All Posts By

Justin Jones

FXTechnology
November 7, 2022

The Science of FX Exposure Management

FX volatility and economic uncertainty are putting pressure on treasury to optimize risk management programs and provide management and the business with insight and foresight on how currency moves can impact revenue and the P&L. FX risk managers are under the microscope. “For the last six months, there’s been more intense attention on what my team is doing than for the past five years,” said a member of NeuGroup for Foreign Exchange. He is not alone. The US dollar’s ascent,…
Justin Jones
Love0
BankingCash & Working CapitalRegional
November 3, 2022

Sending More Cash Out of China Using Pools in Free Trade Zones

Unpacking a member’s cash pool in China in a free trade zone where window guidance put no limit on cash outflows. Many NeuGroup member companies face a challenge getting cash out of China—in part because of rules limiting outflows from cash pools set up under a so-called nationwide scheme to 50% of the net equity held by a company’s entities in the country. But not all multinationals have this problem. At a recent session of NeuGroup for Global Cash and Banking, one member…
Justin Jones
Love0
BankingTechnology
November 3, 2022

Sizing Up APIs: the Right Piece to Solve a Treasury Data Puzzle?

APIs offer flexible connectivity between systems, but widespread adoption by treasury faces several obstacles. Treasury organizations are hungry for data, but visibility into it is hampered by a fractured system environment and lack of standardization, both within finance and with external partners. Short of implementing a single ERP with built-in modules, finding a way to access enterprise information on a real-time basis has been difficult for often resource-starved treasury organizations. A new bridge for data. While complete system consolidation is not…
Justin Jones
Love0
BankingTalking Shop
November 3, 2022

Talking Shop: Verifying Payment Instructions for Vendors

Editor’s note: NeuGroup’s online communities provide members a forum to pose questions and give answers. Talking Shop shares valuable insights from these exchanges, anonymously. Send us your responses: [email protected]. Member question: “What does your company do to verify payment instructions for new vendors and changes in instructions for an existing vendor?” Peer answer 1: “Our organization spends a significant amount of time validating changing or new banking information via phone calls. We are in the process of rolling out a service offered through…
Justin Jones
Love0
Capital Markets
October 27, 2022

Overexposed to Fixed-Rate Debt, Not Ready to Swap to Floating

Inflation and uncertainty about interest rates leave many corporates waiting to add more floating-rate exposure. Discussions and polling about fixed- to floating-rate debt ratios among corporate issuers at a recent meeting of NeuGroup for Capital Markets sponsored by Deutsche Bank made clear two key points: The overwhelming majority of companies are overly exposed to fixed-rate debt relative to what they consider ideal and what historical data suggests will reduce interest rate expense over the long-term.Volatile financial markets and uncertainty about inflation and…
Justin Jones
Love0
Cash & Working Capital
October 27, 2022

Crunch Time: A Rising Emphasis on Cash Forecasting Accuracy

Management is putting greater focus on cash forecasting accuracy. Some in treasury wonder whether the extra work is worth it. After a decade of cheap money, liquidity is once again at a premium. Because it costs more to borrow, and pays more to invest, treasuries are under pressure to improve cash forecasting accuracy. In this environment, “treasury has three important mandates: don’t run out of cash, don’t run out of cash and don’t run out of cash,” one member said. “From…
Justin Jones
Love0
FXTechnology
October 27, 2022

FX Dashboards: Essential Tool to Manage the Volatility Narrative

Real-time dashboards help treasury risk managers tell the FX story, but collecting front-end data remains a challenge. Extreme volatility in foreign exchange markets has underscored the importance of technology tools, systems and solutions that enable companies to better monitor and manage their FX exposures. And for multinationals with far-flung operations, nothing beats a real-time dashboard to keep on top of the FX narrative, experts at Chatham Financial said at a recent NeuGroup for Mega-Cap Assistant Treasurers meeting. The key for companies with…
Justin Jones
Love0
Accounting & DisclosureCrypto
October 20, 2022

Valuing Crypto with Fair Value Accounting: Game Changer?

How will FASB’s decision to require companies to report gains and losses in value influence corporate crypto plans? The FASB’s decision in mid-October to require companies to use fair-value accounting for certain crypto assets (i.e., not NFTs) produced a generally favorable response from corporates that follow developments affecting crypto accounting and regulation. Whether it changes how other corporates consider crypto use cases is another question. Until the FASB’s tentative board decision, companies treated crypto held on balance sheets as indefinite-lived intangible assets that…
Justin Jones
Love0
RegionalRisk ManagementThe NeuGroup Insights Interview
October 20, 2022

The Importance of Timing When Buying Political Risk Insurance

Laura Burns of WTW explains the benefits of policies that insure losses caused by geopolitical crises in episode nine of NeuGroup’s Strategic Finance Lab podcast. Russia’s escalating war with Ukraine and rising tensions between the US and China are two big reasons why multinational corporations might want to consider buying political risk insurance—in other regions of the world, where it’s not too late to find coverage. To learn what corporates need to know about political risk insurance, hit the play…
Justin Jones
Love0
Capital MarketsRisk Management
October 13, 2022

Debt Issuers, Don’t Doubt the Fed’s Resolve to Fight Inflation

Insights from Chatham Financial about pre-issuance hedging and tail risk. Companies that anticipate issuing debt should not underestimate the Federal Reserve’s resolve to fight inflation, Chatham Financial executives told members of NeuGroup for Mega-Cap Assistant Treasurers at a recent meeting sponsored by the risk management advisory and technology firm. In light of the Fed’s determination to get inflation back to 2%, Amol Dhargalkar, Chatham’s managing partner and chairman, raised several issues for treasuries to consider as they lay the groundwork for debt…
Justin Jones
Love0

Connecting Every Finance Professional Who Wants To Share And Learn

Learn more

Knowledge Exchange

About

Need help?

©2024 - NeuGroup, Inc.

Privacy Policy