What are the main Benefits of an Interim Treasurer?

30-03-2023 | Recently we had a live session regarding Interim Treasury and its benefits. We were particularly interested in your opinions on the key benefits of an interim treasurer.

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How the title of Register Treasurer can help you stand out in the job market

06-03-2023 | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | treasuryXL | LinkedIn | Are you looking to advance your career in finance and take your knowledge and skills to the next level? Look no further than the Treasury Management & Corporate Finance program and be awarded the title of Register Treasurer (RT)! In the coming period, treasuryXL will delve deeper into this program offered by the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

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LIVE DISCUSSION | How FinTech is Revolutionizing Corporate Treasury

02-03-2023 | treasuryXL | LinkedIn | What new and exciting innovations are happening in the corporate treasury marketplace and how are FinTech’s playing a role in this space?

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Net Working Capital vs Working Capital | Understanding the Difference

01-03-2023 | Sugandha Singhal | treasuryXL | LinkedIn | As treasurers, working capital management is a key part of our responsibilities. It is a metric of how efficiently a company is operating and how financially stable it is in the short term.

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Unlock Your Treasury Expertise Today – Download Our Free eBook!

23-02-2023 | treasuryXL | LinkedIn |

Upgrade Your Treasury Expertise Today! Calling all Treasurers, CFOs, Cash Managers, Controllers, and Finance Addicts! Don’t miss out on the chance to enhance your financial skills and gain a competitive edge in the fast-paced world of finance. Our free eBook, “What is Treasury?”, provides a comprehensive guide to treasury management.

Download the comprehensive eBook on Treasury function, compiled by treasuryXL. This valuable resource covers a wide range of relevant topics including Treasury, Corporate Finance, Cash Management, Risk Management, and Working Capital Management.

Drawing on the expertise of Treasury professionals and their best practices, we have carefully crafted clear and concise articles that provide you with the most crucial information about the key topics in the world of Treasury.

In this eBook, we take a deep dive into each Treasury function and explore:

  • The purpose of each Treasury function, including what it is and why it matters
  • The role of specialists in each function
  • Examples of common activities associated with each function
  • A summary of frequently asked questions and answers
  • A conclusion that ties everything together

Whether you are new to Treasury or an experienced practitioner looking to expand your knowledge, this eBook is an essential resource that will help you stay up-to-date with the latest best practices and insights in the field.

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What is Treasury in Banking?

23-02-2023 | Aastha Tomar | treasuryXL | LinkedIn | After two years of hiatus, here I am again to write for the team I love the most and the team whom I owe the most in Netherlands. treasuryXL has a special place in my heart, I got linked with them as soon as I shifted to Netherlands in 2019 and since then they have been a constant source of support for me.

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How to connect your TMS to your ERP? A Comprehensive Guide by Dinesh Kumar

13-02-2023 | Dinesh Kumar | treasuryXL | LinkedIn | Imagine a setting where your treasury management system (TMS) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) system work together seamlessly, like a well-oiled machine. In this case, your treasury team has real-time visibility into financial transactions and can make informed decisions quickly and efficiently. The process of connecting a TMS to an ERP system may seem daunting, but it’s a crucial step in achieving a more streamlined, efficient and accurate corporate treasury operation.

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What is a successful Currency Management Strategy?

09-02-2023 | The year’s second edition features a discussion on the newest treasuryXL poll results, including a review of treasurer voting patterns and expert perspectives on effective currency management.

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Training PSD2 & Open banking: impact on the financial ecosystem and new challenges

31-01-2023 | François de Witte | treasuryXL | LinkedIn |

treasuryXL expert François de Witte will lead the upcoming advanced training on PSD2 & Open Banking, exploring its impact on finance and new challenges. Read below more

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This training program prepares participants for 2 major challenges of the upcoming years in banking: PSD2 and Open Banking. This will have a major impact on the financial ecosystem and will create new challenges.

The goal of this training course is to:

  • become aware of the ways PSD2 & Open Banking affect banks and other players in Europe;
  • understand the impact of the technical requirements with a focus on strong customer authentication;
  • outline the risks and responsibilities of the involved parties within the new regulatory framework;
  • understand the impact of Open Banking APIs (Application Programming interfaces);
  • understand the impacts of the PSD2 & Open Banking the financial ecosystem;
  • evaluate the risk and opportunities created by PSD2 & Open Banking the banks and the new players;
  • determine an action plan for your company.

 

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Programme: International Treasury Management and Corporate Finance – Advanced

26-01-2023 | François de Witte | treasuryXL | LinkedIn |

treasuryXL expert François de Witte will conduct advanced training on International Treasury Management and Corporate Finance at the House of Training in Luxembourg on March 2nd. Read below more

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Description

The treasurer is the custodian of the company’s daily liquidity and financial risks. He manages, anticipates, secures and help optimize cash flows by ensuring that financial needs are covered and appropriate instruments are used, as well as take necessary measures to mitigate financial risks.

Objectives

At the end of this programme, the participant will able to:

  • assist the treasurer of large corporates directly and practically
  • take over treasury responsibilities in a SME

The various modules will allow to acquire an in-depth knowledge of the different areas of the “Corporate Treasurer” profession.

Programme

Module 1 : Financial Maths in Excel (Focus on treasury & corporate finance)

Speaker: Hugues Pirotte / Professor of Finance at Solvay Brussels School

 

  • Focus on treasury & corporate finance
  • Time value of money
  • Vocabulary
  • Compounding intervals
  • Discount and annuity factors
Module 2 : Payments, Cash Management and Banking Relations – Advanced

Speaker François De Witte / Treasury Consultant

 

  • Recent trends in payments.

  • Liquidity management – Basic concepts.

  • Cash-Flow forecasting – Advanced topics
  • Treasury organisation – In house bank and payment factory
  • Treasury technology – TMS
  • Hot topics on banking relations – RFP and implementation.
  • Challenges of the banks and impact on the banking relations
  • Open banking – Opportunities for corporates.
Module 3 : Trade Finance – Advanced

Speaker: Benjamin Defays / Senior Associate Vice President

  • General context
  • Cultural aspects
  • Why trade finance in treasury
  • Type of instruments
  • Bank guarantees
  • Bürgschaft
  • Surety bonds
  • Letters of credit
  • Cash against documents
  • Forfeiting
  • Factoring & reverse factoring
  • Alternatives
  • Cash-in-advance
  • Corporate guarantees
  • Disruptive technologies
Module 4 : Practical Aspects of International Finance Regulation

Speaker: Lievin Tshikali  

With the successive financial crises, serious concerns have naturally been raised in the population, forcing G24 governments and international organisations to build an incredible set of laws to “better” regulate/monitor the activities of banks and other financial institutions. This module provides an overview of international finance regulation. It considers some regulatory and practical issues affecting transnational financial transactions undertaken by global investment and corporate banks.

  • International financial crises
  • Evolution of the international banking supervision
  • Functioning of capital markets
  • Governance – Internal control framework
  • Anti bribery / Whistle-blower policies
  • Overview of AML/CFT regulations
    • Tax evasion – FATCA-CRS regulations
    • Notion of ultimate beneficiary owners
    • Politically exposed persons
    • Market abuse regulations
  • MIFID principles
  • GDPR principles
  • International sanctions regimes
Module 5 : Risk Management Applied to Treasury – Advanced

Speaker: François Masquelier / CEO

 

  • FX, interests
  • Counter-parties
  • Others (reputation, etc…)
  • Objectives of hedge accounting
  • Required documentation and formalisation of hedge accounting relationships
  • Different types of hedges (fair value, cash flow, net investment)
  • Booking adjustments of different hedge types
  • Typical examples of different hedge types
Module 6 : Technologies Applied to Treasury

Speaker: François Masquelier / CEO

 

  • New technologies
    • Blockchain, crypto-currencies, smart contracts
  • Treasury Console (Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters)
  • TMS, Financial Technology
Target Audience

Financial professionals (finance, banking, accounting, tax, treasury…) willing to acquire an in-depth knowledge in corporate treasury and wishing to exercise this knowledge in practice.

Prerequisites
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