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Managing Geopolitical Risk

The global political climate is ratcheting up the complexity of corporate risk management. Here's how treasury and finance teams are dealing with the threats.

By Treasury & Risk Staff | Updated on March 02, 2017
Uncertainty and volatility are running rampant right now on the global political and economic stage. The world seemed less tumultuous in mid-2016, when the Association for Financial Professionals drafted its latest risk survey. The AFP’s decision to focus that survey on geopolitical risk now seems prescient.

Respondents to the survey included 480 treasurers, assistant treasurers, CFOs, controllers, and vice presidents of finance. Treasury & Risk recently sat down with Craig Martin, the AFP’s director of executive programs and treasury practice lead, to discuss the key takeaways from the research report.

T&R:  What are the biggest surprises to come out of this research?

Craig Martin:  Broadly speaking, I’m not surprised by any of the results. The ability to forecast earnings continues to be an issue. Half of our survey respondents [49 percent] said they’re exposed to more earnings uncertainty than they were three years ago, while only 11 percent said they’re exposed to less uncertainty.

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