Treasury Risk & Investment Planning Training Course

This course provides treasury and finance professionals with advanced skills to identify, measure, and manage treasury-related risks while designing effective investment strategies. Participants will gain practical insights into liquidity management, foreign exchange (FX) risk, interest rate exposure, and credit risks, alongside tools for investment planning and optimization. The training emphasizes a balance between risk control and value creation, equipping participants to align treasury practices with organizational strategy and market dynamics.

Target Groups

• Treasury managers and officers.
• CFOs, financial controllers, and finance managers.
• Corporate investment managers and analysts.
• Risk management and compliance officers.
• Bank relationship managers.
• Professionals preparing for treasury certifications (ACT, CTP, CFA).

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Identify and assess treasury-related risks (liquidity, FX, credit, market, and operational).
2. Develop effective liquidity and cash management strategies.
3. Apply financial instruments and hedging techniques to mitigate risk.
4. Design investment policies that balance risk, liquidity, and return.
5. Analyze and optimize short-term and long-term investment portfolios.
6. Monitor and evaluate counterparty and market risk exposures.
7. Align treasury and investment activities with organizational strategy.
8. Comply with regulatory requirements and risk governance frameworks.
9. Leverage technology for treasury risk management and investment planning.
10. Prepare reports and dashboards to communicate treasury performance to management and boards.

Course Modules

Module 1: Introduction to Treasury Risk & Investment Planning

• Role of treasury in corporate financial stability.
• Risk-return tradeoff in treasury management.
• Key treasury and investment functions.

Module 2: Liquidity & Cash Flow Risk Management

• Cash forecasting and liquidity buffers.
• Working capital optimization.
• Strategies for maintaining solvency under stress.

Module 3: Foreign Exchange (FX) Risk Management

• Types of FX exposures (transaction, translation, economic).
• FX risk measurement methods.
• Hedging instruments (forwards, options, swaps).

Module 4: Interest Rate & Market Risk Management

• Interest rate sensitivity and gap analysis.
• Use of derivatives for interest rate risk.
• Monitoring market volatility impacts.

Module 5: Credit & Counterparty Risk Management

• Assessing counterparty creditworthiness.
• Credit exposure monitoring.
• Mitigation techniques and credit support tools.

Module 6: Operational & Compliance Risks in Treasury

• Risks from processes, systems, and people.
• Regulatory compliance (Basel III, IFRS 9, EMIR, Dodd-Frank).
• Internal controls and governance frameworks.

Module 7: Investment Planning & Policy Development

• Principles of investment planning for corporates.
• Setting investment objectives and constraints.
• Designing investment policies aligned with risk appetite.

Module 8: Portfolio Management & Optimization

• Diversification strategies for treasury portfolios.
• Measuring portfolio performance (Sharpe ratio, VaR, duration).
• Balancing liquidity, risk, and return.

Module 9: Technology & Digital Tools in Treasury Risk Management

• Treasury management systems (TMS).
• Data analytics and AI in investment planning.
• Real-time dashboards for risk monitoring.

Module 10: Case Studies & Practical Workshops

• Case study: Hedging FX exposure for a multinational.
• Simulation: Designing a corporate investment portfolio.
• Group exercise: Stress-testing liquidity and investment plans.