16 May 2017 
Matt Sisson, Projects and Membership Manager
A busy Treasury Management newsletter for May. Tim writes: “The headline article comes from Chis Kavanagh of Goldman Sachs, who highlights how the environmental sustainability agenda in the sector will soon lead to the first University Green Bond. With short-term cash rates continuing their low trend, Ewan McAlpine of Royal London explains why short duration bond funds are increasing in popularity, while Trevor Charsley returns with an updated view on Sterling entitled Reality versus Sentiment, following the election announcement”.
“This week sees the WPM Payment and Security conference in Manchester. In the first of several related articles, Gill Woodcock of the Payment Security Council covers cardholder data breaches and why Protection is always better than the Cure. This month's article from Dino Leo of Western Union provides an insight to the Widening Payment Channels within the Directive. Finalysis associate Andy Playle's article provides a personal view of the impact of the election outcome on interest rates, entitled What Happens Next.” Read all this and more, here.
In related news, we’re pleased that the agenda and technology for our first ever virtual conference is coming together. The conference, taking place on the 27th June, covers a range of Treasury and Treasury-related issues, and is open to anyone who may find the topics interesting. Further details are available on the website.
