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Quick Guide to Treasury and Risk Management
Risk is abundant, and money moves at light speed. Successful businesses know this and deploy strong treasury and risk management systems to maintain control. Read on to discover how and why they do this.
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How Does Treasury Automation Work?
Since its inception in the 1990s, when only the world’s largest corporations could realistically apply new technology to their backroom operations, Treasury Automation, or Treasury Management Systems (TMS), have become the financial backbone for businesses of all shapes and sizes.
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How to Pay International Suppliers and Vendors, and Maximise Profits
International commerce is growing as never before, creating new ways to expand your business across borders. By tapping into a global network of suppliers and vendors, you can access goods and services that may not be available in the UK and make cost savings that boost your company’s profitability.
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Spring Statement 2022: What it means for businesses
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced what he believes are a package of measures to help businesses weather the perfect storm of increased National Insurance payments and rising energy prices.
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Spring Statement 2022: What’s in Store for Businesses?
The Budget is an unenviable fiscal balancing act at the best of times. So, when the Covid-19 pandemic dealt an indiscriminate blow to society, chancellor Rishi Sunak’s job got even harder - forcing him to implement sweeping measures to shield the economy. So, how might the contents of his red briefcase impact businesses and industries in the UK?
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Foreign Exchange Risk Management & Risk Mitigation Techniques
Multinational companies, import-export businesses, investors, and individuals making international transactions face foreign exchange rate risk. Exchange rate fluctuations are a daily occurrence. As the value of major currencies fluctuate against each other, it creates income uncertainties for anyone doing cross-border transactions.
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SWIFT: What is it and How Does it Work?
Spare a thought for the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications - aka SWIFT - next time you transfer money overseas with the click of a button, safe in the knowledge it will be processed securely and seamlessly.
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A Complete Guide to Employing a Foreign Workforce
The way people work has changed. The global workforce now works more hours remotely than ever before. The pandemic accelerated a shift towards working from home and has ushered in a “remote-first” culture.
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Fuel Risk Management: How Businesses Can Mitigate Rising Fuel Costs
The cost of petrol at UK pumps has reached a record high as Russia's assault on Ukraine continues to drive up global oil prices - and businesses of all sizes are feeling the pinch.
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A Guide to Types of Payment Methods in International Trade
This financial system, which powers international trade like an electricity grid, offers several means of payment that global businesses can use.
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Cybercrime: the current landscape and how to navigate it
The Covid-19 pandemic created a perfect storm for cybercriminals – fear, uncertainty, vulnerability, widespread remote working and increased online activity – who pounced on this opportunity to escalate their nefarious endeavours. Don't cross your fingers and hope you aren't targeted; be proactive and fight back.
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Faster Payments Limit Quadruples from £250K to £1m
Speed, convenience, security - the Faster Payments Service has it all for anyone making electronic transfers. But that's not all - the world's first 24/7/365 fast payments system is being augmented after it was announced that the payment limit is being increased from £250,000 to a whopping £1 million. CEO Peter O'Flanagan looks at how the increase will benefits businesses and consumers.
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Clear Treasury and Cricket Ireland - FX Hedging For A National Sports Body
Clear Treasury Group has a long standing relationship with Cricket Ireland and we are very proud of our partnership. At Clear Treasury we work with a wide range of businesses and institutions with an international audience. We assist Cricket Ireland in managing their overseas FX revenues.
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Goodwille – a Clear Treasury case study
Goodwille is a company whose need for effective foreign exchange management is fundamental to the very core of its business.
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Cambridge Cleantech – a Clear Treasury partnership study
The impact a strong partnership can have on a business shouldn’t be underestimated. We’ve partnered with Cambridge Cleantech since 2017 and in that time have helped many of its member companies with their diverse foreign exchange needs, saving them significant time and money in the process.
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