In treasury operations, the question is never whether controls are needed — it is whether the controls you have are actually enforced. A payment authorisation policy written in a procedure manual and circulated by email is a start. But a policy that lives only in a document can be ignored, Read more…
Every treasury payment carries two kinds of risk. The first is the obvious one: the wrong amount going to the wrong place. The second is subtler and arguably more dangerous: the right payment going to the right place twice. Both of these risks have a common root cause — process Read more…
Not many people know this, but CS Lucas initially started out as a consultancy. In 1996, when requested by a client to evaluate treasury systems for a major client, we discovered something: every solution was costly, cumbersome, and unsuitable for real business needs. That moment of realisation was our turning Read more…
Real-Time Visibility, Real Business Impact Many treasury departments still rely on spreadsheets for cash management, despite the risks and limitations. With CS Lucas, your treasury team gains: Automatic bank balance retrieval across all accounts and locations Collaborative forecasting where team members update projections directly in the system Instant consolidation with automatic roll-ups by Read more…
This page provides a summary of all system updates, including new features, enhancements, bug fixes, and other changes released each quarter. Our goal is to keep you informed about the continuous improvements we make to deliver a more secure, efficient, and user-friendly experience. Please refer to the logs below for Read more…
Real-Time Treasury Insights: A Guided Tour of Our Dashboards In today’s fast-paced financial environment, treasury teams need accurate, real-time information at their fingertips to make confident, timely decisions. At CS Lucas, we’ve built a suite of dashboards that provide exactly that—clear visibility, flexible reporting, and powerful forecasting tools. To give Read more…
Treasury management doesn’t have to feel like a balancing act. For many teams, keeping up with manual processes, disconnected systems, and ever-evolving demands eats into valuable time. That’s where the new CS Lucas microservice comes in. Designed to streamline workflows, automate routine tasks, and deliver real-time insights, it integrates seamlessly Read more…
Bank reconciliation is a crucial process that ensures the accuracy of a company’s financial records against the bank’s account statements. A reconciliation statement serves to validate that payments have been processed and deposits correctly recorded. This process is essential not only for detecting fraud but also for identifying any unintentional Read more…
Syndicated lending has grown rapidly over the past decade to become an essential source of financing for large corporations and institutions. Under a syndicated loan structure, a group of banks join together to provide credit facilities and distribute risk across multiple lenders. Whereas a single bank may only be able Read more…
In todays day and age, restructuring your treasury functions through modernization, flexibility and preparation can allow for real time up-to-date reports that allow for improved short and long term decision making. In this webinar, Zohain Saeed, our BDM for South-East Asia will be covering the management of the following topics Read more…
For organizations that want to keep treasury accounting independent, CS Lucas TMS provides complete, integrated accounting capabilities that can operate separately from your corporate systems. Common Use Cases This independent approach is often chosen by: Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) used for treasury operations Dedicated legal entities established for treasury funding Read more…
FAQ 01 – Are you able to integrate via AP/AR? Approach 1: Direct GL Posting with CSL Treasury Subsidiary Ledger (Recommended) The CSL treasury module will become the subsidiary ledger of ERP for treasury transactions. It replaces ERP AP/AR modules, which are not appropriate for treasury-related transactions. | Process: CSL Read more…
This article will cover the information exchanged between CS Lucas and the accounting (Enterprise Resource Planning) system, as well as the methods employed to facilitate this exchange. Information sent from CS Lucas Accounting Journal CS Lucas sends accounting journals to the general ledger of the account system, which Read more…
This article provides an overview of the integration between banks and the CS Lucas Treasury Management System, highlighting the benefits, methods, and costs of integration. BENEFITS Integrating CS Lucas with your bank offers several benefits, including: Accurate and up-to-date information for planning: With integration, bank balances and electronic statements Read more…
In todays times, investment & debt management requires flexibility and quick responses by treasurers for directors to make swift, real-time decisions. In this webinar, Chee Seong Tan, Founder & CEO of CS Lucas (an established treasury management system) talks about some of the most common questions he’s received from clients Read more…
We are pleased to announce that the company has successfully renewed its ISO27001 certificate from 19 Sep 2022 to 8 Sep 2025. Maintaining our ISO 27001 certification is of great importance to us. The team at CS Lucas works hard to ensure we are following the international security standards that Read more…
We love the spreadsheets! It is a massive boost to personal productivity.Nothing beats the spreadsheet to quickly sieve through voluminous data to clean, analyse and discern patterns with charts. And often, we see spreadsheet use for printing nicely formatted forms! Spreadsheet misuse But we notice all of our clients struggle Read more…
At CS Lucas, we believe that all our customers should have access to live and recorded learning modules to help you navigate the system and pick up new tips and tricks for your professional development. In this module, we covered: Booking short term loan/ placements Inter-company borrowing/ lending Limit control Read more…
CS Lucas has launched a new Treasury Management System designed to ensure the reliance upon spreadsheets in treasury is eliminated. We believe that treasurers should be working with the best tools available to them in order to perform to industry standard. That is why we have developed CS Lucas Essentials. CS Lucas Read more…
Our treasury management system uses a multitude of embedded software to support our solution, and from time to time, security vulnerabilities are discovered within these products. These products release patches to resolve or mitigate security vulnerabilities found in their software which are announced via email security bulletins. We keep up-to-date Read more…
Cash forecasting has and always will be a practice that successful businesses utilise to stay ahead of unprecedented events. COVID-19 created a level of financial strain that businesses could not have accounted for. In times like these, keeping a close eye on your cash flow, monitoring your position and having Read more…
