TREASURY & CASH MANAGEMENT: Blogger and contributing writer Karen Kroll supplies the Business Finance community with reporting and commentary examining cash management and treasury-related topics. Karen earned a BS in Business Administration from Valparaiso University and an MBA in finance from the University of Washington.
Management teams hunting for acquisitions are finding opportunities in distressed assets. So, how can financial execs best take advantage of these opportunities? Here are a few tips.
Wire transfers allow companies to transfer money securely and instantly. The downside is that they can be time consuming because they lack room for much remittance information, forcing companies to send extra paperwork explaining transaction details. Now the Clearing House and the Fed are introducing a new remittance form to simplify matters.
Cash as a percent of market value for the S&P 500 exceeded 10 percent throughout 2009, its highest level since at least 1980. With ample funds available, M&A deal-makers are now elbow-to-elbow with their companies' treasurers as they prepare to pounce.
Hundreds of companies and organizations have banded together to form the Coalition for Derivatives End-Users. The Coalition is fighting proposed changes to the regulations governing money market funds and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives.
Specialist software firms continue to make a strong case for selective investments. Survivors of the tech freeze will be around for some time to come as the economy thaws.
If your firm has been waiting to globalize its finance department, you should not hold out any longer. At least that's the conclusion of several recently conducted surveys.
Capital marketing execs expect the number of companies going public to increase this year, particularly among technology, energy, and bio-tech firms. The companies will likely be larger than in past years, with an average deal size of $400 million.
Companies are keeping their focus on cash management as they navigate the economic downturn and credit crunch. According to an Aberdeen Group study, more than eighty percent of the finance execs who participated reported that their firm's focus on cash management had increased over the past 12 months.
