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Why Managing Cash and Risk Holistically Matters

Mitigating treasury risks requires a holistic view of exposures across cash, debt, and investments.

By Jason Torgler | Updated on October 08, 2013

The five-year anniversary of the global financial crisis is the perfect time to evaluate what has changed in finance since the fall of Lehman Brothers. One thing is certain: Every crisis that has followed has served as a stark reminder of the interconnected nature of our global financial system. For that reason, regulators around the world have begun implementing measures to improve transparency and risk mitigation, which are critical cornerstones of a new, modernized global financial system.

Smart treasury organizations are following suit, putting in place processes and tools they need to gain a holistic view of their risks across cash, debt, and investments. Risk is everywhere in treasury, and it is at the heart of why we are seeing a fundamental, transformative change in the treasury function. Over half (58.8 percent) of respondents in the Aberdeen Group’s 2013 report Treasury and Risk Management: Top Financial Risks and Tools to Manage Them cited financial risks as the greatest market pressure they face today.

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