Denise Bedell

ANALYSIS: LATIN AMERICAN DEBT   By Denise Bedell   Latin America’s corporations are accessing both domestic and international debt capital markets as never before, and investors are happy to fund growth in the region.   Last year was a significant ...

MILESTONES: UNITED STATES   By Denise Bedell   As budget season for US State and municipal authorities pushes into high gear, and as hedge funds and money managers begin touting the potential value of distressed municipal bonds,US-based corporations may find themselves ...

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS   By Denise Bedell   The early months of 2011 have seen a flurry of new M&A; transactions announced across a range of sectors and industries, but it is the announced transactions for stock ...

TECHNOLOGY: BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE   By Denise Bedell   Mobile and social networking technologies are helping bring heavy-duty analytical capabilities to every level of a business.   Anyone who thought social networking was useful only for catching up with old school ...

MOBILE BANKING: CUTTING THE TIES THAT BIND   By Denise Bedell   Mobile technology could forever change the way that companies manage their physical and financial supply chains.   After years in development, mobile technology may be finally closing the ...

  CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: CORPORATE DEBT   By Denise Bedell   After a record year, and four months hovering at around $30 billon in monthly issuance volumes, US high-yield debt issuance declined in December to $21 billion, according to data ...

  CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS   By Denise Bedell   While much has been said about the hoards of cash that companies are holding on their balance sheets, companies are likely to use a blend of financing options, ...

  CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: GLOBAL EQUITY/DRS   By Denise Bedell   It was a benchmark year for the global IPO markets, in more ways than one.   In the last quarter of 2010, IPOs broke records in terms of issuance ...

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: FOREIGN EXCHANGE   By Denise Bedell   Contrary to some analysts' expectations, developing countries continue to view the US dollar as the reserve currency of choice, as evidenced by newly allocated official reserves of developing countries—even in ...

MILESTONES: CHINA   By Denise Bedell   High energy: Government targets boost windpower With strong government backing and clear goals for increased capacity development, China is fast surpassing its counterparts in the West, including the US and Germany, in building ...

TOOLBOX: CORPORATE CREDIT CARDS   By Denise Bedell   Businesses discover the benefits of linking corporate card programs with other parts of the physical and financial supply chain.   As automated expense management solutions become ever more integrated with other ...

MILESTONES: CANADA   By Denise Bedell   Harper: Potash decision prompts concerns When Canada's government blocked Australian mining firm BHP Billiton's $39 billion bid for fertilizer giant Potash of Saskatchewan, it did more than put a dent in the Canadian ...

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A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW   By Denise Bedell   Investors are preparing for post-Lula life after Brazil's drawn-out presidential election.   When Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took over as president of Brazil in January 2003, investors and the ...

NEWSMAKERS: FRANCE   By Denise Bedell   Smooth move: Sarkozy hopes to rein in price volatility Commodity speculation is once again in the spotlight as Angela Merkel, German chancellor, has announced her support for plans by incoming G20 president Nicolas ...

Currency Distribution Of Global Foreign Exchange Market Turnover You will need javascript to view this feature. Currency distribution of foreign exchange market turnover reflects the share of overall trading volumes of a particular currency. The US dollar continues to decline ...

Global Foreign Exchange Market Turnover By Currency Pair (US$ billion) You will need javascript to view this feature. Data is from the Bank for International Settlements Triennial Central Bank Survey of Foreign Exchange and Derivatives Market Activity, September, 2010. Click ...

CAN NAFTA FILL THE GAP?   For gaps in Nafta to be plugged, it may take smaller bilateral agreements rather than wide-ranging change to the original FTA.   By Denise Bedell   Renegotiating Nafta: (from left to right) US president ...

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT   By Denise Bedell   Corporates are demanding increasingly sophisticated cash and trade solutions within Asia. Those banks that want to stay competitive must step up their game.   Asia is a key growth area for transaction banking ...

EM REGIONAL BANKING FOCUS: LATIN AMERICA   By Denise Bedell   Latin America is a hotbed of growth, presenting a wealth of opportunities for domestic and international banks.     With some of the highest growth rates seen anywhere worldwide ...

CHANGE MANAGEMENT   By Denise Bedell   Banks are changing the way they look at their own transaction business to help companies see further into their working capital management processes.   The need for integrated trade and cash solutions was ...

ROARING BACK TO LIFE   Latin America has shown its strength over the past year and is reaping the benefits of that now, with increasing FDI flows, diversified trading partners and debt markets that are heating up.   By Denise ...

DATA ANALYTICS   Analytics solutions pull data from disparate sources to provide a big-picture view of operations and exposures.   By Denise Bedell   In the wake of the financial crisis, the job of the treasurer has increasingly focused on ...

SHARED SERVICE CENTERS   There are many options for how to set up and roll out a shared service center, providing an approach for every budget and corporate structure. By Denise Bedell   As the recession thaws and purse strings ...

Country Report: Portugal   By Denise Bedell   Portugal has been hit hard by the general uncertainty over the eurozone's future, but its prospects are outshining some of its neighbors'.     It may still be laboring in Greece's shadow, ...

TECHNOLOGY & TREASURY MANAGEMENT — TREASURY SOLUTIONS   Treasury modules offered by enterprise resource planning systems providers are threatening full-suite treasury systems.   By Denise Bedell   As companies focus more on cost savings, there is an equilibrium that must ...

MILESTONES: UNITED STATES   Responsible Corporations Gain Protection   By Denise Bedell   Safekeeping: New law will protect companies’ ethical goals For companies that aim to always be socially and environmentally minded, achieving growth without giving up that goal can be ...

CANADIAN CORPORATES BENEFIT FROM EARLY RECOVERY   With the US recovery still on shaky ground, Canada has seen growth spike, debt markets open wide for Canadian corporates and strong interest from foreign investors in both traditional debt and infrastructure project ...

NEWSMAKERS: UNITED STATES   Obama Administration Continues Export Drive   By Denise Bedell   Gregoire: Coordinating efforts on export promotion The Obama administration has set a goal of doubling US exports in the next five years and announced the development ...

TECHNOLOGY & TREASURY MANAGEMENT — E-INVOICING Companies are taking a second look at electronic invoicing as they begin to evaluate longer-term efficiency and cost reduction programs for the financial supply chain.   By Denise Bedell   With the treasury and ...

Global   By Denise Bedell   Gomes: Activity is about to really accelerate Companies in high-growth regions are taking advantage of their relative strength to pick up good value assets in harder-hit developed markets, according to new research by KPMG. ...

RISK AND REWARD Businesses are increasingly seeking to outsource parts of their accounting processes and discovering that contingency planning is becoming more important than ever. By Denise Bedell With external liquidity tight over the past two years, many corporations have ...

Chinese Cash Management Comes of  Age As inbound investment into China and outbound investment by Chinese companies into regional and global markets have increased, so too have the cash management needs and wants of domestic companies and foreign multinationals in ...

A WIDE OPEN WORLD   As new technologies help individuals gain greater access to information and data, how they use it will change the corporate and financial worlds forever. To stay ahead of the pack, firms must change the way ...

Crisis Prompts Creative Solutions   Businesses are demanding more integration, efficiency and liquidity from their trade finance providers. The trade finance space will never be the same.   By Denise Bedell   The recent global financial crisis brought many changes ...

CORPORATE CARDS GO GLOBAL AND VIRTUAL   Companies are reworking their corporate card programs and setting up new corporate purchase card programs to improve spend management and gain greater control over global expenses.   By Denise Bedell     Companies ...

STRENGTHENING TIES   Higher cost of credit and tighter credit conditions are prompting corporates to review all their banking interactions.   By Denise Bedell   It has always been a priority for corporates to manage their share of wallet effectively. ...

A WHOLE NEW BALL GAME   Businesses need to develop a new range of tools if they want to achieve truly holistic risk management.   By Denise Bedell   The world of risk management has changed drastically as a result ...

EXCHANGE-TRADED DERIVATIVES PROVE THEIR WORTH   As product offerings grow and pricing improves, exchange-traded derivatives are increasingly appealing to both corporate and institutional buyers of derivatives contracts.   By DENISE BEDELL   Of the lessons learned by companies during the ...

Regional report Calls to renegotiate Nafta are growing louder, and as the three member countries’ economic travails deepen, the arguments for a revision are gaining ground.   The economic crisis that began in the United States has had a dramatic ...

FOCUS SUPPLY CHAIN FINANCE Just a short while ago, supply chain finance was seen as a novel luxury. For many corporations now it could be the key to survival—and future prosperity.     Quinn: Credit is proving hard to find ...

TREASURY MANAGEMENT: ASIA Facing a unique set of challenges, treasurers in Asia-Pacific are focusing on improving liquidity management.     Newton: Organizations placing investment want to know exactly where it is being invested. It is a tough time for corporates ...

BANK RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT   How banks treat their customers through the current hard times will define their relationships for years to come.   Moinian warns corporates to be cautious: "Banks in trouble are offering extremely good rates". A wave of ...

LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT   Corporate treasurers are fully reviewing all of their liquidity structures and relationships to ensure maximum efficiency, best access to credit and best returns on excess cash.   Rossi: We have seen a number of our large corporate ...

TWO STEPS FORWARD, ONE STEP BACK COUNTRY REPORT / INDONESIA Indonesia has made great improvements recently but some persistent problems are still holding it back.     Clear skies ahead? Jakarta has worked hard to improve access for foreign investors. ...

CHANGING INVESTMENT STRATEGIES CORPORATE TOOLBOX / SHORT-TERM INVESTING Credit market turmoil has forced corporate treasurers to re-evaluate their investment strategies. They are scrutinizing short-term investments for their strength and creditworthiness and demanding much greater information from the banks with whom ...

GREASING THE WHEELS OF GLOBAL TRADE ANNUAL SURVEY / SUPPLY CHAIN FINANCE Global Finance pinpoints the leaders in the increasingly innovative, creative and commercially important field of supply chain finance.   The physical transportation of goods between buyers and suppliers ...

FOCUS / CREDIT DERIVATIVES As global securitization markets continue to deteriorate, the credit derivatives space is a beacon of light in a relatively dark landscape.   Long: The key is to determine which structures have been hurt which have stability. ...

COUNTRY REPORT: THE PHILIPPINES The Philippines seems to be avoiding the worst of the global market slowdown, but there have been a few hiccups along the way.   The financial Makati district in Manila is not feeling the pinch of ...

INDIA     Reaching out: The US hopes its firms can win a slice of India's $500 billion spending spree. Bhopal Medical College Trust is the first Indian project to reap the benefits of US Export-Import Bank’s (Ex-Im Bank) Indian ...