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Outlook: Europe in the Driver’s Seat    

Europe will continue to drive markets in 2012.

Accounting and Regulation

Impairment Measure Inches Forward   

FASB and the IASB are slowly refining the standard, but will it hit bank capital?

Fri Reg and Accting - Law Books

Complying with FBAR and FATCA  

How to ease the chaos and confusion that these new tax laws will bring.

Latest Intelligence:

Regulatory Watch: Too Early to Know Reg Coordination Inconsistencies
Regulatory Watch:

Too Early to Know Reg Coordination Inconsistencies

A joint report from the SEC and the CFTC says it’s too early to see gaps are in global regulatory coordination.


February 03, 2012
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This Month in International Treasurer:

Europe in the Driver’s Seat
Outlook

Europe in the Driver’s Seat

Much as global markets want to forget about Europe, it will continue to drive markets in 2012. Add to this continued regulation pressures and more searching for returns.

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  • Keeping Tabs on Investment Banking

    Global banks may ditch much of what they have done in the past to drive profit growth and become more focused on what works under new regulatory capital requirements.

  • Impairment Accounting Measure Inches Forward

    FASB and the IASB are slowly refining the standard, but this more realistic accounting approach will hit bank capital—and could cause lenders to pull in their horns even more.

  • Complying with FBAR and FATCA

    Getting treasury staff ready for new tax laws and providing support via tax, legal or human resources can ease the chaos and confusion these new laws will bring.

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Weekly Datapoints:

Latin American Banking/Transaction Operations: Biggest Challenges, Concerns


In general respondents to the NeuGroup's Latin American Treasurers' Peer Group pre-meeting survey use a combination of credit ratings, CDS spreads and rating agency reports to manage their bank counterparty risk. Cumbersome documentation requirements remain a challenge for treasury managers in Latin American banking/transactions operations.

What are the biggest concerns or challenges in your Latin American banking/transaction operations?
LatAm Bank Challenges and ConcernsOther: Cash pooling restrictions; SWIFT; too much diversity of banks actually being usedSource: NeuGroup Peer Group Research; LATMPG 2012 

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