You understand your work. How do you make sure your board understands it? IR risk management is a complex topic to explain, even when you’re an expert—sometimes because you’re an expert. More often than not, the greatest challenges come with communicating risk to leadership so your organization can confidently develop and maintain an effective risk management strategy.
As you know, cash flow and working capital are the lifeblood of your business (no matter your size or complexity).
So, in this time of increasing business volatility, it’s important to be more vigilant than ever in protecting and predicting your cash positions.
How can you reduce risk – accurately and confidently?
Fluctuations in commodity prices have always posed risks to organizations like yours. But today, that volatility is worse than ever – with some commodity prices doubling and tripling, and oil prices nearing 10-year highs. That’s why more and more organizations are turning to commodities hedging: a risk management strategy that allows you to lock in specific prices or ceilings to reduce potential losses.
Money fund yields are approaching a 15-year high, and money market fund reform is on the horizon. How does this economic landscape impact liquidity investors, and what else should liquidity portfolio managers care about?
Now is a great time to evaluate the economic outlook with a focus on liquidity and cash management as we move into 2023.