Cash flow management is the mobilization of company funds, the investment of these funds to produce income and compensation of the banks that support the process. Cash managers use most noncredit services of banks, as well as of some nonbanks.
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Topics: Risk Assessment, Investments & Foreign Exchange, Accounting/Finance, Process-Level Control, Cash & Treasury
Communicating with shareholders is about capital – the ability to access either equity or debt at the lowest possible cost. By understanding investor motivation and maintaining relationships within the investment community, companies are strategically positioned to address operational funding issues proactively and thus can exercise greater control over the capital formation process. By identifying sources of capital, world-class companies can maintain capital structures through a mix of long-term debt and equity funding options at the lowest possible cost.
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Topics: Investments & Foreign Exchange, Audit Committee & Board, Accounting/Finance, Financial Reporting, Performance Management/Measurement, Mergers and Acquisitions, Communications Industry
What is Money?
People may say that “money is the root of all evil,” but is it? It may be best to point out that the original quote is better expressed as, “for the love of money is the root of all evil,” which more properly conveys the idea that money is just a thing and not evil itself, but greed and excessive desire for money can be judged morally.
Enough philosophy – let’s get down to brass tacks. Money is useful.
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Topics: Enterprise Risk Management, Risk Assessment, Investments & Foreign Exchange, Accounting/Finance, Cash & Treasury, Performance Management/Measurement
What is Financial Instrument Risk?
Buyers and sellers may enter into sub-optimal financial or commodity instrument structures that have been standardized for efficient electronic trading. Conversely, buyers and sellers may enter into transactions where some trade terms were not anticipated due to shortcomings in the electronic communication means portraying the transaction.
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Topics: Compliance, Investments & Foreign Exchange, Financial Services Industry, Energy & Utilities Industry, Performance Management/Measurement
Settlement risk, in its simplest form, is the risk that one party won’t hold up their end in a transaction. There are several reasons this can occur, including time delay, system failure or default, and can also include risk associated with unexpected cost and/or administrative inconvenience.
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