Course: Corporate finance & treasury

You have nearly completed all the steps in Week 3 of the Introduction to Corporate Treasury course and you are just one week away from finishing the course! Are you …

Disintermediation (cutting out the middleperson) Disintermediation is when a corporate borrower goes directly to investors to borrow funds, rather than through a bank or other intermediary, e.g. through the use …

Some companies have a dedicated department that deals with tax. However, this does not mean that the treasurer doesn’t need to know anything about tax. In fact the opposite is …

In this video you will listen to various ACT members sharing their thoughts on starting a career in treasury.

There are two broad areas of law which apply to different types of misconduct. These are criminal law and civil law. Criminal law Criminal law is made up of individual …

This video will introduce you to the European Market Infrastructure Regulation, commonly known as EMIR.

This video will provide you with an understanding of capital structure, measuring debt and gearing and leverage.

A career in treasury is often unknown. Watch this video to find out more about treasury and the Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT).

Stakeholders Financial statements are valuable to the individuals and groups who wish to track the financial performance of an organisation (stakeholders). The definition of a stakeholder is a person or …

Purpose of tax Taxes are compulsory contributions raised by governments and other central authorities for a number of important purposes. These purposes include: enforcing law and public order public works …

In this video you will understand taxable profit. You will learn the basic structure of an income statement, establishing taxable profit and calculating tax payable.

The balance of trade is the difference in value between the total exports and total imports of a country during a specific period of time. A trade deficit is when …