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François Masquelier (Simply Treasury): Small is Beautiful

Simply Treasury

Large MNCs are today using big ERPs, customized to their needs, integrated, or interfaced to many other IT treasury solutions dedicated to certain tasks. These companies are often managing finance and treasury on separate financial systems which are poorly integrated, if integrated at all. Treasury system needs is a huge pound.

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US Treasury Tells Banks To Treat Hemp Businesses Like Any Other

PYMNTS

Treasury Department’s financial crime division, the agency said the new guidance is in response to questions related to Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering regulatory requirements for hemp-related business customers. Hemp, a strain of cannabis with lower concentrations of THC, the substance that makes users high, was legalized in 2018.

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Best Treasury And Cash Management Providers 2024: Systems And Services

Global Finance

Treasury keeps up with the dynamic payments environment. As the dynamic payments landscape presents both challenges and opportunities for corporate treasury, it’s unsurprising that financial institutions are finding new ways to help treasurers leverage new payments trends to improve efficiency, manage risk, and support business growth.

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The Treasury Function Gets Strategic

Global Finance

Today, the corporate treasury team plays a critical role helping companies navigate a business environment rife with economic uncertainty, geopolitical risks, regulatory change, trade tensions and supply chain disruptions. Not anymore. You have the ongoing wars, conflict with China, high inflation, and [high] interest rates.”

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10 Biggest Ideas in “How NOT to Invest”

Barry Ritholtz

Primarily Treasuries, investment-grade corporates, munis, and TIPs. Consider direct indexing to reduce capital gains and reduce concentrated positions. Own a broad set of low-cost equity indices for the best long-term results. E Own bonds for income and to offset stock volatility. Be tax-aware.

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Sovereign Ratings, Default Risk and Markets: The Moody's Downgrade Aftermath!

Musings on Markets

Since the ratings downgrade happened after close of trading on a Friday, there was concern that markets would wake up on the following Monday (May 19) to a wave of selling, and while that did not materialize, the rest of the week was a down week for both stocks and US treasury bonds, especially at the longest end of the maturity spectrum.

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Treasury professionals: The hardest-to-manage risks

Future CFO

Treasury professionals see macroeconomic risk as one of the hardest to manage. According to Association For Financial Professionals’ 2023 AFP Risk Survey, 43% of treasury professionals consider macroeconomic risk —the pace of GDP growth, inflation and interest rates —to be one of the most challenging risks to manage.