS trying to achieve by the establishment of this Code? Recent history In the wake of the […]

How to improve Cash Awareness without targets

| 08-06-2016 | Olivier Werlingshoff | Many CFO’s and Financial Managers would like to improve the cash awareness inside their companies. The most obvious action is to set up financial targets but how could a change of mindset be reached without new targets? One way is to see cash awareness as a product and to try […]

Van Blueprint tot werkend ERP systeem

| 06-06-2016 | Kasja Reinders | Op 26 mei jongstleden was ik uitgenodigd om de door De Kiewit Treasurer Search en treasuryXL gefaciliteerde workshop; Treasury Systems – het waarom en hoe (niet) van Treasury & Banking Software bij te wonen. De sprekers brachten interessante onderwerpen aan met goede punten die niet vergeten mochten worden tijdens het […]

Yield Curves (term structure of interest rates) – filling in the blanks part II

| 03-06-2016 | Lionel Pavey | Most treasurers do not have access to a dedicated financial data vendor (Bloomberg, Reuters) but are regularly faced with having to discover prices related to yield curves. There are websites that can provide us with relevant data, but these are normally a snapshot and not comprehensive – the data […]

Workshop: Treasury Systems – het waarom en hoe (niet) van Treasury & Banking Software

| 02-06-2016 | treasuryXL Op 26-05-2016 waren treasuryXL en Treasurer Search aanwezig op Financial Systems. Naast dat we een stand op de beursvloer hadden, hebben we ook een invitation only sessie georganiseerd: Treasury Systems – het waarom en hoe (niet) van Treasury & Banking Software. Hiervoor hebben we vier interim managers uitgenodigd die elk hun eigen gekozen […]

Innovation in Treasury Management: Vallstein’s walletsizing

31-05-2016 | Huub Wevers from Vallstein On april 13th of this year the Fintech innovation awards took place. Vallstein won the innovation award in treasury management with their Walletsizing® system. We asked Huub Wevers from Vallstein to give us an update on this new system. What’s new about it and who will benefit from using Walletsizing®? […]

Option Tales: Cheap Options Part III

| 31-05-2016 | Rob Söentken   Today in Rob Söentken’s Option Tales: When buying options it is tempting to see if the premium expenses can be minimized. A number of solutions are possible, which will be discussed in four articles. In the previous article I talked about choosing the longer tenor and the compound option. Today I will […]

In de praktijk: Derivaten in de zorgsector

| 30-05-2016 | Willem van Overveld | Willem van Overveld beschrijft hoe een simpele SWAP constructie zonder margin calls toch lastig kan worden: de menselijk organisatorische kant van derivaten constructies krijgt vaak te weinig aandacht. Een voorbeeld uit de praktijk:   Het jaar 2012-2013: In een niet nader te noemen financieel zeer rendabel en solvabel […]