Financial Skills: Treasury: Treasury Management in Housing Associations

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Course Overview

• This course is intended to provide an introduction for finance staff in housing associations who are newly involved in treasury or simplywish toacquire aknowledge ofwhat is involved. The objectives of the course are -to provide an understanding of what treasury management involves
• to identify what the rules will and will not allow you to do
• to enable delegates to appreciate the advantages and disadvantages of different forms of investment, and of procuring short-term finance
• to look at issues involved in balancing security, liquidity and return.

Course Outline

THE FUNDAMENTALS OF EFFECTIVE TREASURY MANAGEMENT

• What is treasury management?
• Understanding treasury risk
• Managing treasury risk
• Creating an investment strategy
• Creating a private finance strategy
• Cashflow forecasting

INVESTMENT OF CASH SURPLUSES

• Source of cash surpluses
• Investment powers
• Minimising risk
• Maximising returns
• Using the City

PRIVATE FINANCE FOR HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS

• What is available and from whom?
• Evaluating the alternatives
• Loan interest management
• Project finance vs 'corporate' facilities
• Security considerations
• How to approach the markets

FINANCIAL ENGINEERING TECHNIQUES

• Limiting exposure to interest rate and loan maturity risks
• The techniques available

Financial Skills: Treasury: Treasury Management in Housing Associations / CM9406