founder & managing partner, Strategic Treasurer LLC

29
Sep
2010

Does corporate cash investment management deserve a second look?

Contributor:

In past years when the economy was more stable, many corporations treated corporate cash investing as a low-risk activity. Often treasurers chose to assign this task to under-experienced staff and little attention was paid to the daily activities and specific investments involved, as long as they were handled within policy guidelines. In many cases, even the guidelines were out of date and inappropriate.... read more

vice president, SunGard’s banking business

28
Sep
2010

TEN trends shaping the banking industry

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I work with a great bunch of folks here at SunGard and every Monday morning, without fail, we congregate around the coffee machine and catch-up on our weekend activities. For once in my life I had little to say having spent my Sunday afternoon watching my eldest son’s football team put in a great performance, yet still losing eight nil. The discussion quickly turned back to work and the news reported by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) that the UK Financial Services Sector grew in the last three months at the fastest rate since June 2007.... read more

senior vice president, SunGard‘s institutional asset management business

7
Sep
2010

UCITS IV represents opportunities – and challenges – for fund managers

Contributor:

With the Luxembourg government’s recent approval of the draft bill for UCITS IV (Undertakings for Collective Investments In Transferable Securities), this much-anticipated Directive recently took another step forward to becoming law. Since its introduction in 1980s, the UCITS Directive has developed into a well-respected and recognized global brand, contributing to a vigorous, renewed sense of cross-border competition.... read more

vice president, SunGard’s banking business

2
Sep
2010

Three little pigs or Dumbo the elephant – elephants really do fly!

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You may recall in my last blog post, ‘The wolf is at the door – if he huffs and he puffs can he blow the bank down?’ we started to explore the scenario of hikes in interest rates and the impact upon commercial lending books.... read more