Industry Insights
Regulatory Insights
SEC Money Market Fund Reform Options
Treasury Strategies response to SEC request for comment: Money Market Fund Reform Options Anthony Carfang, Cathy Gregg and Jacob Nygren/Treasury Strategies TSI_SECResponse-MMFReformOptions.pdf
Regulatory Insights
Comment Letter to Moody’s on MMF Ratings
Moody’s New Money Market Fund Rating Methodology and Symbols, Report Number 126642, sponsor support, investor confusion, moody’s investor services, Working Group on Money Market Funds, Investment Company Institute, Dodd-Frank Act Treasury Strategies TSI_MMF_Ratings_11052010.pdf
Articles
Hidden Provisions of New Finanical Regulation
repeal of regulation q, interest on business checking,daylight overdraft, ACH, MMF, Money Market Fund, deposit insurance, TLGP, OTC Derivative, European Bank, Stress test, liquidity buffer, FSA, Financial Services Authority, International Financial Reporting Standards, Basel II, Basel III, Basel, credit, deposit facilities Mike Gallanis / Financial Executive TSI_RegulatoryProvisionsInFEI.pdf
Regulatory Insights
Treasury Strategies Takes Firm Stand On New Deposit Insurance Expansion
Treasury Strategies is pleased to present our comments on your proposed implementation of Section 343 of the Dodd-Frank Act. As consultants specializing in treasury, payments and liquidity management for both financial institutions and corporations, we have a unique insight into the likely consequences of Section 343 and the Act itself. Anthony Carfang & David Robertson
White Paper
High Corporate Cash: Hoarding or Responsible Financial Management?
Corporate cash and short-term investments are at record highs – both in absolute numbers and as a percent of total revenues. At $1.8 trillion in the U.S. alone, cash is up 25% since the beginning of the recession. Corporate executives are under pressure to put that cash back to work. Indeed, there have been charges
White Paper
Analysing the Dodd-Frank Effect on Corporates
The repeal of Regulation Q as a result of the Dodd-Frank law means banks will be allowed to pay interest on business chequing accounts for the first time since the 1930s. Corporates need to take steps to prepare for the inevitable shifts in the marketplace. Reg Q, interest on business checking, interest on ddas, interest
Articles
A Balanced Team: Illustrating the Value of a Fluid Treasury and IT
Treasury has never been more visible within the corporation or more responsible for an organisation’s success. In prior decades, treasury- related tasks involved routine work often viewed as a supplementary function linked to administrative duties; as a department, treasury did not demand significant technology resources. Times have changed. The evolution of treasury management has been
State of the Treasury
2010 State of the Treasury Profession: Retooling for Recovery
Mike Gallanis and Elizabeth St-Onge / Treasury Strategies TSI_StateOfProfession2010_0.pdf
Articles
Liquidity Management – Plotting Progress in a Turbulent Market
This article examines the implications of Treasury Strategies’ 2008 Global Corporate Treasury & Liquidity research findings. For providers of treasury services, the implications in brief is, “deliver enhanced banking solutions that optimize liquidity and manage risk.” Chrystal Pozin / TMI Magazine TMI_GlobalLiquidity_0.pdf
Articles
The New look of Liquidity Management in the U.S. – Chastened by Risk, Shaped by Globalization, Enabled by Technology
This article takes a new look at liquidity management in the United States leveraging the Findings of Treasury Strategies’ 2008 Global Corporate Treasury Research Program. Across the country, the strategic role of Treasury continues to grow, driven by globalization and technology. For financial services providers, the current liquidity crisis affords providers a rare opportunity to