M&A Made Easy: How to Mitigate Treasury Risks
Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) present a broad range of opportunities for corporates’ growth and expansion, but they also carry risks that can undermine the success of even the most well-planned transactions. The treasury function is critical in ensuring that these risks are appropriately identified, assessed, and mitigated to preserve financial stability and maximise value creation. […]
How CFOs Can Mitigate Risk Amid Global Economic Uncertainty
If there is any certainty, it is uncertainty. And uncertainty is seemingly the theme for 2024 thus far. With the sad collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore Harbour on March 26, supply chain disruptions are once again in the news alongside continued discussion as to whether inflation is under control and if […]
Risky Business
Outlook on Corporate Credit Quality Following a year of economic growth concerns, sticky core inflation, increasing interest rates, and a rash of bank failures, treasurers have been acting as corporate risk firefighters, mitigating the impact of tumultuous events on their organisations’ bottom lines. The past 18 months have seen the global economy enter an environment […]
Why Investors Need Climate Change Probabilities Not ‘Certainties’
Current climate-change scenarios, while effective for policy development, are of little use to investors, and could even be increasing jeopardy. TMI talks to a climate risk scientist from the EDHEC Risk Climate Institute about the issue, and a possible solution. The precision with which financial projections based on climate-change scenarios have been presented is dangerous, […]
Adapting to Volatility: Dealing with Increased Commodity Risk
In a trading environment beset by all manner of challenges, managing commodities risk requires treasury responsiveness and flexibility. Luke Roberts, Head of Commodity Sales, Lloyds Bank Corporate & Institutional Banking, looks at risk mitigation best practice. As macroeconomic conditions continue to fluctuate and the overall economic climate is characterised by uncertainties including geopolitical tensions, inflationary […]
