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Cash Flow Management Best Practice

How to Assess a Company’s Global Treasury Needs and Objectives Successfully

by Gary Silha

Executive Summary

In order to identify the most effective global liquidity management structure for a company:

  • Develop a detailed understanding of the company’s local cash management needs and relationships.

  • Develop an understanding of the company’s current and future credit and/or investment strategies.

  • Develop an understanding of the company’s current and future tax strategies.

  • Research using the internet.

  • Utilize the money center banks that provide global liquidity management services.

  • Benchmark companies that have implemented successful global liquidity management solutions.

  • Utilize the availability of treasury conferences.

  • Do the work yourself.

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Further reading

Book:

  • van der Wielen, Lex, Willem van Alphen, Joost Bergen, and Phillip Lindow. International Cash Management: A Practical Guide to Managing Cash Flows, Liquidity, Working Capital and Short-Term Financial Risks. 2nd ed. Treasury and Management Finance Series. Driebergen, Netherlands: Riskmatrix, 2006.

Articles:

Reports:

  • Diamond, Nick, and Michael Golden. “Achieving new heights through a truly global liquidity structure.” Online at: www.ibm.com/us (search on “Diamond Golden”).
  • Potter, St John. “Global provider: Do all banks live up to the label?” JP Morgan Treasury Services. Online at: www.jpmorgan.com (search on “Potter global provider”).

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