RFP Resource Center

AFP is pleased to announce that access to AFP's standardized requests for proposals (RFPs) is now an exclusive benefit of AFP membership.

Non-members: Standardized RFPs are available for purchase

Since AFP began offering standardized RFPs in 1996, thousands of corporate treasury professionals have used the standardized RFPs to help them draft effective requests for proposals that provide the right information and ask the right questions to ensure that they receive appropriate and quality responses from potential providers. AFP's standardized RFPs are widely used and recognized as the standard by the treasury profession.

The RFP Triangle
(AFP Exchange)
Getting the Most out of Your Bank Relationship -- and Relationship Manager
(AFP Exchange)
Beyond ESP: Effective Communications between Treasurers and Bankers
(AFP Exchange)
10 Steps to a Successful Bank/Corporate Relationship
(TMA Journal)
A Formalized Approach To Purchasing Cash Management Services
(Journal of Cash Management)
Corporate User Guide to Standardized RFPs: Effective Tools for Selecting Cash Management Banks
Responding to Standardized RFPs

Case Study: Implementing an A2/P2 CP ProgramFollowing the $1.1 billion acquisition of Norit N.V., Cabot's debt balance grew from $600 million to $1.4 billion. Cabot’s treasury team was mandated with reviewing the capital structure and establishing ways to optimize interest expense by rebalancing the company’s fixed versus variable debt.
Up Close: FP&A in BankingMany aspects of FP&A are fundamental across industries and markets. To the extent that the business models of industries differ, however, so too does the analysis. In traditional banking, two unique aspects of the business require significant analytical attention: the interest margin and asset quality.
Corporate Issuance of CP Continues to Drop in CanadaUntil recently, Canada levied a withholding tax on commercial paper issues in the United States, making it attractive for Canadian subsidiaries of U.S. parents to issue CP in Canada. But since the tax was lifted 18 months ago, CP issuance by foreign entities has dropped significantly in Canada—a trend that will likely continue.
Five Ways to Protect Your Company from Mis-sold SwapsIn June 2012, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) revealed that banks may have been mis-selling interest-rate hedging products (IRHPs) to businesses. Almost a year later, after assessing eight large UK banks, the FSA has released a pilot report announcing that an estimated 90 percent, or about 40,000 IRHPs, were mis-sold to unsophisticated users from 2001 to present.
AFP Fraudwatch: A Cautionary Tale for CorporatesCorporates should think twice before refusing their banks' security recommendations. Otherwise they could be held liable when a fraud loss occurs, if a March 18 court decision is any indicator.

RFP Resource Center

AFP is pleased to announce that access to AFP's standardized requests for proposals (RFPs) is now an exclusive benefit of AFP membership.

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