November 2011

Aiming for Lower Volatility: Covidien

The ZBA Way to Concentrate Cash: Microsoft

Engineering a Move to Avoid the Landfill: RTI International

Executives' concerns rise even though number of incidents declines.

FUEL Notes Power Upgrade Effort: Ford Motor. (Treasurer Neil Schloss)

Funding Two Big Deals: PPL Corp.

Staying Strong and Liquid: Caterpillar

Automating Derivatives Management: Microsoft

Treasury & Risks 2011 Strategic Treasury Survey

Standardizing Bank Reports: Microsoft

Streamlining Payments: Thomson Reuters

Can constant NAV funds survive the latest wave of regulatory changes?

Microsoft takes home the top Alexander Hamilton Award for the fourth time.

James Davlin; K.R. Kent; Christine Komola; Teresa Madden; Stephen Robb; Richard Moss

Weathering a Recall: Toyota Financial Services

Eastman Chemical streamlines and centralizes its treasury.

Agency doesn't want generic risk information, but warns against disclosing too much.

Making Global Payments Cheaper: Travelex

Taking Netting to the Nth Degree: Visa

Society of Actuaries report sees companies' contributions to plans peaking in 2014.

Mayo Clinic's own data-mining software spots credit card abuse. (Linda Unterborn and Erich Heneke)

Real-Time Asset Reallocation: Hewlett-Packard

Credit Function Redesign: Flextronics International

Mark-to-Market Solution: Honeywell International

Cutting Way Back on Banks: Sun Chemical

Capitol One moves to a single platform for both.

Piloting eBAM: Wall Street Systems and BNY Mellon (Glen Solimine, Wall Street Systems, and Loretta Gannon, BNY Mellon)

Indexes examine disclosures on corporate political contributions.

Implementing Centralized Leasing: Omnicom

Bringing Valuations In-House: Toyota

Seeking the Optimal Capital Structure: Pfizer

New insurance kicks in if your brand takes a beating.

FAF proposes new FASB committee to look at private company accounting.

Floating-Rate Savings: Honeywell International

Changing Mindsets and Getting Rid of Paper: Kellogg

It’s been a year of striving and surviving since Treasury & Risk last recognized excellence and innovation in corporate treasury and finance…

Getting the Scoop on Outlying Accounts: Omnicom Group

Cash Consciousness: DRS Sustainment Systems

Google won a Gold Alexander Hamilton Award for Best Green Strategy for the financial arrangements it designed to buy wind power. (Axel Martinez of Google)

Playfully Pulling Risk Data: Paychex

Expanding payments infrastructure, improving cash forecasting: Google