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European Central Bank Picks Treasury Management Tech Provider

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According to a press release Wednesday (May 16), the European Central Bank (ECB), based in Germany, has chosen OpenLink to provide treasury and risk management technology to manage its euro-dominated investment portfolio, foreign reserves and other asset purchase programs.

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Turning Currency Volatility Into A Global FX Strategy

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Yet, understanding and developing a clear strategy for FX risk mitigation can be elusive, even for the largest firms. Studies also show that most executives agree their top challenge is market volatility and the struggle to determine when — and how — to hedge currency risk.

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Treasurers Trust Big Data For Real-Time Risk Assessment

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Risk management is complex territory for many businesses, especially those with complex partnerships, vast supply chains and global footprints. For fund investors, active risk management is of particular importance for treasurers, Hazeltree noted. One is in assessing counterparty strength.

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CFOs Failing Their Boards In Fraud, Risk Management

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Corporate treasury is now more strategic for the enterprise, meaning chief financial officers and treasurers must be close-knit with their organizations’ boards of directors. More than a third (36 percent) of survey respondents said fraud monitoring and risk mitigation are the areas in which CFOs are most falling short.

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Why Banks Need FinTech To Address Their Own Complicated Treasuries

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As banks look to pair with FinTechs to meet the treasury needs of their corporate customers, they’re also looking towards such innovators to integrate some of those same solutions in-house. Managing Risk. However, interest rates, FX, commodity and derivatives risk, as well as operational risk, should not be disregarded.”.

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What Treasurers Overlook When Managing Risk

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Risk mitigation is often thought of in the context of FX volatility and global trade. According to the executive, it becomes a problem when the FX and hedging platforms, cash and treasury management tools and commodities procurement processes don’t all interconnect with each other. Technology Changes The Game.

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Treasurers Failing To Use Tech To Combat FX Risk, Deloitte Finds

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In a survey of treasurers across more than 200 companies in various parts of the globe, Deloitte found that the corporate treasurer continues to be positioned as a risk-management function of organizations: 97 percent said that the treasurers’ role in liquidity risk management is important.

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