Treasury Management
Course Information:
Venue: | Duration: | Date: | Price: |
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Online | £1,750.00 | 12 hrs | Flexible |
In-House | Agreed with client | Flexible | POA |
London | 5 days | 25-Apr | £3,500.00 |
London | 5 days | 29-Aug | £3,500.00 |
Who should attend?
- Those working in treasury and need to know more about the capital markets
- Operations managers who want to know more about treasury activities
- Managers who are responsible for investing surplus funds
- Treasury employees who need to know how to assess financial performance
- Internal auditors, accountants who need to show CPD
Those who use or plan to use the capital markets and want to broaden their knowledge of raising finance and/or investing using capital market instruments. They will be from all sectors, including private, public and not-for-profit including:
Accreditations
Outcomes
- Contrast and compare the treasury function in the private and public sector
- Differentiate between primary and secondary markets and the roles of the markets
- Develop skills of calculating the fair value of equity and bond instruments
- Compare and contrast primary and secondary markets
- Develop skills in assessing the performance of stocks and shares
- Use derivative instruments to protect against pure risks
COURSE TOPICS:
The Role and Function of Treasury Management
- Overview of the main activities of treasury management in the private sector and public sector
- Treasury management activities in the private sector
- Treasury management activities in the public sector
- Introduction to Treasury risks
Strategic Treasury Management
- How treasury has evolved since the financial crisis
- Aligning treasury strategy with organisational goals
- Treasury as strategic financial advisers to the organization
- Areas where treasury takes a leading role, including bank relationship management; short and long-term borrowing and financial risk management
Managing Treasury Risks
- Risk management frameworks and the control environment
- Market risk
- Liquidity risk
- Currency risk
- Effective internal controls and governance in the treasury function
Practical Treasury Management
- Preparing cash flow statements
- Using ratio analysis
- Raising finance – debt versus equity
- The weighted average cost of capital (WACC)
Building an Investment Portfolio
- Establishing investment criteria and objectives
- Investment strategies; passive, active, matching, outsourcing and risk-reduction
- Balanced diversification across asset classes, geographic spread, currencies etc
- Risk appetite