1 min readOn October 15, institutional cash investors entering the uncertain world of floating net asset values (NAVs) on institutional prime money market funds may be looking for alternative liquidity vehicles. While government money market funds may be the first obvious choice because they will still offer stable NAVs and no redemption fees or liquidity gates, increased…
2 min readAbstract We leave our readers managing intuitional cash portfolios with the following takeaways: Brexit will likely have a major impact on the UK, politically, economically and financially. It is less so on the EU and the US. Look for short-term volatility and maintain sufficient liquidity as market liquidity may be less predictable than before. Expect…
4 min readThere has been an increasing amount of coverage in the financial news media recently about the United Kingdom’s upcoming referendum regarding membership in the European Union (EU). On Thursday, British citizens will vote on the question: “Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?” Should the Leave…
2 min readIntroduction There has been an increasing amount of coverage in the financial news media recently about the United Kingdom’s upcoming referendum regarding membership in the European Union (EU). On Thursday, British citizens will vote on the question: “Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?” Should the…
3 min readWhen the Fed raised interest rates last December for the first time since 2008, many corporate cash investors who had lived through previous tightening cycles expected a series of increases through 2016. But worldwide turbulence in equity markets in the first quarter, additional easing by central banks overseas, and ongoing uncertainty about the U.S. economy…
1 min readSurvey Goal To shed light on treasury departments’ efforts to mitigate liquidity risk in short-term cash investment, debt and forecasting practices and changes over time. Seven Key Things We Learned From the 2016 Survey Ignoring Bank Exposures Treasury and financial professionals have not materially changed their exposure to Bank Deposits in the wake of significant…
1 min readTwo years ago, the SEC was still deliberating on rules for prime money market funds that eventually resulted in floating net asset values (NAVs), liquidity fees and redemption gates. Basel III reforms affecting bank deposits were still only in the early stages of implementation. But we were already warning clients that the future might require…
4 min readMany people tend to believe that the world of corporate cash investments revolves around two limited choices: bank deposits and money market funds. But several decades ago before the rapid adoption of prime money funds, a third choice—direct purchase and management of marketable securities in separately managed accounts (SMAs)—was routinely used for cash management. After…
2 min readCFOs of emerging growth companies have always faced unique challenges in managing their corporate cash accounts as they juggle multiple rounds of financing, unpredictable burn rates and uncertainty about when products in development will turn into revenue. But in 2016, rising interest rates combined with recent regulatory reforms will make the cash management equation even…
1 min readFor corporate cash managers, planning to reallocate investments in an orderly way as money fund reform approaches may be a common goal, but trying to balance decisions on the utility of government money market funds versus the yield opportunities of a separately managed account can be a conundrum. While the Fed’s December interest rate hike…