vice president, product management, AvantGard Payment Services, SunGard’s corporate liquidity business
Contributor: Matthew Dragiff
Corporations remain under continuous pressure to reduce costs and improve operational efficiencies. One of the easiest ways to do this is by migrating payments from check to electronic. However, I am seeing more and more corporations taking the migration to electronic payments a step further by implementing virtual card programs which can turn their A/P departments from cost centers to revenue centers.... read more
Contributor: Luc Belpaire
Much has been said about SEPA (Single European Payments Area), the initiative to harmonizse Euro denominated payments in Europe. So far, SEPA has not been the success that some expected it to be. With SEPA credit transfers now at 20.5% of all credit transfers and SEPA direct debits at a mere .13% of all direct debits (source: European Central Bank, June 2011), there is still a long way to go. Compare this to the initial planning of the European Payments Council which was to have everything migrated by the end of 2010.... read more
Contributor: Jennifer Hanes
Last month we saw the widely anticipated delay in deadlines for implementation of Dodd-Frank regulations. This month the European Parliament took a similar step in delaying rules intended to improve transparency around OTC derivatives trading. As market participants examine the proposed regulations more closely, the associated operational challenges become more evident, and hence the push to delay compliance.... read more
Contributor: Wayne Riches
Want to start a hedge fund? It’s easy right? You open an office in Mayfair, employ some of best talent in the industry and get trading. So how difficult can it be? It’s a topic I have debated over with friends and colleagues alike. The Dodd-Frank legislation is causing the winding down of proprietary trading desks across the board and is presenting new opportunities to the traders this has left behind.... read more
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