November 2009

Seeing Both Sides of Loans: FXpress

Companies ask Congress for some leeway in making the huge pension contributions resulting from last year's losses.

Ross Kari; Andrew Cederoth; Brian Tierney; Marcel Smits; Colm Freyne; Sheila Taylor

Building a Dynamic Risk Dashboard: RTI International

Financing Energy Efficiency in a Crunch: Honeywell

Protecting--and Adding to--the Bottom Line: Paychex

The audit group at Talecris worked with business-line leaders to put in place automated monitoring of controls.

Revving Up STP and E-Payments: Toyota Financial Services

Direct debit, the second SEPA instrument, launches Nov. 2 as the Payment Services Directive becomes law in most of the E.U.

Greening the Building: Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Pushing the Depository Envelope: U.S. Postal System

More than 30 companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange have begun paying dividends in the last year and a half.

A commitment to making treasury a strategic partner helped Toyota Financial Services steer straight through the downturn. TFS wins this year's AHA overall excellence award.

New services deliver a range of technology without up-front capital investment. The downside could be giving up control.

Twenty-five finance and treasury leaders who just happen to be women.

Avoiding Loan Potholes: Toyota Financial Services

Instilling 'Culture of Cash': DRS Sustainment Systems

Delivering Wow to 401(k) Participants: Zappos.com

Launching Debt as Markets Crash: Microsoft

Taming the Juggernaut: City of Los Angeles Treasury

Generating Insights on the Insurance Market: Aon

Inventing a Panoramic View of Risk: Microsoft

Early Warning System: Adobe

Click Strategy Cuts Energy Price Risk: Google

Redirecting Payments Saved the Day: General Electric

Creating a Tiered Dollar Pool in China: Honeywell

Cutting Unnecessary Credit Holds: Cisco Systems

The strong field of contenders for this year's Alexander Hamilton Awards underscores the role of the financial crisis in galvanizing treasury's rise in the corporate firmament.

A Faster Replacement for Worksheets: Treasury Sciences

Serving a New Line Despite Crisis: McDonald's

Making the Most of a Revolver: Zappos.com

Integrating Best of Breed: Google

Companies can add payments and documents that require special handling to their lockbox flows with Virtual Remit.

Diversity of Funding Pays Off: Toyota Financial

Companies that sponsor retirement plans haven't abandoned securities lending on a wholesale basis in the wake of last fall's problems, but many are taking measures to rein in the risks involved.

Limiting the Downside: Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries

PDFs Rock Paper, Cut Costs, Boost Working Remotely: Kforce

Wooing Wary Investors: Toyota Financial Services

Plan Upgrade Dodges Market Bullets: Honeywell

FX Protection Plan Keeps Partners Afloat: Microsoft