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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.

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.

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.

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

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.

 

 


 

Francois de Witte

 

François de Witte

 

 

 

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

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

 


 

Francois de Witte

 

François de Witte

 

 

 

How to get into FinTech? A Career Guide for 2023

19-01-2023 | Pieter de Kiewit | treasuryXL | LinkedIn | If you are interested in learning about FinTech and how to get into the industry, there are a few things you may want to consider. With my focus on corporate treasury, we are in close contact with various Fintech companies who ask us on a regular basis to support them in their recruitment. We learned these companies have specific requirements.

Live Expert-Led Session | Your Currency Management Toolkit for 2023

17-01-2023 | treasuryXL | LinkedIn | Join Kantox and treasuryXL in this expert-led conversation on the future of currency management as we uncover the key treasury priorities and opportunities for the new year.

APIs for Corporate Treasury: Not only efficient but also easy

10-01-2023 | Konstantin Khorev | treasuryXL | LinkedIn | APIs, or application programming interfaces, have revolutionized the way that corporate treasury departments operate. Getting timely information about cash balances and transactions running through your bank accounts is crucial not only for treasury but also for other corporate functions: A/R, A/P, business operations and other departments

Is the EU market ready for instant payments?

22-12-2022 | François de Witte | treasuryXL | LinkedIn | On December 1, 2022, I had the opportunity to attend in Brussels a panel discussion on “Is the EU market ready for instant payments?”. The event was organized by CEPS (1) and ECRI (2), and featured several prominent speakers.

Embedded Finance Explained, by François de Witte

08-12-2022 | François de Witte | treasuryXL | LinkedIn | As embedded finance continues to evolve, there is an opportunity for treasurers to explore how these developments could help their businesses. The present article explores what embedded finance really means, what’s driving progress in this space, and where should treasurers begin.