Corporate Cashflow Magazine articles from August 1991

Corporate Cashflow Magazine archives from August 1991

New refs give quick calls on disputed accounts receivable. (referees) (arbitration)
August 1, 1991... New refs give quick calls on disputed accounts receivable Soon it will be quicker, cheaper and friendlier to resolve trade disputes--boosting cash flow and dramatically reducing collection and litigation expenses. This good news comes...

Slow Vendor Express hopes seller demand will spur progress. (electronic payments)
August 1, 1991... Slow Vendor Express hopes seller demand will spur progress Vendor Express, the U.S. Treasury Department's electronic payment solution, burst on the scene a few years ago as the harbinger of electronic trade payments. Now that program, bogged...

GIC defaults leave tough choices for plan sponsors. (guaranteed investment contracts)
August 1, 1991... GIC defaults leave tough choices for plan sponsors Employee retirement savings plan losses due to guaranteed investment contract (GIC) defaults pose thorny technical and legal problems for plan sponsors. The dramatic seizure by California...

Cracking the debt market: tough nut, cheap funds.
August 1, 1991... Cracking the debt market: tough nut, cheap funds "Companies that are having difficulty are those that are either terribly cyclical businesses or ones that have been hit hard by the recession." Money is cheap, if you can get it. ...

EFT debits about to hatch. (electronic funds transfer)
August 1, 1991... EFT debits about to hatch Progress toward electronic payments has been led by a bold group of business pioneers who installed electronic credit disbursement systems for their accounts payable and, in effect, performed the research and...

Dirigible investments: making sure you don't get burned. (guaranteed investment contracts)
August 1, 1991... Dirigible investments: making sure you don't get burned Guaranteed investment contracts (GICs) have been a clear hit with individual investors, especially 401(k) plan participants, who have directed more than 60% of their retirement dollars...

Tax increment financing; flying a public/private banner.
August 1, 1991... Tax increment financing; flying a public/private banner Two companies--Sears Roebuck and I/N Kote, a joint venture of Inland Steel and Nippon Steel--recently completed innovative financings which should interest other corporate treasury...

Factoring guarantees cash flow for diaper start-up. (American Enviro Products)
August 1, 1991... Factoring guarantees cash flow for diaper start-up The safety pin in Mike Zullo's diapers had to be no bad debt. Some people thought he was a little crazy anyway, challenging giants Kimberly-Clark (Huggies) and Procter and Gamble (Pampers...

Applied Power hedges a strategic acquisition.
August 1, 1991... Applied Power hedges a strategic acquisition When Wisconsin-based Applied Power Inc. (API) decided to purchase the Barry Wright Corp. in the spring of 1989, it asked its bank to help structure the financing. The bank provided a five-year,...

Custodial receipts worth the red tape, signatures.
August 1, 1991... Custodial receipts worth the red tape, signatures ". . . and don't forget to call Ben," Barbara called back as she stepped on the elevator. "He wants to know about custodial receipts before he passes on the PPM (private placement memorandum)."...

Brisk trade in assets aids debt reduction.
August 1, 1991... Brisk trade in assets aids debt reduction It's a veritable deluge. Corporate divisions and entire companies, both publicly owned and private, are being traded at perhaps the most rapid rate in several years. The reasons for the boom in...

Congress frames debate on universal health care.
August 1, 1991... Congress frames debate on universal health care As rising employee health care costs cut into corporate America's competitive strength in the international marketplace, many business leaders agree with legislators that it is time to reform our...