Opinion & Commentary
- The Bottom Line: Certifiable Genius, or How to Succeed by Really, Really Trying
In Outliers: The Story of Success, author Malcolm Gladwell makes the startling point that Mozart's success may not have been a stroke of certifiable genius at all...
March 9, 2010
- The Bottom Line: You Say Dubai, I Say Hello
AFP members are working 'inside the box,' looking for modest, workable improvements in treasury and finance....
February 2, 2010
- Proceed with Caution: In AFP's Annual Business Outlook Survey, Members Cautiously Optimistic
Corporate treasury professionals say the economy will rebound slightly this year, but won't really pick up until 2011....
February 1, 2010
- SEC Adopts Changes to Money Market Funds Rule 2(a)7
On January 27, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 4 to 1 to adopt new rules to strengthen money market funds. The new rules focus on limiting risks associated with money market funds, increasing protection of investors, improving fund operations, and enhancing fund disclosures....
January 29, 2010
- AFP's Discussion List: Working Capital Best Practices
Recently on AFP's discussion list corporate treasury professionals discussed working capital best practices...
January 29, 2010
- AFP EconWatch -- December 28, 2009
As 2009 wraps up, economic data released last week continued to point an economy that was growing at a modest pace as we enter the New Year. However, the third estimate of Q3 GDP growth was the smallest yet. ...
December 28, 2009
- Musical Finance: For Finance Directors, a Few Words of Caution
Finance directors have an obligation to themselves, their companies and the profession...
December 22, 2009
- Derivatives Exemption Crucial to AFP Members
AFP convened a group of Washington decision-makers and corporate end-users in New York on Monday to discuss the latest in over-the-counter derivatives reform. Reforming and regulating the OTC derivatives markets is a key pillar of a massive regulatory reform package moving through Congress. The House is debating its bill this week and could take a vote as early as Friday....
December 9, 2009
- AFP Econwatch--December 7, 2009
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that November was the best month for labor market in nearly two years. The reported seasonally adjusted decline in payrolls of 11,000 not only shocked most analysts (who had expected that the net job loss would total between 100,000 and 150,000) but also provided the most tangible evidence that the job market may be nearing a turnaround....
December 7, 2009
- AFP EconWatch--November 30, 2009
The U.S. economy grew at an annualized rate of 2.8 percent during the third quarter of 2009, according to the second preliminary estimate of gross domestic product. While this was a decline from the original 3.5 percent growth estimate released a month ago, it represented the first increase in GDP since the second quarter of 2008....
November 30, 2009
- AFP EconWatch -- November 23, 2009
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke stated in a speech last Monday that he anticipates that the U.S. economy will grow at a moderate rate into next year but he continues to see two major threats to a sustained recovery....
November 23, 2009
- AFP EconWatch--November 16, 2009
The U.S. trade deficit grew to its highest level since the start of the year in September. But the same report is more likely to be viewed in a positive light as it highlights increasing international trade activity....
November 16, 2009
- Creature from the Dark Lagoon: Regulators Seek More Light for Dark Pools
Just when you thought it was safe in the water, more information has surfaced on pools of liquidity that are equity based. From The Bottom Line column in Exchange magazine...
November 1, 2009
- AFP Presents Webinar on Cash and Risk Management in Asia
The challenge for today's North American corporate treasury doing business along the Pacific Rim is working with a multitude of local banks and losing some transparency, according to one banking executive....
November 2, 2009
- Risk Column: How Green is My Valley, or Company?
In June, the House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, which creates a new asset class, carbon emissions allowances, and new liabilities for companies that are unable to comply...
October 30, 2009
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