Treasury & Cash Management

By Anita Hawser BEST PROVIDER OF MONEY MARKET FUNDS NORTH AMERICA J.P. Morgan Asset Management In the current economic climate where investors are more cognizant of counterparty risk, highly rated money market funds with sizable assets under management and clear investment ...

By Anita Hawser BEST BANK FOR LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT NORTH AMERICA Bank of America Merrill Lynch The large global cash management banks have invested heavily in their liquidity management capabilities, particularly when it comes to helping companies gain a consolidated global ...

By Anita Hawser BEST BANK FOR CASH MANAGEMENT—GLOBAL WINNER Citi Citi has a strong track record of managing complex global mandates, which plays to its strengths and presence across hundreds of countries and currencies. It boasts an impressive client list ...

By Anita Hawser BEST TREASURY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS & SERVICES BEST ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SERVICES Bottomline Technologies Bottomline provides a range of payment, e-invoicing and document management solutions for a wide range of companies. File upload, invoice creation via Web entry and scanning ...

By Anita Hawser BEST BANK FOR PAYMENTS AND COLLECTIONS NORTH AMERICA Wells Fargo As a leading Automated Clearing House originator and receiver, Wells Fargo has played an integral role in helping companies make the move from paper-based payments to ACH. ...

By Anita Hawser BEST BANK FOR RISK MANAGEMENT NORTH AMERICA Bank of America Merrill Lynch As a principal bank for large corporates in the US, Bank of America Merrill Lynch tries to take a holistic rather than product-focused approach to ...

MILESTONES: HUNGARY   By Paula Green   As if a weakening currency, surging public debt and three downgrades to junk bond status since November weren't enough to dissuade investors from sinking money into Hungary, they now have to deal with ...

CARD TRICKS   By Denise Bedell   Advanced card solutions are helping companies extend working capital cycles while improving suppliers' cash flow.   The drive to automate payments has been a long-term trend, pushed further by the global financial crisis ...

Global Finance names the World's Best Treasury & Cash Management Providers 2012 NEW YORK, January 19, 2012 – Global Finance magazine has released its rankings for the Best Treasury and Cash Management Banks and Providers by category and region to ...

Europe may be the center of attention at the start of the new year, but it is certainly not the only area of the world that worries economists and policymakers...

PLANNING FOR THE EURO CRISIS   By Jonathan Gregson   Given the massive financial and contractual impacts of any breakup of the eurozone, it is only to be expected that international companies with European operations, or ties to Europe are ...

AWARDS CEREMONY : LOCATION BEIJING   China’s Bright Lights     Global Finance hosted its annual Stars of China awards ceremony and dinner in Beijing in November. Banks and companies were honored for their outstanding performance over the past year. ...

SPONSORED ROUNDTABLE: TECHNOLOGY GAME CHANGERS   Moderated by Denise Bedell   Liquidity and risk management, treasury efficiency, eBAM, SWIFT for corporates, and mobile treasury apps were center stage during Global Finance ’s TCM roundtable in New York in November.   From ...

TAX CUTS TO RESTART THE BRAZILIAN ECONOMY   By Antonio Guerrero   Aiming to shield the economy from the potential fallout of Europe’s debt crisis, the Brazilian government took fiscal policy steps that include $1.5 billion in tax cuts.   Chevron ...

THE JOURNEY BEGINS   By Denise Bedell   Upcoming end-dates for Sepa migration prompt companies to begin planning projects.   Corporates in Europe are facing the inevitability of Sepa compliance in or around 2014—when end-dates for migration from domestic legacy ...

DIRECTORY   A listing of TCM service and solution providers   Banking Service Providers Bank of America Merrill Lynch CONTACT: Paul Simpson, Head of Global Transaction Services EMAIL: gcbkmarketing@bankofamerica.com www.corp.bankofamerica.com/business/bi/global   ING Area of focus: International Cash Management Email: Commercial@ing.lu ...

ON THE RIGHT PATH   By Denise Bedell   Enterprise risk management is now a central theme for treasurers at large corporates. Both regulatory changes and business benefits are driving the increased focus.   The financial trauma of the past ...

THE WINDING ROAD   By Denise Bedell   Onshoring renminbi funds issued in the offshore markets is becoming easier, but it is still a complex process. Getting regulators involved early can help.   China is ever more important in the ...

BEATING BUREAUCRACY AND TAXES   By Anita Hawser   With Brazil now firmly on the map as global economic power, treasuries want to include it in their global cash solutions. But many regulatory, legal and taxation issues still obstruct that ...

MOBILIZING EXCESS CASH   At most cash and treasury management conferences these days, treasurers are concerned with one of two things: ensuring they play a more strategic role within companies above and beyond managing a piggy bank of money; and ...