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Geopolitical risk is having a bigger impact on earnings than ever before, according to the 2017 AFP Risk Survey, supported by Marsh & McLennan Companies.
01/17/2017
A big part of where FP&A sits on the maturity curve is determined by what budgeting and forecasting techniques it uses in the planning process.
01/11/2017
Kimberly Karg, CTP, assistant treasurer of Chanel, discusses how her organization implemented a treasury and risk management solution.
01/10/2017
Here are some general tips and information to help make your FP&A Exam day run a little more smoothly.
01/06/2017
There is one interest rate strategy that can be employed to not only potentially benefit from the normalization of the yield curve, but also accelerate the deductibility of capital loss carryforwards.
01/05/2017
Understand key considerations for adjusting hedge coverage over time, taking into account market expectations and derivative contract prices.
01/04/2017
A recently published AFP Guide outlines three pillars for constructing an effective partnership between finance and the operations.
01/03/2017
One tool every FP&A professional swears by is the dashboard, a quick one page capture of key performance indicators.
12/16/2016
Christine Watkins, vice president, global FP&A and business transformation for Molson Coors, discusses capex planning at her company.
12/14/2016
From a corporate treasurer’s perspective, building good relationships with rating agencies is a long-term, time-intensive process.
12/12/2016
The prediction likely to have a significant impact in 2017 is that predictive analytics could revolutionize electronic payments. Here’s how.
12/12/2016
AFP wants you to share your expertise with treasury and finance professionals at AFP 2017 in San Diego. Apply now to lead an educational session.
12/05/2016
Despite huge industry advancements, far too many treasury professionals are still struggling to meet the rapidly changing and growing demands of their day-to-day work.
12/05/2016
FP&A is spending more of its time and effort trying to work closely with the business to find solutions, improve decision-making and drive better results.
11/22/2016
Explore the increasing importance of speed in corporate treasurers' perspective on payments, as highlighted by Liz Oakes of McKinsey & Co. during a session at Payments International.
11/17/2016
Are strategic planning and long-range planning one and the same? Not at all, finance executives agree.
11/16/2016
There’s a concept called risk-adjusted forecasting. It’s a way to stress-test the forecast for the major risks facing the company.
11/09/2016
Managing cyberrisk is plagued by a fundamental challenge: how to characterize enterprise cyberrisk in a way that lends itself to management action.
11/02/2016
At the FP&A Roundtable, sponsored by Peleton, participants admitted that getting support from the top is not always easy.
11/01/2016
Kathryn Powers, Global Treasurer for World Vision International, discusses her organization's Pinnacle Award-winning solution. The Pinnacle Awards are sponsored by Wells Fargo & Company.
10/31/2016
Discover how a top fashion house implemented a treasury and risk management system at the AFP Annual Conference.
10/25/2016
What is the real value that FP&A adds to the enterprise? That was the overarching question facing participants of the FP&A Roundtable, sponsored by Peloton.
10/24/2016
A key theme of the opening panel discussion at AFP 2016 was the threat posed by the evolution of technology.
10/24/2016
Treasury departments have largely withstood the pressure to outsource to lower-cost jurisdictions, but now their turn appears to have arrived.
10/14/2016
To use predictive business analytics effectively, a company must commit to a sustained and rigorous analytical framework in order to achieve meaningful results.
10/12/2016
There’s no guarantee employees will follow your written travel and entertainment expense (T&E) policy.
10/12/2016
Engaging multiple nonfinancial participants in budgeting presents challenges but offers significant benefits for organizations.
10/11/2016
CFOs point to talent acquisition and development as one of their key challenges. But building a strong business case for spending on training programs is hard to do.
10/11/2016
Fintech firms are redefining e-payments by making it possible to make card, ACH, check and even cross-border payments within a single process.
10/05/2016
Modern financial technology provides an opportunity for the relationship between buyers and suppliers to evolve from fundamentally competitive to symbiotic.
10/03/2016
Explore the expectations of corporate treasury executives regarding their banking partners, emphasizing consistency and visibility, as discussed at Sibos 2016.
09/29/2016
What’s more important to corporate treasurers when it comes to payments—security or speed? The answer might surprise you.
09/29/2016
Access AFP's Treasury in Practice guide, underwritten by Thomson Reuters, providing insights into how multinational treasury teams manage cash and foreign exchange needs globally.
09/27/2016
Tasked with both controlling the effects of multicurrency volatility while keeping costs low, CFOs find themselves with a tricky balance to strike.
09/22/2016
In the 2016 AFP Guide to Treasury Management Systems, corporate practitioners receive a closer look at treasury technology today.
09/21/2016
Here's a 9-point checklist to help treasurers prepare their portals for new money-fund reform, which takes effect October 14.
09/16/2016
The U.S. is fairly alone when it comes to check use. In other parts of the world, checks have almost disappeared in favor of electronic payments.
09/14/2016
What does this current era of uncertainty mean for CFOs, and how do they go about managing commodity and currency risk across the business?
09/13/2016
Learn about earnings credit, its presence on commercial account analysis and billing statements, and its origin and purpose within the banking system.
09/07/2016
It is essential to establish specific guidelines and procedures that must be followed in the preparation, approval and execution of electronic payments.
09/06/2016