Corporate Cashflow Magazine articles from April 1992

Corporate Cashflow Magazine archives from April 1992

Optical scanners automate handling of remittance data. (Trends)
April 1, 1992... A breakthrough in automating the capture and application of complex, bulky corporate-to-corporate remittance data has taken a surprising form in the accounts receivable department of Pfizer Inc., the New York pharmaceutical and consumer...

Self insureds move comp claims in-house for control. (companies try to control workers compensation claims by self insuring) (Trends)
April 1, 1992... In the war against the recession, the employer's battle cry is "Cut!" and no target evokes louder shrieks than workers compensation. In record numbers, companies are self insuring as a means of controlling their workers comp costs, and many...

New ACH regs would cut costly prenotes, unauthorized debits. (automated clearing houses) (Trends)
April 1, 1992... As use of corporate electronic payments grows, so do the rules governing the underlying systems, notably the automated clearing houses. Rather than add obstacles, new rules usually refine the systems and make them more attractive to corporate...

Treasuries try hired guns to boost yields on cash investments. (treasuries hire external cash managers for better returns) (Trends)
April 1, 1992... As short-term interest rates fall to a 20-year low, some treasury managers are turning to external money managers to improve returns on large pools of cash. "About a year ago, cash managers were getting 7-8% on their portfolios," says John...

Seeking a cure for the workers' comp blues. (workers' compensation management)(includes related article) (Cover Story)
April 1, 1992... Mixed medicine works best for this complex ailment Employer concerns about rising health care costs are taking a back seat to worries over workers' compensation, which has become even more difficult and expensive to insure. In some states,...

Shrinking coverage? Keeping officers, directors protected as insurers pull back.
April 1, 1992... Hardening market in England points toward chinks in the armor for D&O liability insurance Directors and officers liability is the most prominent professional liability in the United States today -- and professional liability exposures...

Searches rewarded: turning over stones leads to merger and acquisition treasure. (searching for acquisition opportunities)
April 1, 1992... Corporate financial executives can be forgiven for feeling skeptical about prospects for financing acquisition opportunities. Traditional sources of financing have gone into hibernation, while the number of attractive companies up for sale has...

Fixed-rate, 7-8% equity draws raves, SRO crowds. (heavy volume of preferred stock offerings)
April 1, 1992... Preferred stock is sizzling. In mid-February, both General Motors and Chrysler at least doubled the size of preferred stock offerings they were bringing to market. And these had not been small ventures at the outset. General Motors had...

Put the floaters; put up with the phones. (securities management) (Basis Points) (Column)
April 1, 1992... "Your line has been busy, busy, busy," Kathy exploded with obvious frustration. "No, it really hasn't," I said apologetically. "I've had one quick call in the past hour." "Then it's just my wonderful new phone system," she said. "This...

Proposal to tax annuities, futures trades draws outcries. (Washington Watch) (Column)
April 1, 1992... The headlines focused on the proposed capital gains tax cut and the family tax allowance, but the financial community's strongest reactions to President Bush's proposed tax changes came from those who depend on annuities and the commodities...

Foreign-based banks move in to exploit domestic malaise. (Capital Ideas) (Column)
April 1, 1992... Marketing presentations by bankers usually do not draw large crowds of corporate financial executives. Yet 750 showed up on a bitter cold afternoon in January to hear pitches by top U.S. executives of Credit Suisse, Union Bank of Switzerland...