Treasury Talks podcast series

Cyber-security continues to be a major issue for companies of all shapes and sizes, with most household names having been victims of cyber-crime past, present and future. We look here at how organisations are mitigating the threat of a cyber-attack. Overall Winner – Hyundai Motor Europe GmbH, Heeyong Kwon, Regional Treasurer, in partnership with Citi. Highly Commended Winner – TÜRKİYE ŞİŞE ve CAM...

The pandemic has left some companies with too much liquidity and others with too little. BNP Paribas’ Krishna Sampath, Head of Corporate Deposits Line argues real time service solutions are key. Elsewhere he suggests corporates wanting to park excess liquidity use MMFs, and those needing more align borrowing with ESG goals.

Best Investing Solution This category is extended this year to include short, medium and long-term investments to showcase how organisations have optimised and/or diversified their investment portfolio, particularly important in a low/negative interest rate environment. We look at how they have addressed the trade-off between yield, liquidity, cash preservation and counterparty risk or perhaps con...

Risk continues to be top of every treasurer’s agenda. From foreign exchange risk, counterparty risk, commodity risk and interest rate risk to cyber risk, reputational risk and supply chain risk, all are covered here.  It feels like corporates have never had more risks to manage, making this an ever- increasing critical responsibility for the treasury function. Overall Winner - Wärtsilä, Jarmo...

Standard Chartered Bank’s Stuart Keelan and Desiree Pires discuss how navigating inflation risk, hedging and sustainability are key themes for treasury teams coming out of the pandemic.

Cash management technology has an increasingly important role to play as treasurers look for ways to free up time and manage risk more effectively. James Capps and Tricia Turner of BlackRock explain the value they see in technology in today’s market and share their thoughts on how this space could develop in the years ahead.

Efficient working capital is a key challenge for corporates of all shapes and sizes. This is all about improving key performance indicators (KPIs) of DPO, DSO, DIO, DWC and the cash conversion cycle. Overall Winner – RHI Magnesita, Felix Warmuth, Head of Treasury and Rodrigo Guerra, Head of Corporate Treasury, in partnership with Bank of America. Highly Commended Winner – Medtronic, John Murray, D...

In 2021 Treasury Today Group and Citi bring you a new series dedicated to the topics of the moment. This audio centred content series brings together leading voices from across Asia Pacific. From academics to corporate treasurers to financial leaders, we will focus on the issues affecting corporate decision makers against a backdrop of the pandemic and global risk.

This category looks at the foreign exchange solutions that corporates are deploying to tackle the continuing challenges of currency volatility.  From technology to new processes, change to a hedging strategy or a new FX requirement as a result of entering a new market, or dealing with a new currency and/or client or supplier could drive the solutions here.

Alexander Foltin, treasurer at European chip maker Infineon talks about his treasury priorities against the backdrop of challenges in the global semiconductor industry.

Payments and receipts are key to any business. How do companies negotiate improved payment terms with their suppliers? We have seen an increase in the use of shared service centres and payment factories in recent years and Payment-on-Behalf-of (POBO) structures are a lot more common now.  We also look at how companies manage their collections, including reconciliation and, as with payments, w...

Winner – Phoenix, Hana Harrison, Assistant Treasurer & Head of Funding. Highly Commended – Rolls-Royce plc, Ed Prince, Head of Corporate Finance, in partnership with Citi. Many corporates are exploring alternative sources of funding, diversifying and/or refinancing their funding sources. With an increase in M&A activity, we have seen many different types of funding submitted, whether a sin...

In our first audio episode with Jason Han of Nanyang Technological University and Citi’s own Sandip Patil, we explored the most exciting digital innovations of the past decade, outlining the scope of our upcoming episodes throughout the course of this year’s series and focusing on both their experiences and insights.

Here we look at sustainable projects including the finance related to the mitigation of and/or adaptation to climate change/CO2 emissions as well as investment strategies which incorporate ESG/CSR factors. Overall Winner – Etihad Aviation Group, Daniel Tromans, Group Treasurer. Highly Commended Winner – Holcim, Nicolas Vaniet, Head Financing & Treasury Front Office. Highly Commended Winner – R...

We have created this new category to recognise an individual corporate treasurer who has made a real difference to their organisation, who demonstrates innovation and achievement and who is an inspiration in their current role. Overall Winner – Martin Schlageter, Head of Treasury Operations, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.

In this Episode, we explain the criteria for entry, some tips to aide your submissions and what our judges look for when making their decisions. Nominations are now open and will close on September 6th 2021.

This category recognises talent coming through the corporate treasury ranks. The individual may have excelled in a professional qualification or may be a future Finance Director or CFO. The participant is: Overall Winner – Angela Brown, Assistant Treasurer, Continental Tire the Americas, LLC

In this year’s APAC WiT forum, expert panellists reflect on how they progressed their careers in finance and share their key advice. Elsewhere the conversation talked about the damaging impact of the pandemic to gender equality and the role of men in supporting equality.

ASA 2020 Best Short Term Investing Solution - ICD special version

In this Episode, we explore the new categories we have added this year. A full list of categories can be found online at treasurytoday.com. Nominations are now open and will close on 6th September 2021.

We are delighted to launch our Adam Smith Awards Asia 2021 – A Winner’s Guide podcast series. In this first short episode I will explain what the Adam Smith Awards Asia are, why you should consider nominating and the key dates for your diaries. Nominations opened on 7th June and will close on 6th September 2021.

This is our most prestigious and competitive award. Here we recognise any corporate treasury team that has made an outstanding contribution to its organisation over the past 12-18 months. This could be purely the treasury team, comprising several team members, or a broader team effort, involving many disciplines across the enterprise. Overall Winner – Olam International Ltd., Jayant Parande, in pa...

To acknowledge the specific challenges of operating in this dynamic country, here we showcase treasuries in India that have implemented, or are in the process of implementing, a cash/liquidity management, card, trade/SCF, WCM/AP/AR, funding/ESG, FX, risk and/or technology/cyber security/fintech solution. Overall Winner – Sanofi India, Somak Ghosh, in partnership with J.P. Morgan. Highly Commended...

Overall Winner – Worley. Their partner HSBC speaks about their winning solution and collaboration. Highly Commended – New South Wales State Government. Their partner Citi speaks about their winning solution and collaboration. Cards are no longer just a piece of plastic; corporate cards have become an integral part of the cash management set-up. Here we see how cards, including virtual ca...

In this episode, we speak to Minna Helppi, Group Treasurer, at Metso Outotec about the role treasury played during their merger, the companies supply chain finance programme and how she is introducing sustainability in treasury.