Corporate Cashflow Magazine articles from December 1990

Corporate Cashflow Magazine archives from December 1990

Commercial paper soars as a financing vehicle, despite defaults. (Commercial Paper: A Special Section)
December 1, 1990... Commercial paper soars as a financing vehicle, despite defaults With nearly $550 billion outstanding, the commercial paper market in the United States continues to flourish despite the well-publicized embarrassments of Drexel Burnham Lambert,...

The investor's guide to commercial paper: assuring a happy landing. (Commercial Paper: A Special Section)
December 1, 1990... The investor's guide to commercial paper: assuring a happy landing The strength of the commercial paper market reflects its attractiveness to both issuers and investors. CP has become an important component of many corporate short-term...

Will savings materialize? How book entry will change commercial paper trading. (Commercial Paper: A Special Section)
December 1, 1990... Will savings materialize? How book entry will change commercial paper trading The Depository Trust Co. (DTC) introduced its book entry program for commercial paper in September, raising new questions for officers of companies that issue...

Raising your coverage for FX accounting exposure. (foreign exchange)
December 1, 1990... Raising your coverage for FX accounting exposure Our increasingly global financial markets and the recent revival of American exports have stimulated demand for professionals who can quantify and manage exposure to changes in foreign currency...

Shape portfolios; don't make isolated investments. (Basis Points)
December 1, 1990... Shape portfolios; don't make isolated investments It's no wonder that investors, being only human, sometimes are convinced (nay, driven) to take moves which, seen from the wider context of portfolio management, appear absurd. When we talk...

Streamlined procedures boost bankers' acceptances. (Capital Ideas) (column)
December 1, 1990... Streamlined procedures boost bankers' acceptances Bankers' acceptances are a relatively cheap, short-term (maturities up to six months) way for companies to finance international and domestic trade transactions. While they may be cheap, until...

UCC revamps check collection rules. (Uniform Commercial Code) (Washington Watch) (column)
December 1, 1990... UCC revamps check collection rules A wave of change is coming in the way state laws treat check payments. The proposed changes may not be as dramatic as pricing of daylight overdrafts or implementing expedited funds availability rules, but...