Global Liquidity Barometer 2022
Short-Term Investment Trends and Treasury Insights
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MACROECONOMICS AND GEOPOLITICS REQUIRE A POLICY REVIEW
Treasurers and CFOs are grappling with one of the most volatile investment environments in recent history – emerging from the Covid-19 pandemic and a period of prolonged low/zero interest rates into a new normal of rising rates, soaring inflation, FX volatility and geopolitical instability. Fifty-four percent of respondents view interest rates as their number one concern relating to short-term investments.
DIGITAL INNOVATION IS REQUIRED TO IMPROVE REAL-TIME ACCESS TO DIVERSE INVESTMENTS
There is a clear lack of user-friendly investment technology among respondents and 47% have no investment portal whatsoever. Meanwhile, over three-quarters (77%) of respondents would prefer to access and manage their MMF and other short-term investments via a TMS, reflecting the desire for a true ‘one stop shop’.
ESG INVESTMENTS MERIT ATTENTION, BUT REQUIRE CAUTION
As ESG filters down from the boardroom to every department within corporate organisations, ESG investments are in the spotlight. The survey results show that 37% plan to invest in green/sustainable deposits over the coming 12 months and 32% are looking to use ESG-compliant MMFs – perhaps eschewing nonsustainable investments in order to favour these emerging instruments.