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The very recent trend of institutional investors spreading out their cash to multiple providers has not gone unnoticed...
January 28, 2010
- Investing Short-Term Corporate Cash Today
Overhauling the financial markets could keep cash yields low for the foreseeable future, according to one observer....
January 6, 2010
- On the Balance: Governing the Investment of Balance Sheet Cash
Investment of corporate balance sheet cash should be viewed as a discipline and a responsibility, far less so as a vehicle for meaningfully enhancing a company's fortunes....
November 4, 2009
- Well Managed, or Just Managing? What Lies Ahead for Corporate Treasury
Cash management took on a new level of importance in 2009, as organizations relied heavily on corporate treasury to maintain liquidity and, in some cases, keep the business going. Exchange magazine asked several AFP members about what changed and what is to come...
November 3, 2009
- Cash Column: T-Time, The Case for Treasury Bills
Once viewed as hopelessly unhip, T-bills are back on the A List...
September 28, 2009
- Formalizing Your Company's Investment Guidelines to Safeguard, Optimize Cash
The process of developing guidelines can help clarify risk tolerance, prioritize investment objectives and align key stakeholders within your organization, regardless of its size...
August 13, 2009
- August 2009 AFP Payments Newsletter
AFP is always looking for new ways to connect with its members, so this month we added a regular feature to Payments: AFP Vote. Click on the question in the newsletter so we can better understand your challenges....
August 6, 2009
- The Pinnacle of Strategy: Transforming Business as Usual
Submissions in the Strategy category for the 2009 AFP Pinnacle Awards exemplify the success achieved by financial professionals in embracing and driving change to provide meaningful value across their organizations....
August 4, 2009
- AFP Liquidity Survey Shows No Significant Thaw in Short-term Credit Access
AFP's 2009 Liquidity Survey also shows that 42 percent of organizations increased short-term holdings, and most moved to more conservative vehicles....
June 30, 2009
- Rough Seas: Navigating the Liquidity Maelstrom
Volatility has put liquidity at risk, but thanks to several initiatives, commercial paper and money markets are pulling out of their nose dives....
January 30, 2009
- Managing Pension Risk in Turbulent Times
A recent Mercer survey shows that formal funding policies aren't as common as one might think...
January 29, 2009
- Liquidity Risk Mitigation: Prudent Cash Management or Missed Opportunities?
Corporations have given up "chasing the yield" and some have pretty much come off the risk-return spectrum entirely...
January 29, 2009
- New Roles for Treasurers: Minding Both Sides of the Balance Sheet
Cash management, payment strategies and controlling cost of capital are among the many operations that have a new responsibility...
December 12, 2008
- Unclogging the Commercial Paper Market, a CPFF Update
When the Federal Reserve introduced the Commercial Paper Funding Facility, the intent was to unlock the Commercial Paper market. ...
December 11, 2008
- Four Considerations in Developing a Formal Liquidity Policy for Nonprofits
As an aspect of the investment policy statement, nonprofit institutions should consider incorporating a framework for governing the accessibility of the portfolio by establishing a target allocation to illiquid investments, especially when fundraising is tight. ...
November 6, 2008
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