Corporate Cashflow Magazine articles from April 1994

Corporate Cashflow Magazine archives from April 1994

Preventible industry ailment approaches epidemic proportions. (Trends: Risk Management)
April 1, 1994... It has been said that carpal tunnel release has replaced tonsillectomies as the bread-and-butter of surgeons. Ergonomic ailments are the fastest growing source of workers comp claims. "We're heading toward an epidemic if we don't do something...

Expanding trade with Latin America poses treasury challenge. (Trends: Cash Management)
April 1, 1994... For years, treasury managers of U.S. multinationals have improvised their way through the complex banking and financial systems of various Latin American nations. Now expanded trade is encouraging a more systematic approach to cash management in...

Risk financing: tamed captives soar to new heights. (includes related article) (Cover Story)
April 1, 1994... Captive insurance companies are not a new phenomenon by any means. Indeed, many of the insurance companies whose names we know so well were started to address the specific needs of a particular industry. The use of single-parent captives,...

Coordinate coverages: steer clear of policy collisions.
April 1, 1994... Today's corporations face no shortage of litigation exposure growing out of the nature of their businesses--malpractice, product liability, errors and omissions, etc. The rapid growth of employment-related practices claims has also led to...

Fed starts charging banks: surviving the effects of the new daylight overdraft squeeze.
April 1, 1994... The long-awaited, much-dreaded pricing of daylight overdrafts is here. Gone are the good old days when funding accounts at the beginning of the day and zeroing them out at the end of the day were all banks and their corporate customers had to...

Blue ribbon performance: set milestones along path to better stock valuation.
April 1, 1994... Financial managers need to know where they are going and how to measure their progress in getting there. In other words, they need a strategy and milestones. In an era of benchmarking and concern about maximizing shareholder value, there is no...

What to expect from an alternative lender: asset-based borrowing: how to get financing from a different kind of animal.
April 1, 1994... Recent reports of solid earnings among the nation's commercial banks would suggest an easing of the "credit crunch" that has frustrated many middle market companies. Nevertheless, many firms are still having trouble finding financing due to a...

A beginner's guide: getting off to a profitable start in financial EDI. (electronic data interchange)
April 1, 1994... Electronic data interchange is most simply defined as the flow of business information between organizations without human intervention. But such a definition is of little help to the treasury manager whose company's top vendor is demanding...

Plenty of protection: ACH debits provide kick for IBM Credit while carrying smaller customers into new realm of financial EDI. (automated clearing houses; electronic data interchange)(includes related article)
April 1, 1994... When corporate treasury managers talk about the automated clearing house, they usually focus on credit transactions. From day one, efforts to promote electronic funds transfer (EFT) and electronic data interchange (EDI) have been based on ACH...

Rate uptick stimulates drive to get financings done. (Capital Ideas) (Column)
April 1, 1994... The Fed's strategic shift from fighting recession to anticipating inflation bristles with implications for corporate finance. The impact won't be immediate, but the tightening of monetary policy seems to suggest that borrowers promptly extend...

Washington weighs constraints on burgeoning derivatives. (Washington Watch) (Column)
April 1, 1994... While corporate treasury managers and their financial institutions say that derivatives are an indispensable risk management tool, some lawmakers and industry observers fear that the rush toward those financial instruments could produce another...

Tend to basics before pursuing innovations. (Benchmarks) (Column)
April 1, 1994... As consultants, we are frequently asked, "What's new in cash management?" For the last several years, the answer has been "Not much." This elicits a strained look from the questioner, who usually continues. "Well, I know there are not that...

Learn to communicate, motivate and accept serendipities. (interview with Randy Komisar, president and CEO of LucasArts Entertainment Co.) (Stepping Up) (Interview)
April 1, 1994... Randy Komisar, 39, recently moved to a new position as president and CEO of LucasArts Entertainment Co., San Rafael, CA, an entertainment and multimedia concern that had been operating without a president. His moves have involved significant...