The Future Leaders in Treasury working group will be producing a series of blogs over the next few months on risk, looking at key aspects from the junior treasurers’ perspective.
The aim is to provide a quick overview of the topic, to complement the information provided through the ACT's learning materials, and to provide some insight into the authors' own experiences of working in risk management. The opinions expressed are those of the author.
The first blog is an introduction to risk management, written by Vineet Gupta, Group Treasury Manager, Aldahra. It looks at the importance of business and behavioural skills, alongside technical skills in risk management.
The second blog provides an overview of foreign currency (FX) risk management and is written by Ildikó Mészáros. It looks at the different types of FX risk, the aims of FX risk management and techniques to manage FX risk.
The third blog provides an overview of counterparty and credit risk and is written by Kortam Mohamed. It looks at some of the different types of counterparty risk and the considersations in each case to manage these risks.
The fourth blog provides an overview of liquidity risk management and is written by Adam Molnar. It looks at the key components, challenges and emerging trends of liquidity risk management for corporates.
The latest blog provides an overview of interest risk management, and is written by Vineet Gupta, Group Treasury Manager, Aldahra. The blog explores key strategies for managing interest rate risk and the importance of proactive risk management.