Cash Management / Corporate Finance / Treasury

See below for a list of independently written IBS Journal news and feature articles and IBS Intelligence Research vendor profiles, case studies and market analysis related to Treasury, Corporate Finance and Cash Management in order of publication date.

You may also be interested in our Treasury & Capital Markets Systems Market Report >>

Every company has a treasury function that looks after the company’s cash and investments. In some companies it is a part-time function of the accounts department but in larger companies it is a full-time function, often managing the cash flows and investing free cash balances from group companies around the world on a follow-the-sun basis.

Certainly for banks, the treasury function is highly advanced, matching incoming and outgoing cash flows and making productive use of free-cash balances.

Many banks operate what is termed a ‘matched book’ which means that the maturities, currencies and interest rates of loans match those of the deposits. The bank may wish to take a view on the future direction of a market and ‘take a position’ by un-matching part of its book. To achieve these functions, the bank’s treasury needs access to wholesale markets for short-term or long-term money, currencies and interest rates. These markets are often termed inter-bank markets.

Probably the most used inter-bank markets are the money market – where short-term loans are made and received – and the foreign exchange market – where one currency can be exchanged for another. Sometimes the money market loans can be overnight to enable a bank to meet its central bank commitments or other requirements without disturbing its existing investments. Other markets include the repo market and short-term fixed income trading that includes government securities.

These special markets were at one time only available to financial institutions but now they are being increasingly demanded by sophisticated corporations for cash management purposes. Most banks’ treasury departments will have a ‘corporate desk’ which deals directly with those corporate clients that wish to make trades through the banking system.

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Article: Financial Software Systems/Ion Trading: Spectrum

13 May 2013

Contents: Management Summary / Company Details / Origins / Back Office Developments / Spectrum Technical Details / Partners and Expansion / Spectrum Service and Functionality / Acquisition of Spot Systems / Later Progress / The Arrival of Ion...

Article: Wall Street Systems: Wallstreet Back Office/FX, Wallstreet Suite

13 May 2013

Contents: Management Summary / Company Details / Origins Wall Street Systems / Functionality / Wallstreet Back Office/FX Technical Details / E-Commerce / Wallstreet Back Office/FX Service and Functionality / SOCX / RZB and Other Deals / Origins ...

Article: Bottomline Technologies – Transaction Banking, Cash Management and SWIFT Connectivity

08 May 2013

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Article: Who's Bought What? – May 2013

07 May 2013

A round-up of recent orders in the financial technology sector worldwide. New deals for BML Istisharat, Intrasoft International, Fundtech and Vsoft Corporation.

Article: On the move – May 2013

07 May 2013

A round-up of recent appointments and departures within the industry. New hires at SAP, Accenture, Avaloq and Misys; departures at Rubik Financial, Wolters Kluwer Financial Services and CGI/Logica.

Article: Aqua Global Solutions – e2gen

01 May 2013

Contents: Overview / History / Product Suite / Uptake and Customer Experiences / User List.

Article: Fundtech onboards new cash management client in the US

01 May 2013

Fundtech has added US-based QCR Holdings to its Cashplus customer base. The new platform, which includes the Smartnav enhancement, will enable QCR to centralise and consolidate all cash management operations of the financial institution and enable...

Article: Equens offers new SEPA services for Dutch corporates

26 April 2013

Netherlands-based payments provider, Equens, is looking for takers for its new SEPA-compliant services for corporate clients in its home market. The new offering, dubbed Business Payments and Receipt, comprises of three modules which either come...

Article: ACE Software Solutions Inc – Pelican

23 April 2013

Contents: Corporate Overview / Strengths / Weaknesses / History / Overview / Product Suite / Uptake and Customer Experiences / User List

Article: Commercial Banking Applications: IBAS GBF

09 April 2013

Contents: Management Summary / Company Details / Origins / Expansion / IBAS GBF Technical Details / Product Development / IBAS GBF Service and Functionality / The Next Generation System / Additional Products and Plans / Revived Sales /...

Article: TwoFour Systems: TwoFour

05 April 2013

Contents: Management Summary / Company Details / Origins / A First Taker / Additional Signings / TwoFour Technical Details / TwoFour Service and Functionality / Fortis / Sales by Year and Region 2006-2012 / Conclusion / TwoFour User List and ...

Article: On the move – April 2013

04 April 2013

A round-up of recent appointments and departures within the industry. Further reshuffling at 3i Infotech. Temenos, Broadridge, Sofgen and Vocalink are among the companies to announce new hires.

Article: GBST: Syn

04 April 2013

Contents: Management Summary / Company Details / Origins / Syn Technical Details / Penson / Syn Service and Functionality / Acquisition by GBST in 2008 / Evolution and Issues / Conclusion / Syn User List and System Implementations by Region Pie...

Article: Infosys: Finacle Treasury

04 April 2013

Contents: Management Summary / Company Details / Origins / The Roots of Finacle Treasury / Finacle Treasury Technical Details / Credit Suisse / Acquisition by Infosys / Early Finacle Treasury Takers / Finacle Treasury Service and Functionality /...

Article: Misys: Opics/OpicsPlus

04 April 2013

Contents: Management Summary / Company Details / Origins / Opics/OpicsPlus Technical Details / Acquisition by Misys / Opics/OpicsPlus Service and Functionality / Progress and Reorganisation / Front Office and e-Banking / Outsourcing/ASP – E...

Article: Misys: Summit

04 April 2013

Contents: Management Summary / Company Details / Origins / The Arrival of Misys / Back Office Development / Summit Technical Details / Summit Service and Functionality / Product Developments – FT and MUST / Restructuring / Sales and Product...

Article: Misys: Risque/Value

04 April 2013

Contents: Management Summary / Company Details / Origins / New Takers / Risque/Value Technical Details / Fortis / Progress and Developments / Risque/Value Service and Functionality / Sales and Other Progress / Arrival of Misys and future...

Article: Misys: Kondor+

04 April 2013

Independently researched profile featuring: Company Details / Overview / Functionality of Kondor+ / Kondor+ under Misys: Positioning and Development Strategy / Company History and Systems Origins / KTP: System Origins, Development and Sales (until...

Article: Misys: Kondor+

04 April 2013

Independently researched profile for Misys Kondor+ (formerly Turaz) featuring: Management Summary / Company Details / Origins – KTP / The Arrival Reuters / KTP Technical Details / Kondor+ Technical Details / Gathering Momentum / KTP Service and...

Article: IT2 (now part of Wall Street Systems): IT2 TMS

04 April 2013

New supplier profile featured in our Treasury & Capital Markets Systems Market Report.Contents: Management Summary / Company Details...

Article: TCS Financial Solutions: Bancs/Quartz

03 April 2013

Contents: Management Summary / Company Details / Origins / Technology and Functionality / Marketing Plans / Bancs/Quartz Technical Details / Early Progress / A First Quartz Taker / Bancs/Quartz Service and Functionality / Near Misses and New Wins...

Article: Analysis: Core banking systems market – Holding steady

03 April 2013

What has been happening in the core banking software market of the MENA region over the last year, and who is buying what? IBS investigates.

Article: Country focus: Turkey – Turkish delight

03 April 2013

In the current financial climate, Turkey is a rare safe haven of banking industry growth, with nearly all types of banking – be it retail, investment, commercial or participation (Islamic) – on the rise. Still, the international suppliers are yet to...

Article: Sungard: Ambit Treasury Management / Quantum, Ambit Treasury Management / Sierra and Front Arena

27 March 2013

Contents: Management Summary / Company Details / Origins – Ambit Treasury Management/Quantum / The Arrival of Sungard / Ambit Treasury Management/Quantum Technical Details / International Expansion / Ambit Treasury Management/Quantum Service and...

Article: Calypso: Calypso

11 March 2013

Contents: Management Summary / Company Details / Origins / Calypso Technical Details / First Takers / A Second Wave of Takers / Calypso Service and Functionality / Functional Developments / Corporate Progress / Success in Japan and Elsewhere /...

Article: Murex: Mxg 2000, MX.3

11 March 2013

Contents: Management Summary / Company Details / Origins / Mxg 2000 Takers / MX.3 Technical Details / Progress / New Developments and MX.3 / MX.3 Service and Functionality / MX.3 Takers / Recent Wins and Cut-overs / Sales by Year and ...

Article: Openlink: Findur/Endur

11 March 2013

Contents: Management Summary / Company Details / Origins / Users / Findur/Endur Technical Details / Product Development / Findur/Endur Service and Functionality / Corporate Changes / Sales by Year and Region 2004-2012 / Conclusion / Findur/Endur...

Article: FREE PREVIEW – CCK Financial Solutions: Guava Suite

07 March 2013

Contents: Summary / Company Details / Guava Suite – Design and Functionality / Guava Suite Technical Details / Corporate background and evolution / Guava Suite – Early Takers / Guava Suite Service and Functionality / Into Asia Pacific / Recent Sal...

Article: IBS Sales League Table 2013 (results Jan-Dec 2012)

06 March 2013

Who was up, who was down and who was out in the course of 2012? What were the core banking software highlights and disasters of the year? Our annual snapshot of systems sales across the globe shows that the markets are yet to pick up, despite the...

Article: US retail banking systems market analysis 2013 (results Jan-Dec 2012)

06 March 2013

The pick-up in demand for core systems continues to lift the gloom in the US and, although the market is not quite out of the woods yet, there seems to be a universal relief that the progress has been maintained.

Article: The Make-up of the Treasury & Capital Markets Systems Market

06 March 2013

This report includes a fair amount of history but this is important for understanding where systems have come from. They have all had a particular starting point, in terms of front or back office and instruments. Those roots invariably...

Article: On the move – March 2013

06 March 2013

A round-up of recent appointments and departures within the industry. New hires at Alaric Systems, Sentenial and Barclaycard US. 3i Infotech, Misys and Open Solutions announce departures.

Article: Trésorerie Centrale des Dépôts gearing up for CapitalBanker implementation

20 February 2013

Capital Banking Solutions' second customer in the Republic of the Congo, Trésorerie Centrale des Dépôts (TCD), is about to kick off its implementation of CapitalBanker. The work is due to start at the beginning of March and go-live is scheduled for...

Article: Indusind Bank progresses with major IT overhaul

15 February 2013

Indusind Bank in India continues its enterprise-wide technology revamp with the selection of Calypso for treasury services. The project is in its initial stages and the bank hopes to begin implementation later this year. This follows the recent...

Article: Ion Trading heading for clean sweep of TMS market?

06 February 2013

Following the recent takeover of IT2 by Wall Street Systems, owned by Ion Trading, and the latter's acquisition of Financial Software Systems (FSS), it appears Ion Trading is trying to make a clean sweep of the low-end treasury systems market....

Article: Editor's Note – February 2013

06 February 2013

For a while, in mid-January, the banking software market mirrored what was happening in the UK retail space. Post-Christmas, another swathe of well-known retail chains went to the wall, with the most high-profile being music and DVD retailer, HMV....

Article: On the move – February 2013

06 February 2013

A round-up of recent appointments and departures within the industry. New arrivals at Fundtech, HML and Volante Technologies. Misys, Openlink Financial and Swift announce departures.

Article: Who's bought what? – February 2013

06 February 2013

A round-up of recent orders in the financial technology sector worldwide. SAB, Nasdaq OMX and Lombard Risk are among the vendors gaining new deals. SK Bank in Poland and Panama-based Global Bank are among the financial institutions acquiring new...

Article: Case study: National Australia Bank – NABbing the advantage

06 February 2013

In parallel with its core banking system project, National Australia Bank (NAB) is implementing Murex's MX.3 on a global basis to support its FX operations. What has been achieved to date and what is still to be done?

Article: Pricing and Billing Focus: Case study – Bank of the West

06 February 2013

California-based Bank of the West is Zafin Labs' first customer in the US. It has selected the vendor's miRevenue solution to underpin it relationship banking strategy. The first major delivery is scheduled for June this year.  

Article: Fundtech launches CashPlus On-Demand

25 January 2013

Fundtech has launched a hosted version of its Global CashPlus (GCP) cash management software offering. It is aimed at smaller banks, as well as new and developing markets. More products are to follow the hosted route, says the vendor. 

Article: Ion Trading believed to be adding FSS to its bulging bag of treasury system suppliers

15 January 2013

Ion Trading, owner of Wall Street Systems, is believed to be on the point of acquiring Financial Software Systems (FSS) and its Spectrum system. This comes just days after the acquisition of another treasury systems supplier, IT2.

Article: Wall Street Systems acquires rival, IT2

11 January 2013

IT2, a London-based treasury management system (TMS) provider, has been sold to Wall Street Systems. The former's private equity firm owner, CapMan Technology, has agreed to relinquish 100 per cent of the company.

Article: IBS Journal Forward Features 2013

21 December 2012

View the forthcoming IBS Journal Supplements and special focus issues scheduled for 2013 and download our latest Media Pack featuring readership and distribution details, plus online and print advertising opportunities across our extensive range of...

Article: End of Year Review 2012

20 December 2012

As 2012 drew to a close, IBS Journal rounded up the significant developments of the international banking software industry, highlighting major achievements, dubious accomplishments, key mergers and acquisitions, as well as regulatory changes that...

Article: CCK signs fifth taker in the Philippines, PBB

20 December 2012

Australia-based treasury management systems provider, CCK, has ticked off another win in the Philippines, at Philippine Business Bank.

Article: Fundtech – Global PayPlus

18 December 2012

Contents: Overview / Stengths / Weaknesses / Corporate Overview / History / Product suite / Strategy / Uptake and Customer Experiences / User List

Article: SAP – SAP Payment Engine

17 December 2012

Contents: Corporate Overview / Strengths / Weaknesses / Overview / History / Product Suite / Strategy / Partnerships / Uptake and Customer Experiences / User ListThis supplier is also profiled in the following IBS Intelligence...

Article: System selection at Central Bank of Malta

27 November 2012

Central Bank of Malta is planning a large-scale modernisation across its treasury, banking and financial technology. The selection is already under way.

Article: South African CSD, Strate, extends use of TCS Bancs Market Infrastructure

19 November 2012

TCS Financial Solutions is about to kick off the implementation of Bancs Market Infrastructure at South Africa-based central securities depository (CSD), Strate, for fixed income operations. Meanwhile, upgrade work is underway at other CSDs:...