BankingRegional
February 3, 2022

Russia Sanctions Strategy: Corporates Prepare for Disruptions

Members at a special NeuGroup session discuss banks, dividends, SWIFT payments and more amid Russia-Ukraine tensions.Cross-border payments with SWIFT, relationships with local and foreign banks and repatriating funds are among the key focal points of corporate treasury teams planning for possible US and EU sanctions if Russia attacks Ukraine. That takeaway surfaced Wednesday at a NeuGroup session on contingency planning attended by more than 80 members—a packed virtual house that shows the significance of the situation for corporates with business…
Capital AllocationTechnology
February 3, 2022

Let’s Get More Strategic: Treasurers’ Top 2022 Priorities

A new NeuGroup survey reveals that treasurers are focused on driving company growth.Treasurers at the world’s leading companies are doubling down on their commitments to expand beyond traditional areas like liquidity management and spend more time in strategic zones. That’s among the key takeaways from the January 2022 NeuGroup Members Agenda Survey. In it, respondents picked their top three objectives from a list of 11. Their answers, shown in the chart above, reveal an emphasis on driving better enterprise financial…
NeuGroup News
February 1, 2022

NeuGroup and the Year of the Tiger

How tapping into our inner tiger can spur growth. Happy Year of the Tiger to all who celebrate the Lunar/Chinese New Year. At NeuGroup’s monthly planning session on the eve of this new year, I shared with the team how tiger traits align with our 2022 growth strategy. I thought I would share some excerpts here. People born in the year of the tiger are powerful, rebellious, dynamic, adventurous, fiery, and quick to react. They also have strong ethics and are…
Talking ShopTechnology
January 19, 2022

Talking Shop: The Status of Bloomberg Disaster Recovery Services

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: “We received a notice from Bloomberg that our Disaster Recovery (DR) service was ending on 12/31, but it seems they have kept it on for now. (I have not asked Bloomberg if they have extended due to Omicron.) “We are looking at adding additional licensees with the hybrid work environment.…
Cash & Working CapitalESGTechnology
January 4, 2022

NeuGroup’s Top Five 2021 Insights

Reassessing finance organizations under new leadership tops the list of 2021 insights.By Joseph NeuBefore we plunge full throttle into the new year, I wanted to distill what struck me as the key takeaways from 2021, our second year of accelerated change and pandemic-fueled challenges. 1. Questioning the way things have been done. The pandemic encouraged transformational thinking as many legacy business processes and delivery models did not perform well during lockdowns nor in a work-from-home environment. Covid-19 also sparked a new…
COVID-19FP&ATechnology
January 4, 2022

Moving Finance Beyond Resiliency in 2022 Amid the New New Normal

How to approach finance this year while addressing unknowns and going beyond best practice, toward innovation.By Nilly EssaidesIn 2021, finance organizations focused on building their companies’ capacity to withstand shocks and bounce back. They automated existing processes so they can be executed remotely and with fewer staff. They forecasted more frequently. They continued to pile up cash (see companion piece by NeuGroup founder and CEO Joseph Neu). They integrated planning activities and embraced scenario analysis to account for a lack of relevant…
CryptoESGTreasury Management
December 29, 2021

Best of NeuGroup Insights, Second Half of 2021

Stories that stood out included posts on cryptocurrency, the effect of ESG on credit ratings, Google’s innovation with SAP, an in-house fintech and a pair of video interviews. Review and reflect. Our final email of 2021 is a baker’s dozen of best posts from the last few months—selected for their topicality (ESG, cryptocurrency, NFTs), detailed descriptions of finance teams meeting challenges (complex spin-offs, post-merger integration, recruiting talent) and focus on key trends in treasury and beyond (right-time finance for FP&A,…
Capital MarketsLibor SOFR
December 15, 2021

Year-End Deadline for New Libor Deals Focuses Minds on Alternatives

Gazing into 2022, SOFR remains the first choice among borrowers, but may still require “mathematical gymnastics.”The year-end deadline for pricing new floating-rate transactions over Libor replacement rates and a steepening but uncertain yield curve prompted assistant treasurers from large-cap companies to tap the insights of rate and hedging experts from Chatham Financial at a recent meeting. Companies are looking to increase their floating-rate exposure compared to a year ago, generally because they are at the higher end of their fixed/floating…
NeuGroup News
December 15, 2021

Celebrating Colleagues Who Embody the Spirit of Collaboration and Innovation

NeuGroup team members gathered this week at Nexus Club New York and via Zoom for a hybrid meeting where the agenda included voicing deep appreciation and gratitude to assistant peer group leader Jacob Bromsey and marketing director Vanesha Jaiswal-Azad. Their stellar contributions this year earned them high praise from colleagues who nominated Jake and Vanesha for this honor. Our new chief operating officer Amy Kemmerer put together the word clouds you see above that consist of phrases used by colleagues…
Technology
December 8, 2021

Connecting to Data to Drive Insights: Ed Barrie on Tech and Finance

The former treasurer of Tableau Software on what questions today’s treasurers need to ask before investing in tech solutions.In a treasury career that includes positions at Microsoft, Itron and Tableau Software—where he built treasury from scratch—Ed Barrie has made it his mission to dive deep into how corporate finance teams can better leverage technology to connect to data, analyze it and extract insights that drive strategic decisions. In the interview below with NeuGroup CEO Joseph Neu, Mr. Barrie does what…