Treasury Management

• Proxy Vote Information Leaked

  By Joshua Gallu, Bloomberg  |  May 23, 2013

  ISS will pay $300,000 over confidentiality breach, SEC says.

• Controlled Accounts in Mexico

  By Treasury & Risk Staff  |  May 23, 2013

  New service from Bank of America Merrill Lynch is designed to reduce counterparty risk for business operations in Mexico.

• No Imminent Change to Quantitative Easing

  By Jeff Kearns and Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg  |  May 22, 2013

  Minutes from the Fed's May 1 meeting indicate that policymakers are not yet ready to rock the boat.

• Do You Get Out Much?

  By Meg Waters  |  May 22, 2013

  Even if the job doesn't require much travel, treasury and finance professionals in multinational companies need a worldly world view.

• Wall Street Wins Rollback in Dodd-Frank Swap-Trading Rules

  By Silla Brush, Bloomberg  |  May 20, 2013

  Some see vote as the start of a seismic shift in trading of OTC derivatives.

• 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.

• Alternatives to Money Funds

  By Miles Weiss, Bloomberg  |  May 17, 2013

  BlackRock and Legg Mason launch new bond funds designed to work like money funds, but with very short maturities and a floating NAV.

• Investors Upbeat on U.S. Stocks

  By Rich Miller, Bloomberg  |  May 16, 2013

  In this week's Bloomberg Global Poll, the U.S. and Japan ranked high, while expectations fell for returns on investments in China.

• 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.

• Kroll Says S&P, Moody’s Again Putting Profits Ahead of Accuracy

  By Dave Michaels and Matt Robinson, Bloomberg  |  May 14, 2013

  Founder of rating company criticizes other credit raters at SEC roundtable.