by Brian Weeks | Feb 26, 2024 | Podcast
A few years ago, a company had been solely banking with Silicon Valley Bank. However, due to their success and international expansion, they found themselves needing to implement bank diversification. This move helped them avoid major problems that their competitors faced in early 2023. In today’s podcast, we discuss the identification and management of different risks your organization will face. Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, walks us through several risk management successes and failures, as well as the basic principles of risk management found in the Guide to Excellence in Treasury. Listen in to learn more.
by Brian Weeks | Feb 15, 2024 | Coffee Break Sessions, Podcast
In our final episode covering FDIC and SIPC, we’ll hear from Paul Galloway, Senior Director, Advisory Services at Strategic Treasurer, on the thought process behind optimizing your portfolio when you’ve reached the limits of FDIC and SIPC coverage.
by Brian Weeks | Feb 12, 2024 | Podcast
Are weak third parties affecting the safety of your organization? In today’s podcast, Host Craig Jeffery talks with Craig Callé, CEO of Source Callé, about navigating third-party risk with real-world examples. The dialogue covers requirements and inefficiency, as well as the vision for the next ten years.
by Brian Weeks | Feb 8, 2024 | Replays, Webinars
All excellent companies are intentional in optimizing working capital. Technology can be an important tool in working capital initiatives, whether through driving up efficiency in the cash conversion cycle (CCC) or by offering supply chain finance (SCF). This webinar will cover SCF and CCC automation solutions, explaining what they do, the factors driving their adoption, different SCF models, and the leading practices for implementing these types of solutions. This includes a discussion of working capital councils, eliminating competing KPIs, and improving supplier participation.
by Brian Weeks | Feb 7, 2024 | Other
In this webinar in the Short-Term Investing Series, Federated Hermes and Strategic Treasurer will discuss the Federal Reserve’s recent actions and the implications this has on short-term investing. After holding rates steady again in December, and with the Fed now telegraphing an expectation of moving to three rate decreases in 2024, it is important to act wisely. Join the dialogue the day after the Fed’s January policy meeting to hear key factors that can be used to calibrate actions and decisions for investors in pursuing attractive returns in this environment.