Ford's better idea: a centralized treasury

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The merger of the treasury and financial functions of Ford Motor Corp. and Ford Motor Credit Corp. is discussed. The aims of the new structure are examined and the duties and responsibilities of the new treasurers detailed.

Finance, Employment, Ford Motor Co., Chief financial officers, F, Ford Motor Credit Co., Finance departments

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How to select your investment banker

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The importance of product, back-up credit and customer relationship in a company's choice of investment or commercial bank is discussed. The case of Wal-Mart Stores and its use of investment banker Wasserstein Perella to manage its acquisition of UK supermarket Asda is presented.

Banking industry, Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Investment banks, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Cover Story, Contracts, WMT, Goldman Sachs and Co., Central banks, Morgan Stanley Group Inc., Wasserstein Perella and Company Inc., MS

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Keep it clean! Money laundering, long a hidden tormentor of banks and other financial institutions, is spreading to other U.S. business sectors

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Experts have warned that major corporations may be at risk from money laundering, and some companies are instituting 'know your customer' policies.

Depository Credit Intermediation, Money Management Accts & Svcs, Financial services industry, Financial services, Prevention, Corporations, Money laundering, Asset management accounts

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