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H&R Block, CMS Energy and Arizona State University Share Purchasing Card Best Practices

Jim Nelson, Senior Product Consulting Manager for JPMorgan Chase Commercial Card Solutions, recently sat down with purchasing card coordinators from three very diverse industries to learn what tactics users are taking to increase their PCard volume and adoption rate.

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Less is More: Managing Operational Risk By Consolidating Banking Relationships

Every day, the treasurer balances credit, counterparty, interest rate and foreign exchange risks with treasury goals. But maintaining multiple operating relationships may not be the best approach for managing execution risk.

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The Latest Trends in North American Cash Management

As corporate treasurers pursue end-to-end automation for treasury and supply-chain activities, they understand that to achieve straight-through processing — and the subsequent optimization of working capital globally — they must integrate the payment and information components of a transaction. Based on this drive for efficiency, three interrelated trends are shaping North America’s cash management landscape today.

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Leverage the Investment Continuum

Striking the right balance between adequate liquidity levels and maximizing short-term investment opportunities has become an important business objective.

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Global Provider: Do All Banks Live Up to the Label?

In the world of financial services, where terms such as global infrastructure, global connectivity and global reach are kicked around as often as a kid's football. But what does it truly mean to be a 'global liquidity provider'?

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Global Supply Chain Management: Front and Center for Treasurers

Traditionally, the global supply chain has not been considered the domain of the treasurer. But within the increasingly complex business environment that is the hallmark of globalization, the supply chain stands front and center among the treasurer’s concerns.

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Trade Bank of Iraq: Opportunity Amid Challenges

Iraq, one of the world’s most interesting new trade-finance markets, offers untold opportunities and challenges for cross-border trade. An effective structure for doing business in the country is rapidly being developed.

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As China Rises, So Do Trade Flows

With China continuing to emerge as an economic powerhouse, Bruce Alter, Zeno Chow and Astar Saleh, vice presidents at JPMorgan, explain how and why the bank is gearing up to meet the challenges and opportunities of China trade.

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Bank Services Help Reduce Cash Flow Barriers

Whatever kind of business and however volatile the cash flows, treasurers can maximize the value of their cash holdings by more accurately identifying and predicting positions throughout the day to enhance investment or borrowing opportunities and therefore overall returns. But forecasting corporate cash flows even for 'today' can be like trying to predict the weather.

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Getting Back to Liquidity Best Practices

Automation is changing the playing field for treasurers and cash managers who are asked to harness valuable information and maximize value at the bottom line. Everything is faster and more competitive than ever, so what are the best practices for managing liquidity? The truth is there is no “one size fits all” solution but there are guidelines within which to operate.

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China: An Evolving Market

Ever since China moved away from a centrally planned, controlled economy and gained entry as a full member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), it has been apparent that the Chinese market offers huge potential.

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MMDA: Flexible Investment Tool in Turbulent Times

In today's low interest rate environment, corporate treasurers are seeking opportunities to extract every additional basis point they possibly can from their short-term investment programs. Flexibility is key.

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Latin America Well Suited for Cash-Trade Conversion Trend

JPMorgan's Craig Weeks, head of trade finance sales for the Western hemisphere and cash management sales for Latin America, discusses the convergence of trade finance and cash management and why Latin America is particularly well suited to leverage the latest e-solutions to boost cost efficiencies and competitiveness.

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