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The Federal Reserve today reported corporate cash balances spiked to $1.93 trillion – a 38% increase since the first quarter of 2009 – representing $530 billion. This significant increase indicates companies are still accumulating cash rather than redeploying it, according to Treasury Strategies, a treasury consulting firm. Hoarding, tax deal, corporate cash, mergers, m&A, stock
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced this week its plans for a new formula to assess deposit insurance premiums. Designed to restore safety to the deposit insurance fund, the new system will disproportionately burden the largest banks and could disrupt both profitability and market share for banks industry-wide. The impact would trigger a massive
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new methodology, rating Money Market Funds, Moody’s investor services, subjective assessments and assumptions, Proposed Money Market Ratings Threaten Further Risk to Financial System, MMF, Treasury Strategies TSI_MoodysRatingsSystem.pdf
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Technology selection, treasury technology, rekeying Laurie McCulley & Robert Knecht Jr. / AFP Conference TSI_TechSelectionAFPFinal.pdf
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Tom Bianco / TMANE RegolatoryLandscape.pdf
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Moody’s last week proposed changes to its methodology for rating money market funds aimed at providing investors with greater transparency regarding fund characteristics and a better picture of both market and liquidity risks.The new methodology stems from the difficulties money funds experienced during the credit crisis, with at least three dozen US prime money market
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Economic recovery is coming. Companies are preparing to increase business activity in all areas, and corporate treasury needs to build a framework of operations, infrastructure, risk management and oversight to support such growth. Cathy Gregg & Anthony J. Carfang / Treasury Strategies RetoolingRecovery082410.pdf
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Online banking has become the primary channel and face of the bank. Market trends include Treasury 3.0, widespread globalization, and increased online fraud. Multifactor authentication security protocols, transaction anomaly identification, solid procedures and controls all mitigate risk. Implications and benefits for an enhanced online experience are outlined, including pricing and competitive trend data. Dan Miner
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Dan Miner / Southern Financial Exchange Conference TSI_SFE_RiskAssessment.pdf
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