Posts Tagged ‘ cash ’

How to approach working capital

Finance Week, 31/10/2008 Many British businesses are ignorant of working capital and need to understand forecasting, cashflow and the financial supply chain. But there are solutions to both ignorance and problematic working capital. Gerry O’Kane talks to working capital expert John Mardle. Tips on improving working capital  Examine the financial supply chain deeper Be...

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Cash scarcity for UK business while global private equity activity slows

Finance Week, 21/10/2008 New figures show that British businesses are suffering from a scarcity of cash while another survey shows that private equity activity is also reducing. Investment priorities remain with technology and training, writes Gerry O’Kane. New research shows that global private equity activity is continuing but is suffering from the weakest project...

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Raising cash: A cherry-picking exercise for some

Raising cash: A cherry-picking exercise for some

Finance Week, 15/09/2008 Andrew Cherry is no stranger to laying his hands on cash but he admits it is one thing to raise £40m during the dotcom boom, quite another in 2008. Nevertheless approaching suitable companies with a professional air has had proven dividends. Gerry O’Kane talks to him. If your mobile alerts you...

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Active Strategies – currency hedging that delivers smarter risk management

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Currency Investor, Active currency management is getting a new breath of life. As global economies lurch towards stagnation and the thermometer of equity markets...

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Performance analytics – helping to bring transparency to the FX pricing process

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Currency Investor For years, many professional currency practitioners have seen trustees’ and investment managers’ eyes glaze over when asked two questions: how much they...

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Middle East: regional E-forex perspective

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Gerry O’Kane looks at growth in e-FX throughout the Middle Eastern markets and how resistance to electronic systems is changing rapidly in the fast...

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Timing: – just how important is it for achieving currency alpha?

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Currency Investor, Winter 2010 Within the equities world there has been some discussion over whether market timing is a viable investment strategy or simply...

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