Treasury & Risk magazine March 2012
Editor's Desk
News Briefs
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Rodman & Renshaw Bets Name On Platform for Follow-On Issues
DirectMarkets aims to eliminate investment banking fees for follow-on issues.
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Health Accounts Growing
Expansion suggests employees see accounts as way to save for retirement health costs.
Q&A
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The Case for Working Capital
Shareholders don’t seem to care, but a strategic approach to working capital management brings other benefits.
Treasury Management
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Advanced Matchmaking
Lockboxes leverage technology to link payments with invoices.
Risk Management
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Extortion Evolution
As kidnapping methods change, risk managers need to ensure their coverage keeps up.
Governance & Accounting
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New Repair Rules
The IRS makes it easier for companies to take losses on building components they have replaced.
Retirement & Benefits
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Unbundling 401(k) Fees
Additional fee disclosures could send plan sponsors shopping.
Features
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In The Squeeze
Risk managers are caught between shrinking budgets and rising insurance costs.
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The Volcker Rule Dilemma
Are higher costs warranted to stave off future financial crises?
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Holding Margin Rules at Bay
Corporate end users are still wary of derivatives regulations. (Luke Zubrod of Chatham Financial)
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Basel III: Next Steps
Allowing national deviations raises anxieties.
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SEPA’s Tight Deadline
Single payments area switch in just two years is a tall order. (Ruth Wandhöfer of Citi GTS)
People on the Move
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Executives on the Move
Bob Shanks; John Mulligan; Jeffrey Coutts; Stephen Bramlage; Timothy Poché; Mark Olson; Steven Rosenthal; Warren Jenson













