Best Practices

Treasury & Risk's picks for corporate America's outstanding financial executives under the age of 40.

Big companies are still the ones most likely to execute trades in-house, even though new technology has made it easier to set up a trading desk.

Dodd-Frank's repeal of the ban on paying interest on business checking accounts could reshape the competitive landscape.

As practical applications begin to flow, treasury operations managers see the next giant leap just ahead, when different applications will be seamlessly linked.

Although momentum on initiating a U.S. cap-and-trade system has slowed, the first step in the process--a mandate to report greenhouse gases--kicks in this year.

The U.S. economic recovery endures, but attitudes about the economy need adjusting, three economists say.

Even with reform, rating agencies have a long way to go to regain their credibility, leaving treasurers to fend for themselves on credit assessments.

As water becomes increasingly scarce, companies are deploying technology and smarts to figure out how to use less.