December 23, 2020
Why ERP upgrades are an opportunity not to miss for treasurers
Considering upgrade your ERP system? Check this blog and do not miss out this opportunity for Treasurers.
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November 11, 2020
How ‘managing energy rather than time’ can help the personal resilience of the treasurer
Read insights on managing personal resilience following a recent PwC event led by former Olympic rower Rachel Woolf.
November 10, 2020
Treasury systems: How to avoid the curse of ‘implementation fatigue’
Have you ever been involved in a Treasury System project? If you have, you will probably have experienced implementation fatigue.
October 21, 2020
The fightback of stressed cash forecasting in a turbulent world
Now is the right time to revisit your liquidity monitoring and cash forecasting. We highlight some questions Treasurers should be asking to make sure the business is best prepared.
October 14, 2020
Do treasurers really need a treasury management system to do their job?
Thinking of running a 'proper treasury' instead of relying on spreadsheet? Do you need an appropriate treasury management system (TMS)? Read this blog for some ideas.
September 21, 2020
Corporates should be proactively driving LIBOR transition on loans
The RFRWG’s effort to directly address borrowers is only the beginning of increased efforts to grow awareness and involve corporates in LIBOR transition efforts to a greater extent.
January 24, 2020
What is the latest in payment connectivity and format?
This is the second blog in our series following our recent client payment event, highlighting key developments around how corporates connect to banks, have visibility of their payments and the formats used.
January 16, 2020
What is the impact of real time payments to the Corporate Treasurer?
In this blog series, we’re taking a closer look at some of the opportunities and challenges payment trends are creating for corporate treasurers.
September 18, 2019
Moving up the treasury maturity ladder
Understanding the maturity of a treasury function and how it can best support the business with Alice Powell.
June 07, 2019
LIBOR Reform - A real uncertainty for corporates?
PwC’s Chris Raftopoulos explores the uncertainties treasurers are facing around LIBOR reform and the possible mitigation actions.
April 05, 2019
A new imperative: the evolving SWIFT Customer Security Programme
With cyber crime becoming more sophisticated, and the cyber threat landscape continually evolving, the SWIFT Customer Security Programme (CSP) is expanding.
March 05, 2019
Data analytics: transforming the role of the treasurer?
Have you started to consider how data analytics can better help solve your everyday treasury problems, leaving you freer to work on more interesting challenges and opportunities?
November 02, 2018
Knowing the rules versus playing the game - the Treasurer’s role in cybercrime prevention
The rules are important, but the increasing innovation and motivation of attackers makes it imperative to adapt our approach to security – and play a different game.
October 04, 2018
Have you benchmarked your banking costs recently? How you can optimise your cash management
We have developed a data analytics tool which we call “BankLab”, which, coupled with the extensive cash management expertise of our team, provides you with a number of benefits.
September 11, 2018
LIBOR transition roadmap update
The FCA, FSB, ISDA and the Sterling Risk Free Reference rate (RFR) Working Group issued successive communications which collectively urge action and further clarify how firms should manage the transition from LIBOR to alternative RFRs by end-2021. PwC provides analysis.
March 08, 2018
Transition from LIBOR: Practical considerations for corporate treasurers
By Yvonne Welsh As has been widely reported in the Treasury Press the UK Financial Conduct Authority has decided to no longer compel panel banks...
October 14, 2015
Unlock profits using enterprise optimisation across the commodity value chain
By Nick James, Director in Commodity Management at PwC Achieving maximum operating profitability and the ability to make sound long term strategic decisions might sound...
November 28, 2014
Treasuryanity
By Zoe Ambache Follow @ZoeAmbache I am a believer in “Treasuryanity”, what I mean is that I believe that organisations should invest in efforts to...
May 22, 2012
In the Debt Markets Issue 3
Confidence remains a major brake to financial market stability in Europe. Whilst Q1 2012 data suggests that markets have stabilised, much of this stability is...
February 06, 2012
The transformation of the risk landscape
Black swans turn grey is a thought provoking paper looking at how the landscape of risk is changing from a past environment where boards believed...
December 08, 2011
What next for the Eurozone - Possible scenarios for 2012
Our latest report from our Economics team had been published and outlines four potential outcomes of the Eurozone crisis in 2012 , in a report...
August 09, 2011
Debt crisis may weigh on growth
Despite measures to contain it, the Greek debt crisis has caused uncertainty which threatens to dampen eurozone growth in the second half of 2011, according...
June 28, 2010
Emergency Budget 2010 – review of high earners pensions tax
The Chancellor announced in the Emergency Budget a review of the proposed new tax regime that would have limited the tax relief on pension contributions,...
June 21, 2010
FASB’s different proposals for financial instrument accounting may impact IFRS requirements
The FASB has published significantly different proposals from the IASB on financial instrument accounting. In its proposed Accounting Standards Update, ‘Accounting for Financial Instruments and...
January 20, 2010
Pensions cash control
The current economic conditions are placing a significant strain on scheme sponsors. Cash demands on employers are numerous, including those from banks, shareholders, liquidity requirements,...
