Treasurers fight working capital hit from semiconductor shortage
14 September 2021Hit by a global shortage of computer chips, carmakers such as Ford are using treasury skills to...
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Treasurers hunt for yield as cash holdings return to pre-pandemic lows
7 September 2021
The top 25 S&P companies reduced their cash holdings by $27bn since the start of 2021 while ramping up securities investments by $20bn to enhance investment returns.
Commodity hedging vindicated as inflation pain worsens for consumer giants
30 August 2021
Persistent commodity inflation has been painful for consumer goods companies like Procter & Gamble that shunned hedging, in contrast to those that took action such as Coca Cola.
Evolving for the future
24 August 2021
Since its IPO, Alibaba has grown from a China-centric e-commerce company to a global MNC. This expansion has brought challenges for the Alibaba treasury team, which they have successfully addressed by building a next-generation cash management infrastructure and creating innovative new processes, products and services.
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Forecasting through disruption
17 August 2021
Despite the disruption to customer behaviour brought by the Covid-19 crisis, Pearson developed a consolidated forecasting process that has enabled it to speed up invoicing, accelerate £60m in cash flow and meet its 2020 targets.
Taming acquisition risk
10 August 2021
An innovative approach to managing currency and interest rate exposure on a €6bn cross-border acquisition that might easily have failed wins Coca-Cola EuroPacific Partners (CCEP) the Risk management and resilience category in this year’s Treasury Excellence awards.
Updating the quarterly payout
3 August 2021
The value treasury can bring to the sometimes antiquated post-trade sector is vividly illustrated by the dividend modernisation project pioneered by Royal Dutch Shell.
Digital transformation increases banking costs for corporates
27 July 2021
Treasurers are clamouring for digital services from their transaction banks but it’s costing them more, EuroFinance analysis shows
Defence manufacturing giants accelerate payments to suppliers
20 July 2021
Emergency US government support has transformed the working capital picture for the country's defence sector giants, in contrast with non-defence sector manufacturers and those based in other countries
Special report: Airlines risk management
18 July 2021
Airline hedging travels new route since Covid-19
Safeguarding liquidity
13 July 2021
How Kraft Heinz’s treasurer steered the company through the pandemic
Consumer goods giants bet on EM recovery with FX hedge reduction
6 July 2021
Unilever, Nestle cut hedges before emerging market FX rebound
Retail giants digitise inventory, build cash piles amid supply chain squeeze
29 June 2021
Surging customer demand in the US has created supply chain bottlenecks, but US big box retailers have fought back with e-commerce and inventory algorithms.