Treasury & Risk Staff

• Risk in Receivables Management

  By Treasury & Risk Staff  |  May 20, 2013

  New version of SunGard's AvantGard Receivables includes statistical modeling to help companies more effectively prioritize collections.

• FATCA's Impact on Finance

  By Treasury & Risk Staff  |  May 17, 2013

  When FATCA takes effect early next year, some private companies will face invasive disclosure processes every time they start working with a new bank.

• Consumer-Style Shopping for Employees

  By Treasury & Risk Staff  |  May 16, 2013

  New purchasing solution is designed to streamline procurement and reduce maverick spending.

• Internal Controls in 2013

  By Treasury & Risk Staff  |  May 16, 2013

  Updated COSO Framework provides clear principles for determining whether controls are functioning properly in the finance function and beyond.

• Political Risk Underlying Global Growth

  By Treasury & Risk Staff  |  May 15, 2013

  Interactive map supports evaluation of different nations' risk levels for terrorism and political violence.

• Slight Uptick in Optimism Among Small-Business Owners

  By Treasury & Risk Staff  |  May 14, 2013

  Only 6 percent of small businesses have credit needs that aren't being met, but overall optimism continues to lag.

• Simplified GAAP for Private Companies

  By Treasury & Risk Staff  |  May 9, 2013

  Proposed alternatives to GAAP include simpler approaches to accounting for some interest rate swaps.

• Treasury Management Systems Boost Productivity

  By Treasury & Risk Staff  |  May 9, 2013

  Survey finds that the average TMS user spends 30 minutes less on manual tasks each day, compared with the average spreadsheet user.

• Analytics for Procure-to-Pay

  By Treasury & Risk Staff  |  May 8, 2013

  Basware announces new tool for deep analysis of data in the company's procure-to-pay solutions.

• ERP Only in the Cloud?

  By Treasury & Risk Staff  |  May 7, 2013

  SAP launches cloud-based versions of its ERP, CRM, and data warehouse software—which may make client-server implementations obsolete.