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Treasury Is Becoming More Strategic — And Treasurers Know It

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New research from the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) released Monday (May 22) found 80 percent of corporate treasurers agree the role has become more strategic in the last three years.

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Treasurers Understand — But Aren’t Living Up To — Rising CFO Expectations

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A new report from treasury management technology firm Kyriba and CFO Research Services offered CFOs a chance to lay out their wish lists for their treasurer peers, with chief financial officers pushing the treasury function to embrace a more prominent role.

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Amid Market Changes, Treasurers Lean On Their Banks

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New research finds that nearly all corporate treasurers agree that their relationship with financial institutions is a key factor in determining which bank to work with and where to invest short-term cash. The findings were detailed in the latest 2016 AFP Liquidity Survey , underwritten by State Street Global Advisors (SSGA).

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Where SMEs Should Rethink Their Priorities

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In some cases, research suggests, business owners are a bit misguided and possibly stuck in the past. Researchers last week found evidence that SMEs remain committed to growth and value their relationships with traditional banks. One-third of SMEs cite staffing as their top challenge , found research by Vistage Worldwide.

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Accountants Find Their Place In SMB FinTech Disruption

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And as more small business accountants are struggling to meet expectations to act as strategic advisors to their clients, friction associated with manual payments can be an obstacle to growth. That’s according to Hamed Abbasi, CEO of payments technology firm Plooto. Indeed, the issue of late payments is growing in the U.S.: