Corporate Cashflow Magazine articles from July 1994

Corporate Cashflow Magazine archives from July 1994

Pioneers try 'neural networks' to pick pension stocks. (Trends: Investments & Benefits)
July 1, 1994... Letting an "artificially intelligent" computer program decide which stocks to buy requires a leap of faith few pension plan sponsors are willing to take at this point. The thought-simulating packages, says Narayan Ramachandran, director of...

Execs find real AIDS costs less scary than they expected. (Trends: Investments & Benefits)
July 1, 1994... It's no wonder AIDS scares corporate financial executives. After all, it is the second leading cause of death for the half of the workforce in the 25-44 age group, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta....

Rerouted bank numbers may disrupt corporate services. (Trends: Cash Management)
July 1, 1994... Most companies know bank routing numbers only as characters on the MICR line. But these inconspicuous numerals are crucial to key cash management services like controlled disbursement, preauthorized debits, deposit reconciliation, payable-through...

Rate surge causes cash investors to rethink strategy. (Trends: Cash Management)
July 1, 1994... The dramatic surge in interest rates has investors of corporate cash rethinking their investment strategies. Last spring the Fed pushed up key short-term rates by 125 basis points during a dizzying three-month period. In a jittery market, some...

Loss control solution to limiting costs of workplace violence. (Trends: Risk Management)
July 1, 1994... One out of four U.S. workers was attacked, threatened or harassed on the job last year, according to a study conducted by Northwestern National Life Insurance Co., Minneapolis. The rising cost of workplace violence is now receiving attention from...

When loans beat bonds: flexible funding puts out liquidity fires. (Cover Story)
July 1, 1994... Lured by attractive long-term rates and limited financial covenants, corporate borrowers in 1993 turned to the public and private placement markets instead of traditional bank loans to meet their long-term financing needs. Indifference among...

Be prepared for bank challenges: earn refinancing merit badge.
July 1, 1994... Many senior executives believe that today's still low interest rates provide unlimited opportunities to reduce their company's cost of debt capital. Chairmen or presidents are directing chief financial officers and sometimes treasurers to save...

Free fall or soft landing? Derivative strategies: why some got squashed.
July 1, 1994... Procter & Gamble, Mead and Air Products & Chemicals were all familiar names in the derivatives business. Even Gibson Greetings, a company better known for having been the first modern LBO, was no stranger to the world of interest rate risk. Yet...

New cash map for expanded market: NAFTA opens territory for continental approach to treasury management. (North American Free Trade Agreement)
July 1, 1994... Now that the political and economic framework of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is in place, companies face the challenges and opportunities of making real the idea of a single North American marketplace and collecting more...

Timing the market perilous for those who wait. (Capital Ideas) (Column)
July 1, 1994... Perhaps the most daunting issue faced by corporations planning to tap the capital markets is one of timing: Should we come out with a deal now, or wait for better market conditions? "We have been grappling with this issue regularly," says...

Interstate branching promises lower-cost corporate banking. (Washington Watch) (Column)
July 1, 1994... Large commercial banks and their corporate customers are pleased that the House and Senate passed legislation that would allow banks to operate nationwide branching networks. The two versions must still be reconciled in conference committee and...