AI agents could gradually change how corporate treasurers manage cash, reducing the inertia that keeps large balances in low-yielding bank accounts and putting pressure on banks’ deposit funding.
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The Fed and ECB have both hiked, the Bank of England held on a 6-3 split, and equities hit record highs, all against a backdrop of sticky inflation, ongoing conflict and tightening liquidity that points to rates staying higher for longer.
Markets remain focused on rising oil prices and their impact on interest rates. Brent crude has climbed above $90 as tensions in the Gulf region intensify, reversing expectations of slower rate hikes following weaker-than-expected US jobs and wage data.
Following a split FOMC vote and stubborn inflation, Nigel Owen and Glen Stone explain why the market is now leaning toward a September hike rather than a cut.
Kevin Cook explains the founding principles behind TreasurySpring's One+ product and the non-negotiable rules, like never selling products the founders wouldn't buy themselves, that have guided the platform since day one.
Richard Draper explains how TreasurySpring has opened up the multi-trillion-dollar repo market, previously reserved for large banks, to a much wider range of cash investors through secured short-term cash products.
Kevin Cook traces his own confusion the first time he encountered the term 'repo' back in 2006, and uses it to explain why the repo market is such a fundamental, if poorly understood, building block of finance.
This guide explains how UK Treasury bills work for corporate treasury teams, covering how they’re issued, priced, taxed and accounted for, the risks involved, and how TreasurySpring lets companies access them without setting up their own dealer and custody arrangements.
This guide explains how UK businesses can calculate their true cash surplus, split it into operating, reserve and strategic tiers, and choose between bank deposits, money market funds, Treasury bills, repo and short term cash products within a clear, board-approved investment policy.
Cost-of-living protests are spreading across Europe and India just as governments have little room to spend, while a cautious Fed, hotter US inflation, stronger UK growth and jobs data, and Brent crude above $110 set the tone for markets this week.
This blog explains how UK accounting standards (IAS 7 and FRS 102) define cash equivalents as short-term, highly liquid investments held to meet short-term cash needs, usually maturing within three months of purchase, and covers which instruments qualify, which are excluded, and how items like money market funds, restricted cash and overdrafts are treated.
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French 10-year spreads have widened to 142bps ahead of Moody’s review on 23 October, while Fed and ECB minutes point to further tightening, European credit spreads sit near their widest since April, and markets price a BoE hike in November despite flat UK retail volumes.
This guide explains what an investment policy statement is, why institutions need one, the core elements it should cover and how to write and maintain one, along with how TreasurySpring’s counterparty access and policy controls can help teams stick to it.
This guide explains what liquidity risk is, where it hides in common cash structures, and how treasury teams can manage it through maturity matching, diversification and stress testing.
AI in treasury is moving from concept to daily workflow. TreasurySpring clients can now connect the platform to Claude and interact with their treasury data using natural language.
