TreasuryCast

Welcome to the latest edition of Liquidity Link Live, your exclusive market analysis provided by Northern Trust Asset Management, one of the world's largest cash managers. Tune in each month to discover the very latest insights on the UK, Eurozone and US markets. This edition was recorded on the 6th May 2025.

Steering a course around the complexities of treasury and cash flow in today's dynamic global environment can feel like being in the wheelhouse without an up-to-date sea chart – and treasurers face the ongoing challenge of adapting to these conditions. Here, in the third in a series of TMI guest columns written by leading experts from ING Transaction Services, Tibor Bartels, Head Transaction Servi...

With disruption showing no signs of slowing in 2025, TMI's Tom Alford speaks with Paul Stafford, Co-founder and CTO of Deaglo, about a risk modelling blind spot that financial managers may be overlooking, and could avoid. On Black Swan events, Stafford argues that while they can't be predicted, they can be planned for. He challenges whether most risk managers, including treasurers, are truly equip...

In a world where payments are becoming increasingly rapid and interconnected, banks must adapt to meet the obstacles surrounding the need to improve existing systems and respond to the growing expectations of customers by offering an optimal user experience. Here, Société Générale's Isabelle Poussigues, Global Head of Products and Network Management, Corporate and Investment Banking, and Frantz Te...

Following the recent row-back by certain US corporates on their DEI programmes, we explore the possible impact of curtailments through the eyes of those who have worked to establish them, and ask if it's time for a rethink?

Why (and how) Treasurers Must Conquer their Digital Mountains Businesses are repeatedly told that data is the new gold/oil in terms of value to its owners. Yet sources of information can often be found scattered around the organisation as if it had little or no worth at all. In this exploration of data, we will seek to provide treasurers with a solid starting point for bringing structure to relati...

Collaboration between fintechs and banks, an increasing trend in recent years, is also necessary to deliver useful solutions to treasurers, not just e-commerce merchants.

Explorations of AI in treasury management yield many questions for the cautious and adventurous treasurer alike. Barclays' Divya Kesavan, Head of Corporate Data Science & Insights, Global Transaction Banking, and Ope Olomo, Innovation Director, European Transaction Banking, present a balanced view of AI's role in treasury and beyond.

As elections reshaped the global economy in 2024, corporate treasurers are finding themselves having to navigate shifting trade policies, currency volatility, regulatory changes, and technological disruption. Agility, resilience, and strategic foresight will be the key to success in 2025 and beyond.

Now is the time for treasurers to future-proof their organisations' methods of instruction to their banks and embrace digital channels of communication. Here, in the second in a series of TMI guest columns written by leading experts from ING Transaction Services, Anthony van Vliet, Global Head of Trade Finance and Working Capital Solutions, examines why it is time to swap the ageing inbox for a cu...

Cybercrime and fraud are the subjects of perennial concern for banks and corporates. And as the world continues to digitalise rapidly, opening up new avenues of attack for increasingly sophisticated cybercriminals, their worries are only intensifying.

What is keeping treasurers up at night right now? It's a question that might once have had a straightforward answer – interest rates, currency swings, or cash flow visibility. But as geopolitical uncertainty collides with economic recalibration, trade realignment, and digital disruption, there's no single thread to pull.

The fundamental goal of a private equity (PE) house – an investment firm that specialises in acquiring, building, and disposing of businesses – is to use its (often institutional) investors' funds to buy companies it considers to be of 'improvable value'. It will then set out a broad strategy to achieve that value, with the typical aim of holding its investment for around three to five years.

Automation offers treasurers a chance to make processes more efficient, save time and money, and enhance controls around cash management. For those just embarking on such a journey, understanding where to start and defining the goals is essential for a successful outcome.

Supply chains are critical to the global economy and recent events have demonstrated the need to minimise disruption and keep funds – as well as goods – moving. By allowing financial institutions to step into the payment cycle, supply chain finance gives corporate treasurers a useful tool to optimise their working capital, especially when times are unpredictable.

Koaloo. Fi's online supplier financing solution is aimed at adding profitability and performance to the list of benefits afforded by ESG-enabled trade.

When the Chinese multinational Haier acquired Italy-based Candy, it consolidated and integrated the new European treasury into its group structure. The household appliance company grappled with multiple countries, entities and currencies across the region and needed to find a way to gain greater visibility and efficiency with its cash management.

Welcome to the latest edition of Liquidity Link Live, your exclusive market analysis provided by Northern Trust Asset Management, one of the world's largest cash managers. Tune in each month to discover the very latest insights on the UK, Eurozone and US markets. This edition was recorded on the 4th April 2025.

Contemporary treasurers face rising FX volatility, interest rate uncertainty, and geopolitical disruptions. How can they adapt? Eleanor Hill (TMI) speaks with Rahul Badhwar (HSBC) and Volkan Benihasim (HSBC) about building resilience, improving forecasting, and leveraging AI. Our panel also explore liquidity shifts, supply chain realignment, and strategies for managing risk in an unpredictable wor...

With interest rates declining, are MMFs still the 'steady hand' investors need in an uncertain world? Eleanor Hill (TMI) sits down with Sandrine Rougeron and Patrick Siméon (Amundi) to explore the core applications of MMFs, including liquidity, capital preservation, and competitive returns. Our guests discuss how MMFs compare to other short-term investments, why these funds deserve more investor a...

Welcome to the latest edition of Liquidity Link Live, your exclusive market analysis provided by Northern Trust Asset Management, one of the world's largest cash managers. Tune in each month to discover the very latest insights on the UK, Eurozone and US markets. This edition was recorded on the 5th March 2025.

What does it take to succeed as a woman in finance?  In this special International Women's Day episode, Eleanor Hill (TMI) speaks with Aurélia Normand (BNP Paribas CIB) about driving success as a female leader in transaction banking.  Aurélia shares insights on the power of mentorship, the responsibility of senior leaders in championing women, and how integrity influences decision-making under pre...

Get direct insights into how AI can simplify and automate your treasury functions—transforming your team's efficiency and boosting forecasting accuracy. Eleanor Hill (TMI) sits down with Naty Yifrach (Taboola) and Matthew Harlan (Nilus) to discuss how automation and AI is disrupting the treasury management space by providing real-time visibility into cash flow, more accurate cash forecasting, and...

Eleanor Hill (TMI) is joined by Manish Kohli (HSBC) and Amit Mallick (Accenture) to explore how AI is revolutionising treasury, and in particular, commercial payments. Our guests discuss AI's disruptive impact on commercial payments, from fraud prevention and FX optimisation to strategic decision-making. They share practical insights on accelerating adoption and explain why, whilst not a silver bu...

The recently formed Baltic Treasury Association (Baltrea) aims to build a collaborative, treasury-focused ecosystem across the Baltic region. In this discussion, the association's Founder and Advisory Group Chairman, Alex Ilkun, talks to Tom Alford (TMI) about Baltrea's purpose, achievements, and future goals, highlighting its value to treasury professionals. Discover why Baltrea was created, who...