Media – Whitepapers
November 26, 2018
Co-authored by: Spyros Qendro, CFA Abstract The past few years have been predictable for investors, with an expanding economy accompanied by steadily rising interest rates and asset prices. In this two-part series, we look at some recent developments and their implications for the current environment. In part one, we look
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October 22, 2018
Abstract Many liquidity investors came to know commercial paper (CP) through holdings in prime money market funds (MMFs). We notice higher interest in direct CP investing since the 2016 MMF reform. This paper provides an overview of the market over the last decade and evaluates financial vs. non-financial, U.S. vs.
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September 17, 2018
Following the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, the rapidly deteriorating economic environment in the U.S. and abroad caused most treasurers to reevaluate their cash investment strategies, with a specific focus on restricting investment in certain asset types. Some companies implemented these restrictions by changing their investment policies, while others
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August 14, 2018
Abstract The evolving treasury cash investment landscape and yield disadvantage of bank deposits have prompted many practitioners to look for alternative options for managing their excess cash. We address this topic in a generalized manner, summarizing three major categories of available cash investment vehicles: deposits, pooled assets and direct purchases.
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July 16, 2018
One of the great lessons we learned from the 2008 financial crisis was that the world is not as safe as we often think. That’s as true today as it was then, even after extensive industry and regulatory efforts aimed at the financial system. Corporate cash investors are confronting a
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July 16, 2018
Abstract Experience has taught us that counterparties can fail with little warning. Counterparty risk management has become more challenging in recent decades due to concentrated exposures, complex financial instruments and evolving bank credit. Corporate and treasury organizations should manage this risk proactively, have an integrated risk policy across business lines,
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June 11, 2018
Abstract Deposit rates are starting to increase as we move further into a rising rate environment. Banks still have not rewarded depositors sufficiently with a 21% average deposit beta, although some executives expressed moving it above 50%. The wait for higher rates continues unless depositors are willing to consider market-based
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June 10, 2018
Introduction With relatively abundant availability of private financing, many companies today are choosing to remain private. And in recent years, privately held start-ups and growth stage companies seeking financing have increasingly looked to venture debt and other early-stage debt structures as extensions of their equity investments. Such funding, which tends
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May 9, 2018
Abstract Offshore institutional money market funds (MMFs) have largely sat in the periphery for US-centric liquidity investors, but European reform and repatriation of overseas profits may result in transformational changes. Offshore fund investors will have few alternatives other than low volatility net asset value (LVNAV) funds. Public debt funds may
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April 9, 2018
Abstract Trade tensions between the U.S. and China have been making headlines recently. The Trump administration recently rolled out plans to place 25% tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese imports, to which China responded in kind. In the near-term, tensions may continue to escalate, but ultimately a negotiated settlement is
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