Speakers:

• Saab Mahil, Director, Private Capital, MetLife Investment Management Limited
• Declan Doorly, Head of Group Treasury, DCC plc

The US Private Placement market is a long established and stable funding tool for corporates. Saab Mahil from MetLife Investment Management provided an overview of the USPP market, looking at the key features and benefits, and was joined by Declan Doorly from DCC plc who provided the perspective from an existing Borrower in this market.

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Our Summer Networking Evening took place in Medley (formerly the Irish Times Building) on Fleet Street. The event kicked off with drinks and light bites followed by a Kilkenomics-style panel discussion on general current affairs/economics events.

Hosted by broadcaster and comedian Colm O'Regan, the guest panel included Sarah Carey, Sunday Times columnist, Sinead O'Carroll, editor of The Journal.ie, and Aidan Regan, Associate Professor of Political Economy at UCD and Business Post columnist).

A light hearted but topical discussion took place, with the panel commenting on relevant topics including the cost of living, inflation and interest rates, tax cuts v spending on services, centralised versus decentralised government and the next election.

Our thanks to our patron AIB who hosted a Cyber Security Evening on 24th May. A panel discussion included Patrick Lordan - Detective Chief Superintendent - Garda National Economic Crime Bureau, Jacky Fox – Managing Partner, Accenture Security European Lead, and Nicola O’Connor, CISRO AIB.

 A big thanks to our valued patron Corpay who hosted a discussion on FX Management. Chris King Senior FX Trader - discussed how an agile FX management strategy can be key for global businesses which are challenged every day with the unpredictability of the FX market.

The IACT Annual Golf outing took place on 11th May. After torrential rain for the first hour, the skies then cleared and we were blessed with an afternoon of sunny skies.

A shotgun start at 2.15pm had 21 teams taking part. A further group took part in the Novices event which has been growing in popularity each year since it was introduced in 2017.

After the golf, over 100 players enjoyed well earned drinks and  BBQ on the terrace. This was followed by prizegiving, allowing for plenty of conversation and circulation among the participants.

Our thanks go to The Grange golf club staff who did a great job in getting us out on time and in tallying the scorecards to produce an individual winner, Ross Doran of Publicis, and team winners The Panel. 

Thanks to our valued patron Citi for hosting our 4th Young Treasurers event. Citi showcased their fantastic Innovation Lab as participants walked through the decision making process in an Operational Resilience Simulation.

Thanks to Phil Hayes (He/Him) (EMEA Lead of Global Cyber Threat & Resilience Exercise Teams) and Kelly Caffrey (EMEA Cash Product Sales) for speaking and the wider Citi team for organising the event.

The latest in a series of Women in Treasury events was kindly hosted by HSBC.

Eleanor Hill Editor, Treasury Management International (TMI) led a discussion with panelists

• Michèle Zaquine, Director, Head of Propositions and Commercialisation Continental Europe, Global Payments Solutions, HSBC
• Myriam Radi, Director, Liquidity Commercialisation Continental Europe | Liquidity & Investment Products, Global Payments Solutions (GPS) | HSBC Continental Europe
• Fiona O'Leary, Director – Corporate Treasury Digital Strategy & Processes, Pfizer Corporate Treasury
• Donna Foley, Senior Banking and System Manager, Xerox

IACT members enjoyed an evening of networking and wine tasting at La Ruelle Wine Bar last week.  

Starting with a welcome glass of bubbles, we then moved on to two whites and three reds, along with platters of cured meat and cheeses.

Our thanks to our hosts Christophe Marsan of La Ruelle, and Gareth Wyatt of Cassidy Wines, who guided us through the evening providing tasting notes and expert advice.

Panel:

• Pieter Burger, Partner, Deloitte
• Martin O'Neill, Senior Associate, Knowledge Team, McCann FitzGerald
• Ciaran Corbally, Director, Banking and Capital Markets, PwC

Pieter, Martin and Ciaran shared their insights, and then was an opportunity for attendees to share what their challenges are, or actions they have taken to date.

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On Tuesday, 21st March IACT’s Women in Treasury Pillar held a roundtable at Kellogg’s Head Office to discuss the various risks facing Treasurers. This roundtable comprised senior treasury leaders including Smurfit Kappa, Jazz Pharmaceutical, Xerox, Kellogg and others.

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