by Brian Weeks | Jul 6, 2023 | Coffee Break Sessions, Podcast
In today’s Coffee Break Session, Jason Campbell and Craig Jeffery have a conversation on counterparty risk. They delve into the fundamentals of counterparty risk, its significance to businesses, and effective management strategies. Are you equipped to safeguard your business from these potential pitfalls? Listen in to learn more.
by Brian Weeks | Jul 3, 2023 | Learning from Financial Fraud, Podcast
Welcome to the Learning from Financial Fraud Series, where we will explore multiple major financial frauds and thefts to see how each one occurred, was kept hidden, and was eventually discovered. Today we are exploring one of the largest financial scandals in Italian history, the Parmalat fraud case. This scandal led to the Italian dairy and food company’s 2003 bankruptcy. Discover how the fraud occurred, its impact, and learn preventive measures. Join Jason Campbell and Craig Jeffery as they discuss some of the key points behind this significant corporate fraud.
by Brian Weeks | Jun 26, 2023 | Podcast
In this episode, Craig Jeffery and Michael Gordon discuss key insights that emerged from the fifth consecutive Treasury Perspectives Survey. This annual survey is a collaborative effort between Strategic Treasurer and TD Bank. Listen in as they discuss the excitement surrounding technology developments, the top payment concerns, and what these findings mean for you as a treasury professional.
To explore the full survey report, download it here: Treasury Perspectives Survey 2023.
by Brian Weeks | Jun 21, 2023 | Replays, Webinars
Breaking a budget is a ditch on one side of the road. This impacts overall financial performance and impairs accurate forecasting. Poor procurement processes contribute to this process. Adding compensating and manual controls (i.e., manual purchase orders) is used to control the spend, but it can act as a ditch on the other side of the road, as manual processes cost time, impair efficiency, and lead to errors. This session will cover the direct and cascading value (to performance, cashflow, quality, and cost) for organizations that deploy electronic purchase order processes.
by Strategic Treasurer | Jun 21, 2023 | Other
A formal assessment of a company’s payment processes typically reveals 50-100% more payment processes than they believed they had. Every payment flow is a point of security exposure, and it is difficult to protect what you don’t know exists. This webinar will discuss the principles of a payment assessment, offering practical insights and leading practices for completing a thorough inventory, formally documenting it for institutional knowledge, assessing controls and types of payment flows, and examining your organization’s overall situation with regards to payments.