Research

Analysis & commentary

Rigorous, first-principles writing on the mechanics of corporate liquidity, monetary policy divergence, and the technology reshaping the treasury function.

01Liquidity & Investment

Putting Surplus Cash to Work: A Short-Term Investment Framework

Idle corporate cash is a cost, not a comfort. A practitioner's framework for investing short-term surplus liquidity — instrument selection, counterparty limits, and the order in which security, liquidity, and yield actually matter.

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02Cash & Payments

The Rails Beneath Corporate Cash: SWIFT, SEPA, BACS and CHAPS

A corporate payment is only as good as the rail it rides. A working guide to how cross-border and domestic cash actually moves — SWIFT MT/MX, SEPA, BACS and CHAPS — and how a treasury chooses between them.

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03Macro & Policy

Central Bank Policy and the Price of Corporate Cash

Central-bank rate decisions do not stay in the headlines — they set the yield on surplus cash and the cost of short-term funding. A treasury-desk view of how ECB, BoE and Fed policy reaches the corporate balance sheet.

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05Tech & Innovation

Where Technology Actually Moves the Needle in Treasury

Treasury doesn't need more dashboards — it needs the right work automated and better questions answered. A practitioner's view on where automation, data, and AI genuinely improve the treasury function.

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04Bank Liquidity

How Bank Liquidity Rules Reach the Corporate Balance Sheet

The LCR and NSFR are written for banks, but corporates pay part of the bill. A practitioner's guide to how Basel III/IV liquidity rules shape the value of your deposits and the price of your credit.

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