Global Markets

DuPont and other corporates are finding many benefits in implementing straight-through processing and improving bank communications.

A riskier economy is actually increasing spending on treasury technology for tools that provide global visibility of all cash, improve cash forecast accuracy and clamp better controls on the movement of funds.

Treasurers Feel the Squeeze

FEI argues that FIN 48 disclosures are irrelevant to users of private company financial statements.

Inflation is accelerating around the globe, but most dramatically in commodity-based economies. Central bankers have their work cut out for them.

After minding American Express' bottom line as comptroller and as a division CFO, corporate finance chief Dan Henry doesn't worry as much about the economy as he does about issues he can control.

Even if the economy does an about-face and returns to health, don't expect profit growth anytime soon.

Treasurers and C-level executives have gone from greedy for yield to cautious about liquidity, and in the last six months have shifted their cash and short-term investments to bank deposits, money market mutual funds and treasury bills.