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- FBAR Individual Reporting Requirements Coming for TreasurersCorporate treasury and finance professionals need to review the Q&A on AFP’s website to see if they have an individual reporting responsibility regarding Financial Bank Account Reporting, or FBAR. Treasury and finance professionals with signatory authority over their corporation’s foreign accounts and who have the ability to direct the flow of cash in those accounts, alone or in conjunction with another person, may be scoped in the guidance (e.g. initiate wires transfers).
February 08, 2012
- February 2012 Payments Newsletter February 2012 Payments Newsletter
Staff Writers
2012-02-08
This month, we bring you an in-depth look at some of the innovations currently shaping the global payments landscape. We lead off with our exclusive interview with NACHA President and CEO Jan Estep on NACHA Expedited Processing and Settleme
February 08, 2012
- AFP Launches New CTC Guide on Treasury MetricsAFP’s new CTC Guide, Treasury Metrics: Scorecards and Dashboards, explains the trends behind the search for treasury metrics, outlines multiple approaches to creating a treasury scorecard or dashboard and includes real-life examples of dashboards and scorecards that companies use.
February 07, 2012
- FP&A Takes Center Stage with New AFP Certification ProgramCorporates are sure to have questions regarding today’s announcement that AFP is developing the first ever certification for the corporate FP&A profession. To get a better sense of how it came about and how soon AFP members can expect to see it, we spoke with AFP’s Jeff Glenzer, CTP, Managing Director, and Brian Kalish, Finance Practice Lead.
February 07, 2012
- AFP Member Alert: Imminent Action on Money Market Fund ReformsLast week, AFP reported that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was expected to release additional rules and guidance on money market funds early in 2012. According to a Wall Street Journal report published Tuesday, February 7, a two-part proposal is supposed to be introduced in the coming weeks.
February 07, 2012
- This Week in Corporate Finance: The Game ChangerWelcome to another week where we pretty much just glided through until Thursday evening in anticipation of potential game-changing news to be released on Friday, and that is exactly what we got. The Employment Report we received paints a picture of an improving U.S. economy that continues to expand even when faced with headwinds from other parts of the world.
February 06, 2012
- Putting ‘Business’ Back into Business Risk ManagementNews headlines march on—mortgage meltdown, supply chain interruptions, liquidity traps, data breaches, cyberfraud and more. But why do they keep coming, despite the efforts to improve risk management and reduce these painful situations?
February 06, 2012
- Preparing for Sovereign Default With Greece near default and several other European nations downgraded by rating agencies (Portugal is now junk-bond status), the risk of default should be a significant concern for organizations that are heavily invested in these nations.
February 03, 2012
- State and Municipal Treasury Departments Face Tough ChoicesRecent data suggests America’s private sector is finally in a recovery mode, but the evidence for the public sector tells a different story. State and municipal treasury departments are making do with smaller budgets and reduced staff.
February 03, 2012
- NACHA’s Jan Estep on Expedited Processing and SettlementNACHA
President and CEO Jan Estep provides corporates with a closer look at what to
expect from EPS.
February 03, 2012