21 March 2018 
Matt Sisson, Projects and Membership Manager
It’s time for the March Treasury Management newsletter. The headline article is from Society Financial on “what currently drives the currency markets”. Tim writes:
…It’s been a quieter month for big headlines on UK Bank Ring Fencing, with the focus now on the court approval process. Nigel Marsh of European Wealth returns with an article entitled “The Interest Rate Conundrum” – how far will rates rise before they start to have a negative impact on the economy. With Visa and MasterCard Scheme fee increases due to impact from April, I provide a brief explanation and high-level summary of the changes. And finally, one for the students, my colleague David Leighton provides a piece on “Understanding Credit Scoring”.
We are seeing a trend in Universities increasingly looking at alternatives ways for international students to pay fees and accommodation. This is now more complex for those with a significant Chinese cohort – Simon Reed of Flywire explains the impact of SAFE changes and the need to provide key documentation at the time of the payment. With the WPM Payment and Security Conference fast approaching, Mat Ball of WPM asks, “What is your personal data worth”. Not much it seems. Andy Playle’s second article this month gives us an insight into Credit Default Swaps and explains how one University is using them as part of their Treasury Policy.
Read it in full here.
