Track: Cash and Liquidity Management
Liquidity Management and Risk-Controlled Investment Programs for Corporate Cash Portfolios

Monday, October 20
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Room: 408 A

Short-term cash investing can be painful in turbulent markets. Skepticism, due diligence and a clear understanding of the underlying investments and strategies are critical risk controls that should be incorporated into every investment.

Speakers:

• Theo Castro
  Treasurer
  KLA - Tencor

• Linda Ruiz-Zaiko
  President and Founder
  Bridgebay Financial, Inc.

• Melanie J. Mock
  Treasurer
  Equinox, Inc.

Objectives

• Identify the basic elements of a sucessful investment program from two practioners
• Discover how to develop and investment strategy and program for prudent in-house and/or external management
• Understand the appropriate types of securities given the portfolio's investment horizon, liquidity, and volatility constraints
• Determine the qualities of superior investment management and identify manager weaknesses

Pre-Requisites

• Basic knowledge of fixed income securities, credit ratings, and investment terms
• Knowledge of liquidity measures, risk measures, total returns

Take-Aways

• List of questions to consider for an in-house investment program and/or externally managed program
• Due diligence list for evaluating investment management strategies

CPA Field of Study: MAS