Business Strategy: Key Trends in North American Corporate Treasury Survey Results:

Business Strategy: Key Trends in North American Corporate Treasury Survey Results

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: August 2009
Product Code: R104-39870

Description

This Financial Insights report reviews the research conducted by Financial Insights and Treasury Strategies on North American corporate treasurers. In flush times, corporate treasury gets little visibility with senior management and is assigned a low investment priority in favor of revenue-generating investments. One of the most important findings from this research is the increased emphasis on improving treasury operations and technology. Cash visibility is of utmost importance to firms now, and businesses will continue to invest to increase visibility into the cash flows and balances.

According to Jeanne Capachin, research vice president, Global Banking and Insurance Practices at Financial Insights, "When cash is tight and markets are volatile, corporate treasurers need more tools to adapt and manage new risks. This is the time when businesses are investing in treasury. There is a great opportunity now for banks to capture a larger portion of short-term liquidity with their deposit and sweep products as businesses focus on short-term investing."

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Table of Contents
Financial Insights Opinion

In This Report
Situation Overview
Access to Credit and Cost of Borrowing
Access to Credit — Findings
Investments
Investments — Findings
Risk Management
Risk Management — Findings
Treasury Operations and Technology
Treasury Operations and Technology — Findings
Future Outlook
Essential Guidance
Actions for Financial Institutions
Actions for Corporate Treasurers
Actions for Vendors
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Synopsis
Table: Respondent Firmographics by Company Size and Type of Treasury Organization (% of Respondents)
Table: Respondents by Company Size and Credit Position (% of Respondents)
Table: Actions Taken to Optimize Treasury Operations (% of Respondents)
Table: Drivers for Investment in Treasury Technology (% of Respondents)
Figure: Key Issues Faced in Treasury Strategies by Company Size
Figure: Key Issues Faced by Net Investor and Net Borrower
Figure: Availability of Short-Term Credit by Company Size
Figure: Cost of Borrowing
Figure: Effect of Credit Constraints
Figure: Rebalancing to Gain Access to Credit
Figure: Investment Practices in the Past 12–24 Months
Figure: Change in Short-Term Liquidity Portfolios in the Past 12–24 Months
Figure: Value of Offsetting Balances
Figure: Actions Taken in Mitigating Counterparty Risk
Figure: Action Plans for Mitigating Counterparty Risk
Figure: Actions Taken in Foreign Exchange Management Strategy
Figure: Action Plans for Foreign Exchange Management Strategy
Figure: Major Obstacles in Treasury Operations and Technology

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