The Ultimate Short-Term Investment Stress Test: Lessons From Covid-19

Li & Fung Limited partnered with HSBC to consolidate its bank accounts and redesign its existing liquidity structures to make better use of internal liquidity. The company's treasury now has real time control of its cash and has assumed a more strategic role within the organisation.

The coronavirus (Covid-19) is the latest black swan to blight the financial markets. But it’s not only black swans that treasurers need to recognise the importance of – grey and green swans are equally deserving of attention.

A range of new technologies introduced by treasury 4.0 are helping to automatically tackle time consuming anomalies, consequently allowing treasurers to spend time gathering greater insight into collected data.

At a time of unprecedented uncertainty, cross-functional data dashboards and machine learning could help treasurers to break down barriers and unlock hidden working capital efficiencies across their organisation.

After joining SWIFT in 1995, Javier Pérez-Tasso has experienced a colourful career, including seven years as a member of the SWIFT Executive Team. After succeeding as Chief Executive Officer, Pérez-Tasso is expected to implement his track-record of impressive leadership qualities to ensure that the organisation can continue to …