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Transform Treasury Investing With Portal TechnologyCorporate cash levels have skyrocketed to historical highs over the past decade. Industry experts expect this trend to continue as larger cash reserves are held for several reasons including heightened balance sheet conservatism in the wake of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and simply a lack of sufficient opportunities to immediately deploy corporate cash in many industries. A traditionally time-consuming manual investment process is ripe with opportunities for reengineering in today's era where corporations strive for maximum efficiency and sound compliance. Author: Kirk Black
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The Check Isn't in the MailUntil the late 1990s, when your consumer payers told you the check is in the mail, you couldn't do much other than wait a few more days for the payment to arrive. Chances are, you heard that line frequently, and in some circumstances, you probably discovered that the check had never been sent. Fortunately, you shouldn't hear that stale excuse for late payment as often today, if you are offering your consumers a sufficient array of electronic payment alternatives. Author: Blaine Carnprobst
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Chindia: The Emerging and Merging of Two Asian GiantsAs the world's largest developing nations, China and India continue to fuel Asia's economic growth, which the Asia Development Bank estimates at 7.6 percent for 2008. The rise of these two giants within the global economy has led to healthy competition between the two countries. But as their economies emerge, they also are finding common ground from which to cooperate. Learn more about the changing dynamic towards cooperation. Authors: Aneish Kumar, S.W. Chu
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Towards a Common Carbon Currency: Exploring the Prospects for Integrated Global Carbon Markets (Abstract)The global carbon market has grown rapidly in recent years, after a record $63 billion in trading volume in 2007, the first half of 2008 reached $59 billion. We estimate hat a linked global cap and trade market could reach $3 trillion by 2020. This paper analyzes the challenges for market mechanisms to evolve in support of more robust transaction models that lower risk and operational complexity as well as enable greater efficiency. The issues are compounded by numerous standards and unlinked registries in the voluntary market. Business: Corporate Trust
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Towards a Common Carbon Currency: Exploring the Prospects for Integrated Global Carbon MarketsThe global carbon market has grown rapidly in recent years, after a record $63 billion in trading volume in 2007, the first half of 2008 reached $59 billion. We estimate hat a linked global cap and trade market could reach $3 trillion by 2020. This paper analyzes the challenges for market mechanisms to evolve in support of more robust transaction models that lower risk and operational complexity as well as enable greater efficiency. The issues are compounded by numerous standards and unlinked registries in the voluntary market. Author: Hozaifa Arsiwala
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Talent Acquisition: Strategies for Competing with the WirehousesLearn strategies and best practices to address your human capital challenges in order to compete effectively with the wirehouses for top talent. Business: Pershing
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How Fit is Today's Healthcare Provider's Financial Back Office?It's no secret that today's healthcare providers face immense obstacles in trying to contain the exorbitant costs of running an efficient patient financial services operation. As part of their attempts to do so without impeding the quality of patient services, efforts to overhaul patient claims and payment processing systems to accommodate electronic remittances stand out for their extreme cost-savings potential. Author: Rose Wojciechowski
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Going Local In Emerging Market Debt: A Dozen QuestionsAlexander Kozhemiakin, Standish Director of Emerging Market Strategies, explains the surge in interest in emerging market debt issued in local currencies. Author: Alexander Kozhemiakin
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Hedge Fund RoundtableThe recent Madoff Ponzi scheme, which potentially wiped investors out of billions, will add pressure for increased transparency and industry regulation. To lend some perspective on events in the hedge fund asset class, we assembled our hedge fund experts to share their views on the future of the industry, the impact on managers and where we likely will find the best opportunities moving forward. Authors: Ted Berenblum, Sean Cumiskey, John Langeler, Daved Langguth
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How Brazil's Economic Reform is Paying Off in the CrisisThe Macroeconomic Team of BNY Mellon ARX - BNY Mellon Asset Management's new Rio de Janeiro-based investment boutique - shows why Brazil is in a position of relative strength in this difficult environment. Business: Investment Management
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