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How do payment methods impact cash flow?
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- 01 Jul 2024
- Amy Crews Cutts
This article discusses how different payment methods can impact a business's cash flow, and presents some practical strategies for optimising cash flow.
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Demand for trade finance is set to grow
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- 01 Mar 2024
- Paul Golden
Over 60% of respondents to Euromoney's Trade Finance Survey 2024 anticipate an increase in use of trade financing over the next three years. The factors behind this expected rise are discussed, including the need for companies to optimise working capital and reshore projects to reduce risk and secure strategic sourcing.
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The ins and outs of cash flow forecasting
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- 01 Sep 2023
- Jamilex Gotay
The article emphasizes the significance of cash flow forecasting in managing a company's finances. The business credit department plays a crucial role in cash flow forecasting by tracking cash inflows through accounts receivable, aiding in accurate financial predictions. The article gives advice on how to build a new cash flow forecast.
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Disruption and the cash conversion cycle
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- 01 Sep 2023
- B.C.Bishal, Yatin Bhagwatm, Marinus DeBruine
When facing disruption, accountants can employ the cash conversion cycle (CCC) measure for insights into operational efficiency and working capital requirements. The authors give examples of CCC management from the airline and retail industries. They show how organizations can take different approaches to successfully restore their CCC, by implementing appropriate management strategies for their particular circumstances.
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A balanced approach to optimize working capital
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- 01 Jul 2023
- Don Freitas
The article describes a balanced approach to improve available working capital. Don Freitas suggests that the three pillars of working capital optimization should be: release cash, reduce cost, and improve service. He discusses how to improve inventory-related factors that can contribute to poor working capital performance and explains some solutions to improve working capital optimization.
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Supporting intelligent treasury
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- 01 Mar 2023
- Gilly Wright
With a possible economic slowdown looming, treasurers are keeping an especially close eye on their cash. Deloitte’s Global Treasury Survey 2022 found liquidity risk management was the top mandate for treasurers. Corporate treasurers are also investigating the promises of data insight from application programming interfaces (APIs), which bring new functionalities and convenience.
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The importance of working capital management
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- 01 Dec 2022
- Logan Arumugam
Tips for practical ways an SME can optimise its working capital without using external finance. Recommendations include making a biweekly, 13-week rolling cash forecast; creating separate cost/profitability models for vital processes; and nurturing customer/supplier relationships, which will positively influence cash management.
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Inflation: The return
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- 01 Jan 2022
- Paul Golden
As the cost of living continues to bite, corporate treasurers are being challenged to hold their nerve by not deviating too far from established policies. The article gives advice for treasurers concerned about the impact of inflation, with quotes from treasury executives at Unilever, Drax and Informa.
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Helping businesses deal with rising interest rates, cash flow needs and covenant compliance
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- 01 Jan 2022
- Juanita Schwartzkopf
Businesses have been dealt a procession of challenges in 2022, not least of all being rising interest rates and inflation. Juanita Schwartzkopf of Focus Management Group provides detailed guidance to help businesses cope with increasing operating expenses and the rising rate environment.
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'It doesn't feel like there's anything in treasury we couldn't do'
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- 01 Sep 2021
- Sally Percy
The award winning small treasury team at ice-cream manufacturer Froneri has achieved a lot during a short but eventful period, as Sally Percy reports. The team has financed a major acquisition, undertaken an ambitious bank account rationalisation process and implemented a new treasury management system.
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Five digital innovation trends driving treasury transformation in 2021
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- 01 Jan 2021
- Matthew Giannotti
How has the coronavirus crisis accelerated treasury transformation? Matthew Giannotti puts some key innovations under the microscope and outlines how corporate treasurers and finance teams can take advantage of them.
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Lessons from the front line
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- 01 Dec 2020
Whether protecting liquidity, reassessing supply chain viability or responding to colleagues facing grave personal challenges, 2020 was a testing year for treasury staff. A panel of treasury professionals tells The Treasurer magazine how their thinking evolved over the year.
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Data-driven treasury
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- 01 Sep 2020
- Gilly Wright
In a period of uncertainty, when cash is king, treasurers are looking for greater access to data to optimize liquidity management. The article explains some of the credit market data, data sharing and cloud-based platform options available.
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Safeguarding working capital: A disrupted economy will make it harder to manage receivables, payables, and inventory with efficiency
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- 01 Jul 2020
- Ramona Dzinkowski
Information on the challenges faced by the Covid-19 pandemic in the US along with role of disrupted economy to manage receivables, payables, and inventory with efficiency. It discusses how chief financial officers ensuring organizations' working capital management strategies and processes.
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Survival strategies
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- 01 Jun 2020
- Lesley Meall
Why now may be a good time for treasury departments to increase automation and strategic technology projects.
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Tax and the benefits of leasing
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- 01 Jan 2020
- Tony Crisp
Tony Crisp of Giess Wallis Crisp LLP provides a simple explanation of the accounting and tax treatment of leasing your IT.
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The price is right?
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- 01 Nov 2018
- James Perry
Solicitors are to publish their prices online from December 2018 – but will this impact price flexibility for clients?
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Does AI enabled demand forecasting improve supply chain efficiency?
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- 01 Nov 2018
- Javad Feizabadi, Apurv Shrivastava
The article offers information on several aspects associated with the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to improve demand forecasting for supply chains. The topics addressed include details on a comparison between the non-traditional methods compare in performance with established forecasting practices and information on an inventory turn and forecasting of accuracy and cash conversion cycle (CCC).
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Treasurers at risk of unidentified FX exposures
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- 01 Jan 2018
- Kimberley Long
The article focuses on the need of treasurers to have expertise on foreign currencies (FX) and tools to track movements. Other topics discussed include concerns over manual FX exposure identification and capture processes, pros and cons of automation of the FX process, and significance of market knowledge to treasurers.
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Free up cash
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- 01 Sep 2015
- Renita Wolf
Renita Wolf covers best practices to help your company manage working capital effectively.
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Free up cash
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- 01 Sep 2015
- Renita Wolf
Best practices to help your company manage working capital effectively.
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Barely working
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- 01 Jun 2015
- Edward Teach
Edward Teach analyses the results of the 2015 REL Working Capital Survey, which looks at the working capital practices of U.S. companies.
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How to... manage foreign exchange currency risk
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- 01 Mar 2015
- Peter Bartram
The article offers tips from Jonathan Pryor from Investec PLC, a specialist banking and asset management group, on how to manage foreign exchange (FX) currency risk.
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FX cash flow risk management: Financial Reporting Issues and Practical Implications
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- 01 Jan 2015
- Li Wang, Stephen Makar
Companies having foreign sales can avoid large fluctuations in earnings and cash flows caused by changes in foreign exchange (FX) rates through the use of foreign exchange derivatives (FXDs). FXDs used to mitigate the effect of FX rate changes on forecasted transactions can qualify as cash flow hedges under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 (SFAS 133).
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9 ways to grow and improve cashflow
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- 01 May 2014
- Sue Hirst
Sue Hirst shares her tips for ensuring sustainable business growth without cashflow headaches.
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Conquering cashflow
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- 01 Nov 2013
- Glenn Baker
NZBusiness provides some tips to solve your cashflow problems.
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Cash is king
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- 01 Jun 2012
- Alex Hawkes
Companies around the world are holding on to record levels of cash over fears of a break-up of the eurozone, rising oil prices, and other potential threats.
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Beyond benchmarks
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- 01 Mar 2011
- Vincent Ryan
A look at how some companies are bringing treasury benchmarking into the 21st century, by reframing it to focus on results rather than processes.
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Scenario planning: navigating through today's uncertain world
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- 01 Mar 2011
- David A.J. Axson
David A.J.Axson looks at the implementation of scenario planning and advises how it can be used in the accounting industry.
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Need cash? Look within your business
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- 01 May 2009
- Kevin Kaiser, David S.Young
The authors explore six common mistakes that companies make in managing working capital. Correcting them could free up enough cash to make the difference between business failure and survival.
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