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Smarter Revenue Collection: How Your Billing Practices Can Affect Costs, Customer Service
With perpetually lean budgets and tight staffing, water and wastewater utilities tend to stay on legacy billing systems well past their prime. A major system upgrade is a heavy lift, and if what a utility is doing is still working—more or less—then staying put may seem more appealing than fully revamping billing.
Efficiency Takes Flight when American Airlines Revamps Its Treasury Infrastructure
American Airlines transports around 225 million people annually—more customers than any other global airline. Operations at this scale require myriad banking partnerships, each of which comprises unique contracts, assets, parameters, and business arrangements. Managing American's intricate web of banking relationships used to be quite challenging for the airline's treasury team, as the company did not have a treasury management system as recently as 2022.
CAA Builds a Treasury Function While Staving off Fear of the Unknown
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Building a Foundation that Helps Ensure Treasury Success
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AMD Treasury Gets a Green Light to Modernize and Streamline Processes
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How AMD Boosted Hedge Accuracy, Minimized FX Volatility
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BMS Turns down the FX and Interest Rate Noise on Corporate Financial Statements
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Streamlining Bank Account Access Management
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Strategies for Smooth Pension De-risking
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New Cash Leadership Office Builds a Working Capital Culture at BMS Original
In the early 2020s, biopharmaceutical giant Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) faced a confluence of challenging business circumstances. The company was staring down the loss of exclusivity (LOE) on some of its most popular drugs. At the same time, provisions within the federal Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 threatened to lower the prices BMS could charge for some of its innovative medicines. BMS needed to prepare for these headwinds without increasing its debt risk or compromising its credit rating.
A New Payment Risk: Tariffs and Supply-Chain Madness
Companies around the world are rethinking their sourcing and supply-chain strategies in response to tariffs and other disruptions. Most notably, early this month, President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariff regime placed levies ranging from 10 percent on imports from nations with which the U.S. has a goods-trade surplus to 49 percent for Cambodia and 46 percent for Vietnam.
Without DEI, What Happens to Complaints? Employers Face New Liability Questions
(Image: freshidea/Adobe Stock) What happens to the embedded in-house dispute resolution process when a company turns away from its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies for political reasons? Or for fear of being seen as setting quotas or favoring diversity over merit? As an employment law mediator, I am following the rapidly evolving landscape of employment law, particularly in response to recent governmental actions affecting DEI policies.
Employees Struggling with Stress, Instability in the Workplace Original
In the U.S., workplace trauma, work-life balance and conflict/tension with managers were among the top concerns. (Credit: fizkes/Adobe Stock) Employees across the globe are concerned about stress, conflict, and performance pressures in the workplace, according to this year’s “Psychological Safety Study” from Workplace Options. The annual study, based on conversations between employees and clinicians, looked at workplace concerns in 18 different countries.
How Are Companies Dealing with FX Volatility?
Credit: derrrek/Getty Images. Currency trading in late 2024 was marked by rising volatility. As a result, the vast majority of companies experienced losses on unhedged foreign exchange (FX) risk, according to a new report from MillTechFX. Based on a survey of 250 senior finance decision-makers at U.S. and UK companies, the “Quarterly Corporate Hedging Monitor–Q4 2024” reveals that economic uncertainty is weighing on treasury and finance teams.
Bristol Myers Squibb Lights the Way to Treasury Innovation
For the Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) treasury function, innovation has long been fundamental. Still, after integrating with Celgene in one of the biggest acquisitions in pharmaceutical history, the company’s treasury team needed to regroup. BMS had become significantly more complex, yet treasury needed to be faster and more agile than ever before to meet the future demands of the enterprise.
Elevating Payment Processes to Meet Hitachi’s High Standards for Efficiency Original
With revenue of more than US$70 billion a year, Hitachi Group is one of the world’s largest conglomerates. That means it makes a huge number of payments every year. But until recently, payment processes were largely decentralized and the central treasury team had little visibility into them. “The exception was Japan,” explains Kayoko Mikami, treasury project manager for Hitachi Ltd.
Treasury Department Flags Risks from New Cross-Border Payments Systems Original
The U.S. Treasury Department building in Washington, D.C. A senior U.S. Treasury official warned about potential risks to international financial stability and economic security from any cross-border payments systems that fail to adhere to standards aimed at minimizing illicit activity. Your access to unlimited Treasury & Risk content isn’t changing. Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive: Already have an account? Sign In Now *May exclude premium content
2025 Alexander Hamilton Award Finalists Original
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2024 Alexander Hamilton Awards: Operational Risk Management
Managing a wide assortment of risks is an imperative part of running any modern company. From payment fraud to operational exposures—to, in one industry-specific situation, potential injuries to participants in clinical drug trials—the variety and prevalence of risks can leave corporate risk managers feeling like they‘re playing an endless game of Whac-A-Mole.
Multipronged, Strategic Financial Risk Management Initiative Delivers Big Value to the Enterprise
Bristol Myers Squibb’s (BMS’s) 2019 acquisition of Celgene Corporation was one of the largest pharmaceutical acquisitions in history. Not surprisingly, combining two behemoths in a tightly regulated market sector brought challenges, some of which came to roost in the corporate treasury function.
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By Christine Cooper and Jack Towarnicky | November 12, 2024 By being prepared and implementing strategic solutions, employers can mitigate some of the financial pressures that may arise from the IRA, ensuring that their employees and retirees are better protected from the ripple effects of this landmark legislation. By Meg Waters | November 12, 2024 The winner of the 2024 Gold Alexander Hamilton Award in Financial Risk Management is Bristol Myers Squibb.
Highly Customized FX Risk Management System Brings 'Infinitely' Better Results Than Excel
When General Electric announced in 2021 that it would be separating into three businesses—GE HealthCare, GE Aviation, and GE Vernova—the new companies' treasury teams faced a huge amount of work. Historically, core treasury activities had been centralized within GE corporate, but each of the divested companies would need its own treasury organization, optimized to serve the needs of its business.
How One of the World's Largest Conglomerates Brought FX Under Control
Hitachi, Ltd. is one of the world's largest conglomerates. The company operates approximately 600 entities in more than 70 countries, providing customers with IT solutions, energy and transportation systems, and a wide array of other products ranging from mass-produced industrial equipment to home appliances to highly specialized tools such as electron microscopes custom-built for use in semiconductor manufacturing.
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How Paychex's Investment in Fraud Prevention Is Paying Off Original
For payroll and HR services provider Paychex, processing a massive volume of payments is a basic business function. Some payments to clients' employees are check disbursements, but the vast majority happen either via ACH or the Real-Time Payment (RTP) network. Paychex makes approximately 15 million EFT payments, worth several billion dollars, every month. That means payment fraud is always top-of-mind for Paychex management, and the organization has a dedicated fraud prevention team.
BMS Breaks Free from the Captivity of an Inefficient Insurance Structure Original
Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) is a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, that delivers innovative medicines to patients around the world. Its prescription drugs and biologics treat diseases including cancer, HIV/AIDS, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and rheumatoid arthritis.
Exclusive T&R Research: Payment Fraud Unlocked Original
Payment fraud is a thorny problem with no clear solution. Even as companies ratchet up their defenses—refining processes, deploying technologies, and educating staff—attackers are continuously escalating their efforts to steal corporate funds. They are creative, and they are relentless.
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Are Your Fraud Prevention Methods Best-Practice?
Preventing payment fraud is an unrelenting game of catch-up for corporate treasury, finance, and risk management teams. Have you noticed that even as you deploy technologies and processes designed to reduce the risk of fraud, perpetrators stay a step ahead by perpetually developing innovative new attacks? This is particularly alarming because payment fraud continues to grow increasingly prevalent.
Are Your Fraud Prevention Methods Best-Practice?
Preventing payment fraud is an unrelenting game of catch-up for corporate treasury, finance, and risk management teams. Have you noticed that even as you deploy technologies and processes designed to reduce the risk of fraud, perpetrators stay a step ahead by perpetually developing innovative new attacks? This is particularly alarming because payment fraud continues to grow increasingly prevalent.
Keep Your Bank Deposits Safe
Turmoil hit the midmarket banking sector a little more than a year ago, leading to the collapse of several banks and corporate trepidation about the risks their banking counterparties pose. Today, the sector has largely stabilized. Still, as the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) found late last year, many treasury teams are moving their cash away from bank deposits and into T-bills and government or Treasury money-market funds (MMFs).
Interest Rates Likely on Hold for 'Extended Period' Original
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Custom-Built ERP Module Cures Cash Forecasting Headaches
*May exclude premium content Already have an account? Sign In By Meg Waters | April 29, 2024 Congratulations to Casey's General Stores for winning the 2024 Silver Alexander Hamilton Award in Technology Excellence! By Meg Waters | April 25, 2024 Congratulations to Hilton on winning the 2024 Bronze Alexander Hamilton Award in Technology Excellence! By Maria Dinzeo | April 09, 2024 Proposed federal privacy legislation has teeth—and a real shot at passing.
In-Demand Workers Are Staying Put as Labor Market Cools Original
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Unlocking Efficiency in Cash Reconciliations Original
*May exclude premium content Already have an account? Sign In By Meg Waters | April 25, 2024 Congratulations to Hilton on winning the 2024 Bronze Alexander Hamilton Award in Technology Excellence! By Maria Dinzeo | April 09, 2024 Proposed federal privacy legislation has teeth—and a real shot at passing. By Sridhar Natarajan & Matthew Monks | April 08, 2024 The electronic-trading platform, long known for its fixed-income offerings, will pay $785 million in its biggest acquisition yet.
Central Banks Will Probably Cut Only Half as Much as They Hiked
By Alex Tanzi | April 29, 2024 A cooldown in the labor market primarily driven by fewer workers switching jobs may be indicative that the economy is approaching a soft landing. By Meg Waters | April 29, 2024 Congratulations to Casey's General Stores for winning the 2024 Silver Alexander Hamilton Award in Technology Excellence! By Ye Xie | April 26, 2024 "The Fed is on hold.
How Hilton Mitigated the Pain of Bank Fee Analysis
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Powell Signals Rate-Cut Delay After Run of Inflation Surprises
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U.S. Core CPI Tops Forecasts Again
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Powell Says Fed Is Still on Hold on Rate Cuts
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Yellen Eyes Valuable Asset on China Trip: Insight on Economy Original
*May exclude premium content Already have an account? Sign In By Meg Waters | April 01, 2024 And the winner of the 2024 Gold Alexander Hamilton Award in Liquidity Management is … Bristol Myers Squibb. Congratulations! By Caleb Mutua | April 01, 2024 Blue-chip firms capitalized on robust investor demand to borrow a record $529.5 billion.
U.S. Corporate Borrowing Clocks Busiest First Quarter Ever Original
By Meg Waters | April 01, 2024 And the winner of the 2024 Gold Alexander Hamilton Award in Liquidity Management is … Bristol Myers Squibb. Congratulations! By Augusta Saraiva | March 29, 2024 Even so, Fed officials are looking for more evidence that inflation is sustainably on a downward trend, and in the meantime, they're not rushing to cut interest rates.
Biopharmaceutical Giant Breaks out of the Cash Forecasting Mold Original
*May exclude premium content Already have an account? Sign In By Meg Waters | March 28, 2024 Congratulations to Pearson, winner of the 2024 Silver Alexander Hamilton Award in Liquidity Management! By Augusta Saraiva | March 28, 2024 At the end of last year, GDP rose at a 3.4 percent annualized pace, while GDI jumped 4.8 percent, the most in two years.
Key Gauges Suggest U.S. Economy Is Still Advancing at a Healthy Clip
By Meg Waters | March 28, 2024 Congratulations to Pearson, winner of the 2024 Silver Alexander Hamilton Award in Liquidity Management! By Caleb Mutua | March 27, 2024 As safety concerns limit the company's ability to boost production, CFO Brian West predicts a massive cash drain this quarter—an outflow of at least $4 billion.
Centralized Cash Forecasting Puts Treasury Learning to Work Original
*May exclude premium content Already have an account? Sign In By T&R Staff | January 25, 2024 Here's what lies ahead for corporate treasurers over the course of the year—and what they should be doing now to prepare. By Meg Waters | June 28, 2023 Treasury and finance teams developed a new, automated platform that provides actionable liquidity insights to corporate leadership.
Disinflation Is Helping Companies-but Not Their Customers Original
*May exclude premium content Already have an account? Sign In By Meg Waters | March 28, 2024 Congratulations to Pearson, winner of the 2024 Silver Alexander Hamilton Award in Liquidity Management! By Augusta Saraiva | March 28, 2024 At the end of last year, GDP rose at a 3.4 percent annualized pace, while GDI jumped 4.8 percent, the most in two years.
How to Design a Great Key Risk Indicator Original
*May exclude premium content Already have an account? Sign In By Nicole M. Danner | February 23, 2024 How can you avoid common pitfalls in the ever-changing data protection and privacy landscape?
Key Risk Indicators: A Powerful Tool in Treasury Risk Management Original
*May exclude premium content Already have an account? Sign In By Meg Waters | January 31, 2024 Congratulations to Bristol Myers Squibb on winning the 2023 Gold Alexander Hamilton Award in Technology Excellence! By Ross Todd | January 25, 2024 In a survey of 600 senior legal and risk professionals, 73% cited ESG disputes as a risk to their organization.
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