Entries by treasuryXL

Uitgelicht: Fintech – Investeringen in financiële innovatie fors toegenomen.

| 23-06-2016 | Rob Bekker, Simon Knappstein | Vorige week lazen we dat de investeringen in financiële innovatie fors zijn toegenomen. In de eerste drie maanden van dit jaar werd er $4,9 miljard geïnvesteerd in Fintech’s.(bron: fd.nl) Ook de Autoriteit Consument en Markt (ACM) maakte bekend Fintech bedrijven zo goed mogelijk te willen ondersteunen om te innoveren. […]

Constructing a yield curve for local authority loans

| 22-06-2016 | Lionel Pavey | So far in this series we have constructed yield curves based on Interest Rate Swaps. This route was chosen as Swaps provide the benchmark for pricing many loan products. Let us look at constructing a yield curve for local authority loans. Yet again, the choice has been made for […]

Foreign bank accounts, how to include them in your cash pool

| 21-06-2016 | Jan Meulendijks | Significant balances on your foreign bank accounts which are really of better use in the country where your operation is? Include them in an automated cash pooling scheme so that all your funds are available in The Netherlands and no more unnecessary interest is paid! There are a number of […]

Walk the walk into FX exposure: my first baby steps

| 20-06-2016 | Pieter de Kiewit | Being a treasury recruiter I know how to talk about many aspects in corporate treasury, never having to prove I understand and can execute. Apparently this is not necessary to do a proper recruitment job. As a small business owner I do have my miniature corporate treasury tasks. Below I […]

Lionel Pavey about the German Bund Yield. Is there a solution?

| 17-06-2016 | Lionel Pavey | This week’s headlines were all about the German Bund Yield hitting a historic low. On Wednesday we also published an article about this subject and asked our experts to respond. Expert Lionel Pavey reacts with a full article on the German Bund Yield and asks himself; is there a solution? […]

Talk of the day: German Bund Yield Below 0%

| 15-06-2016 | Udo Rademakers, Rob Söentken, Douwe Dijkstra & Lionel Pavey |   For the first time ever the German bund yield hit negative territory. The ‘Deutsche Welle’ writes: “With the prospect of Britain leaving the European Union looming ever larger ahead of referendum in 9 days, global investors are increasingly fleeing to safe havens […]

B2B Fintech: Payments, Supply Chain Finance & E-Invoicing Guide 2016

| 14-06-2016 | treasuryXL | The B2B Fintech: Payments, Supply Chain Finance & E-Invoicing Guide 2016 has been released by the Paypers. The guide is a map of the complex and dynamic world of Fintech. Carefully documented, the guide keeps readers informed about the latest developments and opportunities in B2B payments, SCF, and e-invoicing. The guide […]

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 […]