1. Trade

    1. Starting with import/export(1 Viewing)

      This forum is for you who are about to start importing/exporting or are new to the trade finance area and would like to have some support from other more experienced members on the Benche.

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    2. Import, Export & Markets(7 Viewing)

      Everything related to import and export - learn and share with experienced members about doing business in your market.

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    3. Documents & Shipping(14 Viewing)

      Air Waybill, Bill of Lading, Customs certficates, Freight charges & methods

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    4. Insurance, Trade Terms & Contracts(1 Viewing)

      Discuss how these vital topics affects your business. How do you handle defective goods, returns, refunds or even legal issues?

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    5. Banks, Payments & Trade Finance(42 Viewing)

      Letters of Credit, Bill of Exchange, Advance & Proforma payment. Which banks to use?

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    6. Trade Other(2 Viewing)

      Here you can post anything related to trade that is not related to any of the other trade forum headlines.

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  2. Liquidity

    1. Cash pooling

      Discuss and share information on various ways to pool liquidity and all there is around a cash pool.

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    2. Cash Flow Forecasting(1 Viewing)

      How do you improve input quality and make forecasts more reliable? How often do you forecast and why? What are the benefits, drawbacks?

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    3. Short term investments & funding

      How do you best handle excess liquidity and your short term funding? Discuss here!

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    4. Systems(1 Viewing)

      What systems do you use to support your liquidity management? Good? Bad?

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    5. Liquidity Other(1 Viewing)

      Here you can post topics that you feel do not fit any of the other head lines under Liquidity.

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  3. Payments

    1. Accounts Payable/Receivable(1 Viewing)

      How do you handle reconciliation? How are you working with A/R - A/P in respect of optimizing the working capital?

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    2. Operational discussions(1 Viewing)

      Interested in knowing how to make a payment to Finland or what structured reference is used in Ukraine? Post your question here and help others with answers.

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    3. Payment efficiency(4 Viewing)

      Are you handling your outgoing and incoming payments in the most efficient way? Have you been thinking of collection accounts or if SEPA is something for your company - here is the place to be!

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    4. SEPA (Single European Payment Area)(1 Viewing)

      Here you can discuss everything related to SEPA - end dates, formats, business case etc.

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    5. Systems & e-banking tools(1 Viewing)

      Are you about to choose a new financial system, start to use a new e-banking tool or just want to learn more about the tools you have today? Here you can ask and discuss.

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    6. Payments Other(1 Viewing)

      Here you can post topics that you feel do not fit any of the other head lines under Payments.

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  4. Custody

    1. Asset Servicing(3 Viewing)

      Discuss and share information regarding corporate actions, income and voting.

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    2. Technology

      Where will the focus be? Asset Servicing or settlement. Discuss here!

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    3. Country discussions

      Discuss your experience for markets around the world.

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    4. Custody Other

      Here you can post anything related to Custody that do not fit any of the other sub-forums.

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  5. Execution & Post Trade

    1. MTF’s

      Share your experience with other members or post your question here.

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    2. Exchanges(1 Viewing)

      How does the future looks like? Discuss here.

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    3. CCP’s(3 Viewing)

      Challenges and opportunities - share your views here.

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    4. CSD’s(1 Viewing)

      Everyting related to depositories - share and learn here.

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    5. Settlement World

      Discuss your experience from settlement around the globe.

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  6. Market Infrastructure

    1. MiFID

      How has MiFID affected you? How will MiFID II affect us? Discuss here.

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    2. Target 2 Securities(1 Viewing)

      How is each market, market segment getting ready for T2S? Discuss here.

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    3. UCITS IV

      Who is likely to benefit most?

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    4. EMIR(1 Viewing)

      Will this be ultimate blow for post trade providers?

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    5. CSD Regulation(1 Viewing)

      What will the future look like? Discuss and learn here.

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    6. AIFM Directive(1 Viewing)

      How will the industry be affected by AIFM? Share and discuss here.

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    7. Securities Law Directive

      Will this directive reshape the Custody industry?

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  7. Members area

    1. Lounge(1 Viewing)

      Free forum about everything and anything

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    2. Travel and Social(2 Viewing)

      Smart Travel tips and upcoming events

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    3. Jobs(1 Viewing)

      Are you a professional within trade, cash or custody looking for new opportunities, or are you a organisation looking for professionals? If so, tell the market here.

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    4. Ask the Benche

      Do you have a question, comment or a request you would like to put forward publicly to the Benche? Well then this is the forum for you.

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  8. The Benche

    1. Twitter(5 Viewing)

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    2. Market Alerts(20 Viewing)

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    3. From the Benche Old(5 Viewing)

      Old forum for articles published by the Benche editorial team.

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    4. World Business(54 Viewing)

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    5. Feedback(2 Viewing)

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    6. Polls

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    7. The Benche Podcasts

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