Corporate Cashflow Magazine articles from March 1993

Corporate Cashflow Magazine archives from March 1993

Options, futures let small cap investors fine-tune portfolios. (Trends: Investments & Benefits)
March 1, 1993... New tools that can improve the way small capitalization portfolios are managed by adjusting risk and asset allocation have become available recently for pension fund managers. Several small cap derivatives have begun trading in the last few...

Ax falls on paper as electronic payments hone sharper edge. (Cover Story)
March 1, 1993... After a slow start, practical interest among treasury managers in electronic trade payments is picking up, creating demand for basic, useful information that a relatively small group of corporate pioneers has been developing for more than a...

USAA. (use of electronic data interchange at USAA) (Chopping Away at Paper Handling)
March 1, 1993... When real companies seek to implement EDI, only partial solutions are feasible. EDI at San Antonio, TX-based USAA looks like a patchwork quilt in progress. Patches of EDI are being put in place in different business units to accomplish...

Electrical Insulation Suppliers. (use of electronic data interchange) (Chopping Away at Paper Handling)
March 1, 1993... In concept, EDI is a comprehensive approach to business communication that calls for a master plan, systems infrastructure, coordination, complete automation of processes and an orderly but far-reaching conversion from the old order of paper...

Reporting true status of pension plans challenges sponsors.
March 1, 1993... The plan sponsor and its representatives confront important choices that can affect significantly reported assets, liabilities and funding status. Making the choices that are both candid and informed, that serve the interests of beneficiaries and...

Clinton's higher tax rates to boost muni prices. (municipal bonds) (Basis Points) (Column)
March 1, 1993... Dear Mr. President: As we approach the milestone of your first 100 days, what are the chances of you keeping your promised tax-rate hike on the rich? We investors need to know. Your economic advisors have explained that the President is not...

Rebound in bank lending offers financing chances. (Capital Ideas) (Column)
March 1, 1993... Like ice floes on the Yukon River, the great credit crunch of 1991-92 shows signs of breaking up. Corporate treasury managers waiting downstream are beginning to see a rising flow of bank lending. Although it is unlikely to hit the high-water...

Tapping pensions to rebuild infrastructure worries sponsors. (Washington Watch) (Column)
March 1, 1993... Arm-twisting to get America's public and private pension funds to put their assets to work financing the rebuilding of the country's infrastructure is raising concern among pension trustees and could dim the enthusiasm of corporate America for...

Opening your PC's 'Windows.' (Microsoft Windows 3.1) (Software Review) (Treasury Technology) (Evaluation)
March 1, 1993... Previous columns have described new spreadsheet programs that run under the Windows "environment." This month we'll look directly at Windows 3.1. Knowing more about Windows is important for treasury managers considering an upgrade to this...