The primary goal of treasury is to ensure the organization has enough cash to meet its obligations over a certain time period. Thanks to most organizations partaking in the trend of having a forensic-level focus on cash, treasury has a much clearer view of the dynamics of and correlations between the various cash flows that make up the forecasts. MORE.
AFP Liquidity Survey
The 2023 AFP® Liquidity Survey, underwritten by Invesco, reports that cash and short-term allocation to bank deposits is down 8 percentage points from last year, to 47 percent – the lowest rate in four years. Concerns about the banking crisis have led organizations to move their short-term investments into Government/Treasury money market funds, treasury bills, and Agencies.
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2024 AFP Compensation and Benefits Survey Report
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2024 AFP Payments Fraud and Control Survey Report
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Concentrating Cash Across Borders
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Cash Forecasting Fundamentals
The largest impact Treasury can make on the company is the cash forecast. We know the assumptions are constantly changing but there are ways we can improve the process. Content discusses the types of forecasts, the most appropriate type of forecast for the situation at hand, and what to do when we have excess or insufficient short term liquidity needed to support ongoing operations.