Risky Business
Outlook on Corporate Credit Quality Following a year of economic growth concerns, sticky core inflation, increasing interest rates, and a rash of bank failures, treasurers have been acting as corporate risk firefighters, mitigating the impact of tumultuous events on their organisations’ bottom lines. The past 18 months have seen the global economy enter an environment […]
Why Investors Need Climate Change Probabilities Not ‘Certainties’
Current climate-change scenarios, while effective for policy development, are of little use to investors, and could even be increasing jeopardy. TMI talks to a climate risk scientist from the EDHEC Risk Climate Institute about the issue, and a possible solution. The precision with which financial projections based on climate-change scenarios have been presented is dangerous, […]
Adapting to Volatility: Dealing with Increased Commodity Risk
In a trading environment beset by all manner of challenges, managing commodities risk requires treasury responsiveness and flexibility. Luke Roberts, Head of Commodity Sales, Lloyds Bank Corporate & Institutional Banking, looks at risk mitigation best practice. As macroeconomic conditions continue to fluctuate and the overall economic climate is characterised by uncertainties including geopolitical tensions, inflationary […]
How Treasury Teams Can Learn from the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and the impact on stressed tech companies should be a lesson to treasurers about where and how they deposit vital funds. Laurent Descout, CEO and Co-Founder of Neo, offers treasury teams a timely reminder of four simple steps to mitigate the risk. On 14 March 2023, the largest US […]
Hedging Strategies for a Perfect Storm
Turbulent times call for strong financial risk mitigation. Amol Dhargalkar, Managing Partner and Chairman, Chatham Financial, tells TMI that hedging strategies should now become the centre of attention. Against a backdrop of rising inflation and interest rates, tightening monetary policy, and currencies such as sterling weakening significantly against the dollar, corporate commodity, FX and interest […]