ISO20022: HOW CANADA CAN BANK ON EUROPE’S SUCCESS
by Sandrine Garin, CPO at Intix After several false starts, Canada finally appears to be on the path towards the widespread adoption of ISO 20022, the international standard for electronic data interchange in financial services. At the time of writing, Canadian businesses are in the midst of embracing this standard …
Overall financial health of Canadian DB pension plans remains strong: Mercer
TORONTO, ON–The financial health of Canadian defined benefit (DB) plans was volatile in the second quarter of 2024, with plans’ overall funded positions at the end of the quarter in a position similar to that at the beginning of the quarter. The Mercer Pension Health Pulse (MPHP), a measure that …
Five Canadian cities ranked among most expensive in the world for international employees; Hong Kong is leader
Determinations come from Mercer’s 2024 Cost of Living City Ranking TORONTO, ON–For the third consecutive year, Toronto is the most expensive city in Canada for international employees, according to the results of Mercer’s new 2024 Cost of Living City Ranking. Mercer, a business of Marsh McLennan and a global leader …
Wolters Kluwer redefines Corporate Performance Management with announcement of AI-powered CCH Tagetik Intelligent Platform
New, first-to-market platform leverages latest in generative and objective AI technology to power up company’s full suite of CPM solutions NEW YORK, NY–Wolters Kluwer, a global leader in information, software, and services for professionals announced an AI-powered CCH Tagetik Intelligent Platform, which has been designed to digitally transform the efficiency, …
Millennials Weighed Down by Financial Worries: RBC Poll
By Craig Bannon With the oldest Millennials now into their 40s, RBC and Ipsos recently conducted research to ask this generation (ages 27 to 42) how they were feeling about their finances today and for the future. What our annual RBC Financial Independence Poll showed us is that Millennials are …
Seven Levers to Business Value Creation
Considerations for Creating and Preserving Value By Alison Glober, Duncan Law, Bruno Artristian and David Francescucci We’re dealing with several headwinds in the current environment, from soaring inflation and interest rates to ongoing supply chain issues that are creating the conditions for a potential economic slowdown. Combined with global …
Locking the Piggy Bank: Keeping Prying Hands Out in 2024
Top 2024 Cybersecurity Priorities revealed in a new report by Info-Tech Research Group Staff Info-Tech’s Security Priorities 2024 report delves into the pressing issues that IT and security leaders must prioritize over the coming year, including the cybersecurity talent shortage, the rise of AI-driven threats, the integration of security …
A Preview of 2024: 10 Trends That GCs and Boards Need to Know
By Aaron Atkinson, Andrew Mihalik, Marc Pontone and Brett Seifred In this article, we explore 10 important trends that should be of interest to general counsel and boards in their strategic and compliance planning. 1 | Boards Should Expect Continued Attention from Activists As we discussed in our article on …
Treasury Trends 2024: Can We Learn from New Zealand’s Insights?
A conversational roundtable on the role of treasury and the key trends impacting trends in treasury for the upcoming year and onwards featured four individuals who looked at how this management function and the challenges and opportunities are impacting that country. And Total Finance magazine thought it an interesting and …
Treasury Technology Trends in 2024: How APIs, AI, and RPA change the treasury landscape?
By Barbara Babati An exciting era for treasury is coming. Treasury is developing at a rapid pace, and like in other industries, the names of new emerging technologies are popping up here and there. It’s only natural though – for the last decade, we have been talking about digital transformation …