Presentations from AFP Annual Conference 2010

• Alliance Lite as a SWIFT Connectivity Platform 
• Taking a Card Program Global - A Case Study with Hollister Inc. 
• Optimizing Cross-Border Banking Between Canada and the US 
• Asia Regional Treasury Solutions - Benefits of Centralization 
• Optimizing Your Global Cash Pool in Today's Economic Environment 

• Are Your Banks and Counterparties Up to Scratch? Developing Risk Models 
• Managing Risk and Improving Transparency of Balance Sheet Investments 
• You Can Never Plan Enough - Building Your Treasury Operations Business Continuity Plan 
• Convergence of Strategic Liquidity Planning and ERM 
• What Every Executive Should Know About Enterprise Risk Management 

• Investing Cash: Opportunities in the Cash and Short Duration Markets in the New Normal 
• Getting Deals Done: M&A at Blackstone L.P. 
• A Post-Modern Paradigm for Corporate Investing 
• Equipment Leasing: How to Negotiate a Contract and Avoid Hidden Costs: Presentation 1 | Presentation 2 
• Debt Issuance and Hedging Interest Rate and Credit Risk in the Capital Markets 
• Integrating Economic Indicators into Forecasting and Budgeting 

• The Search for Yield-Practices and Pitfalls 
• 2010 AFP Treasury Benchmarking Program: Determining Your Treasury's Performance Level 
• Revving Up Your Working Capital: AutoZone Evaluates Smart Safes to Streamline Operations 
• Shaping Treasury's Future: Recent Lessons Learned and Their Impacts 
• Holding Procurement Accountable: Maximizing Liquidity by Identifying and Delivering Savings from Non-Core Expenditures to the Bottom Line 
• Financial Supply Chain Automation: Better Access to Cash 

• Treasurers to Benefit as Visa Europe Cuts Cross-Border Fees
  European treasurers are poised to save a substantial amount of money on cross-border credit card transactions for their companies now that Visa Europe has announced it is reducing interbank fees for these payments. 
• May 2013 Payments Newsletters
  This month, we bring you all of our exclusive coverage of the recent NACHA Payments conference in San Diego. We hear from retail corporate treasurers on the complications of implementing EMV in the U.S. Many retailers are unconvinced that such expensive upgrades are truly effective or necessary. Corporate treasurers also weigh in on electronic remittance standards, healthcare payments, fraud and more. Also, AFP and Aite Group release a new Payments Decision Guide on acquirer relationships, a eurozone payments expert discusses why the SEPA Direct Debit could cause some corporates to miss next yearís deadline, and more.
• Members of Congress Urge SEC to Act on Rating Agency Reform
  The SEC held a roundtable May 14 to discuss a new system wherein an independent board would randomly assign initial ratings to nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSROs). Needless to say, the concept generated many opinions. 
• Study: Top Hurdles Keeping Treasury from Adopting E-Payments
  Adopting electronic payments is essential for corporates, but one study uncovered substantial obstacles that treasurers must surmount to ensure a successful implementation.
• AFP Fraudwatch: Essential Controls for Treasury, Finance
  With payments fraud running rampant, a recent AFP webinar held by a treasury executive provided especially timely advice. Effective internal controls include exception processing, activity specific accounts and more.