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China and the Financial Markets: What Do We Really Know?With little insight into the inner workings of the Chinese economy, traders and investors suspended disbelief, in the hope that China’s insatiable appetite would put new impetus behind global growth.
February 10, 2012
Investment-Grade Lending Remains Strong in 2012At $845 billion, U.S. investment-grade lending hit an all-time record in 2011, far outpacing the prior 2006 peak of $721 billion. But this level of activity will not be sustainable in 2012.
February 10, 2012
February 2012 Risk NewsletterThis issue spans the globe for thought leadership—China, Europe and Canada all get their turn in the spotlight. Plus, AFP offers a new risk study and a new event for senior treasury executives, the Corporate Treasurers Council’s regional roundtable in Orlando on March 2. Meanwhile, Tom Cleveland discusses forex risk, and Zoya Lieberman, CTP, and Randy Rosen, CTP, explain falling corporate earnings credit rates.
February 09, 2012
Could Citi Credit Card Launch Open Up Chinese Market?Citi’s regulatory approval to launch a credit card line in China could prove to be the catalyst that opens up the Chinese card market to non-Asian banks, experts say. Citi will be only the second foreign bank and first non-Asian bank to issue credit cards in the nation.
February 09, 2012
February 2012 Payments NewsletterThis month, we bring you an in-depth look at some of the innovations currently shaping the global payments landscape, including Visa’s and MasterCard’s new roadmaps on EMV migration in the U.S. We also look at the evolution of cybercrime and evaluate just how vulnerable corporations and governments really are.
February 08, 2012
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
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

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