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AFP CCI™ for 1Q2013: Treasurers Growing More Confident U.S. businesses are growing increasingly confident about their intermediate and longer-term prospects, according to the AFP Corporate Cash Indicators™ (AFP CCI™), underwritten by State Street Global Advisors. The forward indicator measuring expectations for the second quarter of 2013 was at -5, following a -4 reading during the previous quarter and only the third negative reading in the history of the survey.
Apr 29, 2013
AFP, Aite Release Guide on Managing Acquirer Relationships AFP and Aite Group released a new Payments Decision Guide at NACHA PAYMENTS 2013 Monday, presenting retail treasurers with strategies for managing payment acceptance costs and negotiating with merchant acquirers. The guide also provides details on the impact of industry mandates and legislative and court challenges to interchange fees and pricing.
Apr 22, 2013
Making the Most out of Your Pinnacle Awards Submission In their 16-year history the annual AFP Pinnacle Awards for excellence in treasury have received many submissions. Tom Hunt, CTP, AFP’s Director of Treasury, offers some tips to make your Pinnacle Awards submission as strong as possible. The AFP Pinnacle Awards are sponsored by Wells Fargo.
Apr 10, 2013
Cyberattack Exercise Tests Treasurers’ Disaster Preparedness The Financial Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) conducted the latest Cyber Attack against Payment Processes (CAPP) Exercise on March 12-13 and 19-20, putting 67 corporate participants’ cybersecurity preparedness to the test.
Apr 02, 2013
Calling all Leaders: Exchange Wants to Hear Your Wisdom As part of its May issue, Exchange magazine will focus on leadership in treasury and finance. We would love to hear from corporate practitioners: Tell us, in 200 words or less, about a leadership challenge that you faced and how you handled it.
Apr 01, 2013
AFP Releases New Insurance Risk Resource Corporate insurance managers are facing new challenges; the market is hardening in some sectors, while new and hard to quantify risks are emerging. Just in time to assist treasurers in managing this new environment is the new CTC Guide on Insurance from AFP, a publication designed to help navigate the new world of corporate insurance.
Mar 28, 2013
2013 Payments Fraud Survey: Fraud Incidents Decline A majority of organizations experienced actual or attempted payments fraud last year, but the incidence of fraud decreased for the third straight year, according to the 2013 AFP Payments Fraud and Control Survey, underwritten by J.P. Morgan. The positive trend is the result of corporate migration to electronic payment methods and a range of fraud mitigation strategies.
Mar 13, 2013
2013 AFP Risk Management Survey: Earnings Uncertainty Increasing Earnings uncertainty has increased in the last five years since the onset of the 2008 financial crisis and will continue for at least three more years, according to the 2013 Risk Management Survey released Wednesday by the Association for Financial Professionals.
Feb 27, 2013
CTPs Can Earn Credits for Joining Cyberattack Exercise Certified Treasury Professionals now have added incentive to participate in next month’s Cyber Attack against Payment Processes (CAPP) Exercise. In addition to testing their organizations’ cybersecurity preparedness, participants will have the opportunity to earn continuing education credits.
Feb 14, 2013
NACHA Seeks Participants for Account Validation Survey As part of NACHA’s ongoing evaluation of potential ACH network enhancements, the electronic payments association is seeking corporate practitioners to participate in its Account Validation Industry Survey.
Feb 07, 2013
Survey: Customer Satisfaction the Top Concern for Finance Pros What will be the biggest threat to companies’ earnings in the next three years? The second annual AFP/Oliver Wyman risk survey asked that of more than 500 senior financial professionals and the answer was surprising.
Feb 05, 2013
Study: 90% of Firms Rely on Treasurers for Debt Compliance Nine out of 10 organizations rely on treasurers’ expertise to determine whether they are in compliance with debt covenants, according to the AFP Debt Compliance Survey.
Jan 29, 2013
Corporate Cash Grew at Year-end, but Treasurers to Shed Cash in 1Q13 In the latest iteration of the AFP Corporate Cash Indicators (TM), the forward-looking indicator is negative for only the second time in the history of the survey.
Jan 28, 2013
New White Paper Details Benefits of FP&A Certification To better define the challenges financial planning and analysis professionals face and their need for professional certification, AFP and Kforce Finance & Accounting have co-authored a white paper, Financial Planning and Analysis: The Benefits of Certification for FP&A Professionals.
Jan 15, 2013
AFP, FS-ISAC Seek Treasurers for Cyberattack Exercise FS-ISAC and AFP are seeking participants in the 2013 Cyber Attack against Payment Processes (CAPP) Exercise. On March 12-13 and 19-20, FS-ISAC and AFP will conduct a series of simulated attacks on companies’ payment processes, allowing them to gauge their cybersecurity preparedness.
Jan 10, 2013
Technology Hits Treasury Groups in a Big Way – Finally AFP's new CTC Guide to Treasury Technology: The Emerging Landscape tracks the rapid emergence of automation in the treasury field and offers five case studies of treasury groups in various stages of TMS deployment.
Jan 10, 2013
SCT Announces Executive Committee Members The Society of Canadian Treasurers (SCT) has announced the election of a new Chairman and seven members to its Executive Committee.
Dec 18, 2012
AFP 2013 Business Outlook: Caution and Modest Growth Ahead Finance professionals remain cautious in their economic outlook, believing the U.S. economy will grow at a modest pace of 1.7 percent in the coming year and generate 1.3 million new jobs, according to a survey released today by the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP).
Dec 10, 2012
Are You Interested in Serving on AFP’s Government Relations Committee? AFP's Government Relations Committee is seeking new members. The GRC serves as a voice and advocate for corporate treasury and finance professionals on legislative and regulatory issues.
Nov 29, 2012
AFP Releases New CTC Guide on Global Treasury Structures Market volatility, overseas growth and the emergence of more sophisticated technology tools are driving many treasurers to rethink their organizational structures to better support their changing business requirements. That’s why the new CTC Guide on Global Treasury Structures is so timely.
Nov 08, 2012
AFP Makes Contribution to Michael J. Fox Foundation AFP and AFP of Canada have made a contribution to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research based on the strength of membership renewals at last month’s AFP Annual Conference in Miami.
Nov 05, 2012
Cash Forecasting: AFP Guide Has Best Practices, Case Studies The new AFP Guide to Strategic Global Cash Position Forecasting statistical techniques for cash forecasting, a step-by-step guide to building a cash forecast, best practices and case studies from four corporate treasury departments.
Oct 02, 2012
AFP Releases Payments Decision Guide to Payroll Card Programs The AFP Payments Decision Guide to Payroll Card Programs is the first in a series of quarterly publications designed to help corporate practitioners make more informed decisions about key payment services. All of these guides will contain insights and tips from fellow corporate practitioners as a supplement to other information provided by the AFP, banks, vendors and other sources.
Sep 20, 2012
AFP Releases CTC Guide on FX Risk Management Even the most sophisticated, long-term hedging programs have been buffeted by the incredible uncertainty in currency markets over the last few years, which has led many corporates to revisit their hedging programs. With these hedging realities in mind, AFP has published the CTC Guide on FX Risk Management.
Sep 11, 2012
SCT Seeking Executive Committee Candidates Society of Canadian Treasurers (SCT) members interested in serving on the executive committee can submit their application to SCT by September 24. Committee members serve two-year terms and work on developing the policies that articulate, support and sustain the committee’s vision.
Aug 29, 2012

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