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Treasury Live podcast: Assessing risk and contagion

Direct download link [https://media.blubrry.com/treasury_live/s/content.blubrry.com/treasury_live/Treasury_Live-Distance_to_distress-Check-risk.mp3] [https://www.theglobaltreasurer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Edmund-Barter-1.png]Dr Edmund Barter, lead data scientist at CheckRiskThe 2008 banking crisis demonstrated how when one bank fails, the impact will be felt far and wide. The collapse of Lehman Brothers led other banks to collapse, showing how contagion can spread quickly. The crisis provided lessons for us all, heightening awareness among risk and treasury professionals of just how damaging a meltdown elsewhere can be. Thankfully risk management has come on leaps and bounds in recent years, and technology has played a large part in that. Risk consultancy firm CheckRisk [https://check-risk.com/about/] has created BankFox, software that allows users to monitor a bank’s distance to distress to help treasurers measure and assess risks, and how the risk that could build up at one bank might spread to others. In this podcast, Dr Edmund Barter, lead data scientist at CheckRisk, looks at how the global banking network is connected and how understanding the risks is the system can be paramount. Using the 2008 banking crisis and the more modern example of the Coronavirus potentially impacting the global economy, Barter demonstrates how risk can spread through entry points – which are often banks that deal with foreign economies that are more prone to upheaval. Follow the Treasury Live podcast on Spotify here. [https://open.spotify.com/show/5bO61TiJJ6lCBhY3mLCQ3a]

Treasury Live: Lord Malloch Brown on the impact of Brexit

[https://www.theglobaltreasurer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Treasury-talks-LMB-1024x536.png] [https://www.theglobaltreasurer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Treasury-talks-LMB.png] In our latest episode of Treasury Live, Lord Mark Malloch Brown, former deputy Secretary General of the UN spoke to The Global Treasurer’s Tom Lemmon. Lord Malloch-Brown has also served in the British Cabinet under former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, and is active both in business and the non-profit world, while remaining deeply involved in international affairs. He is due to talk at the Treasury Leaders Summit in November, to discuss the impact of Brexit on global trade, so Treasury Live sat down with him to chat about the future of UK politics and the wider impact Brexit is having on treasurers [https://www.theglobaltreasurer.com/category/corporate-treasury/]. In the podcast we discuss: * The state of UK politics * What will unfold in the UK over the coming weeks and months * The impact of Brexit on global business * The impact of Brexit on treasurers * What treasurers can do to prepare for Brexit We hope you enjoy the podcast. For more information on the Treasury Leaders Summit, click here. [https://www.treasuryleaderssummit.com/] https://media.blubrry.com/treasury_live/content.blubrry.com/treasury_live/Global_Treasurer_Lord_Malloch_Brown.mp3

Treasury Live: Treasury Leaders Summit is back!

[https://www.theglobaltreasurer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Treasury-talks-C1-1024x536.png] [https://www.theglobaltreasurer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Treasury-talks-C1.png] In the latest episode of our Treasury Live podcast series, we’re focusing on the Treasury Leaders Summit, the annual event that provides treasury and finance professionals with access to in-depth research, analysis and the opportunity to discuss key issues impacting the profession with senior level peers. The Summit attracts senior–level corporate treasury and finance professionals, including Group Treasurers, Treasury Directors and CFOs from some of the biggest names in business. This year’s speakers lineup looks set to be the best yet, with some great names from across the world of treasury lined up to share their thoughts and wisdom, as Carolina Lindahl, Head of Event Content for the Treasury Leaders Summit confirms in this podcast. As well as sharing details of the speakers, the podcast will also cover: * Why the Treasury Leaders Summit was created and who it’s aimed at * The topics that will be covered at this year’s event * When and where it will take place and how you can join us * Plus, much, much more. Tune in or download the podcast below – and we hope to see you at the Treasury Leaders Summit in November. Further details on the upcoming event can also be found on the event website [https://www.treasuryleaderssummit.com/]. https://media.blubrry.com/treasury_live/content.blubrry.com/treasury_live/Austin_Carolina_Podcast_Master.mp3

Treasury Live: Dealing with unprecedented levels of change

Treasury Live: Dealing with unprecedented levels of change [https://www.theglobaltreasurer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Treasury-talks-DC.png] [https://www.theglobaltreasurer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Treasury-talks-DC.png] In the latest episode of our Treasury Live Podcast, we talk to Royston da Costa, Assistant Group Treasurer at Ferguson plc. This podcast discusses how treasurers are dealing with unprecedented levels of change. Royston told us recently that, despite having been in treasury for over 30 years, he can honestly state that he has never experienced a more significant time in the evolution of the profession than now. With this in mind, we discuss the following: * Why Royston thinks today is such a significant time in treasury’s evolution than ever before? * Where he thinks treasury is heading? * What skills, therefore, treasurers need? * Royston’s views on technology and why it is clearly a key driver of change within treasury and what has the potential to be a game changer? * From his experiences, the tips and tricks he can share with fellow treasurers when it comes to digital transformation and change? * How an effective transformation strategy can be developed? * And finally, why there are parallels between treasury evolution and the moon landings! We hope you enjoy the podcast – hit play below or choose to download to listen later.

Treasury Live: It’s time to make your cash work harder

Treasury Live: It's time to make your cash work harder [https://www.theglobaltreasurer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Treasury-talks-BJ-1024x536.png] [https://www.theglobaltreasurer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Treasury-talks-BJ.png] Welcome to the latest podcast in the The Global Treasurer’s Treasury LIVE series. In this latest episode of our Treasury Live series, we discuss why, in today’s volatile business world, treasurers need to enhance liquidity, diversify counterparty risk and maximise yield, perhaps more than they ever have before. In short, it’s time treasurers made their organisation’s cash work harder. Discussing this topic in more detail is Bobby Jackson, Managing Director at FXD Capital [https://www.fxdcapital.com/], who use their experience in treasury, cash, cash equivalent instruments and liquidity management to bridge the gap between depositor and bank. Topics covered include: * The need for enhanced access to cash and liquidity in today’s economic climate * How corporate treasurers can make their cash work harder and maximize its value * The options available to organizations when it comes to enhancing returns * If this means treasurers should be looking beyond their banks and challenging the status quo in order to balance risk and returns We hope you enjoy the podcast – let us know your thoughts – and do get in touch if you would like to feature in future episodes.