WORLD'S BEST TREASURY PROVIDERS

Global Finance, Mar 2005 by Platt, Gordon

BEST PENSION PLAN ADMINISTRATION SERVICES

Watson Wyatt Worldwide

Watson Wyatt Worldwide is a global consulting organization with more than 6,000 associates in 30 countries. It was formed in 1995 through an alliance of R Watson & Sons of the UK, which advises nearly half of Britain's 100 largest corporate pension plans, and US-based Wyatt. The two firms announced in January 2005 that they plan to combine. They offer a pension-administration service that combines Web-based technology with process automation.

BEST TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PROVIDER

EDS

Piano, Texas-based EDS is the largest pure services company in the information technology industry. It does not manufacture hardware or create software but focuses on helping its customers make their IT systems perform effectively. EDS has 9,000 clients in 55 countries. It provides consulting, electronic business, process management and network-design services to companies in a wide variety of industries.

BEST TREASURY WORKSTATIONS PROVIDER

SunGard Treasury Systems

Calabasas, California-based SunGard Treasury Systems offers a full line of treasury workstations and communication links to meet the needs of treasurers and CFOs. Its AvantCard-ICMS system manages a corporation's daily cash transactions and global cash position. SunGard s treasury application service provider otters cash, debt, investment, foreign exchange, netting and strategic forecasting functions.

BEST TREASURY MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

XRT

XRT, a leading financial software provider based in Paris, has an extensive list of clients in 55 countries. XRT delivers the business information and tools that help treasurers manage cash flous with better control ,and predictability. Its Business Exchange product centralizes the exchange of cash-flow information between internal systems and external business and financial partners. XRT recently introduced a Web-based cash-collection product.