Professional Development Month 2024

Welcome to Professional Development Month

ONE MONTH | DAILY FOCUSED CONTENT

We have dedicated the month of June to professional development to encourage you to reflect on the skills or topics you would like to delve into or research. Each day features an article, blog, webinar or podcast, to help further your treasury knowledge.

Week 1: Hot topics

Week 2: Treasury careers and professional development

Week 3: ESG

Week 4: Cash management

At the end of the week you can take our fun quiz to see how much you have learned. Find out more here.

Week 4: Cash management

Monday 24 June

The Policy & Technical team provide updates on the latest developments in the payment landscape. Read the blogs written by Naresh Aggarwal, Associate Director - Policy & Technical, throughout 2024 and late 2023.
Read the blogs

Tuesday 25 June

The Treasurer's Global Cash Investment Resource Hub. The hub presents a library of resources on the professional investment of corporate cash from the ACT and HSBC Asset Management.
Access the hub

Wednesday 26 June

Cash management hub 2024. The ACT Policy & Technical team has partnered with Barclays to bring you updates on the core topics for cash management that are at the forefront of treasurers' minds.
Explore the content

Thursday 27 June

2024 Corporate Debt and Treasury Report. Published last month, the latest report from Herbert Smith Freehills and the ACT shows that corporate treasurers have become ever more adept at responding to unpredictable macroeconomic and political events. The report explores sustainability-linked finance, expenditure, debt financing plans, ESG and derivatives.
Download the report

Friday 28 June

ISO 20022. The new payments standard – ISO 20022 – will result in the replacement of message types such as MT101 and MT940. This new messaging standard for transmitting payments data creates a common language for payments across the globe. This article from The Treasurer provides an overview of ISO 20022.
Read the article

Test your knowledge

How much have you learned this week? Test your knowledge by taking the weekly quiz. All the submissions will be entered into a prize draw to win a £50 Amazon voucher.
Take the quiz

Catch up on Week 3: ESG

Monday 17 June

ESG blogs. The Policy & Technical team provide regular updates on ESG, which summarise the latest developments and research. Read the blogs written by Naresh Aggarwal, Associate Director - Policy & Technical, throughout 2023 and 2024.
Read the blogs

Tuesday 18 June

ESG resource centre. Visit the ESG and sustainable finance resource centre which includes blogs, conference and webinar recordings as well as links to external resources.
Visit the ESG page

Wednesday 19 June

ESG short courses. These short courses which are available via the FutureLearn platform. The courses are Sustainability: An introduction to ESG, Sustainability: The role of non-financial reporting and Sustainability: The role of private sector finance.
Find out more

Thursday 20 June

Getting started in Sustainable Finance. This introductory guide from LMA and the ACT describes the background to the emergence of sustainable lending, the global commitments driving the sustainability agenda, the range of products on offer, and further resources at hand to help.
Download the Guide

Friday 21 June

Treasurers best placed to handle ESG KPIs. Treasurers have an important role in developing sustainability measures as part of their organisation’s long-term success. This article from The Treasurer reports on a discussion at the latest Middle East Treasury Summit.
Read the article

Test your knowledge

How much have you learned this week? Test your knowledge by taking the weekly quiz. All the submissions will be entered into a prize draw to win a £50 Amazon voucher.
Take the quiz

Catch up on Week 2: Treasury careers and professional development

Monday 10 June

Guiding principles for diversity and inclusion. In November 2023, in conjunction with leading corporates and banks, we launched a new set of guiding principles to promote and improve diversity and inclusion across all participants in financial markets.
Read the Guiding Principles

Tuesday 11 June

Community Hub. The Community Hub enables you to connect with treasury professionals from wherever you are, explore and share resources, and join online live sessions covering new topics. The Hub includes a resources library, a discussion forum and online topical sessions.
Access the Community Hub

Wednesday 12 June

ACT Career Hub. The Career Hub pages provide resources to support your business and behavioural skills and include ACT content matched to the competency framework, as well as access to the ACT mentoring scheme and member profiles.
Visit the Career Hub

Thursday 13 June

The Business of Treasury. The 11th research report looks at insights into treasury priorities over the past two years and examine future trends, talking to treasurers about a wide range of issues including technology and the strategic impact of treasury.
Download the report

Friday 14 June

Diversity and Sustainability Awards. These inaugural awards celebrate diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainable finance initiatives across the industry and seek out creative and innovative solutions that make a difference. It is free to enter, and the submission deadline is 28 June.
Find out more

Test your knowledge

How much have you learned this week? Test your knowledge by taking the weekly quiz. All the submissions will be entered into a prize draw to win a £50 Amazon voucher.
Take the quiz

Catch up on Week 1: Hot topics

Monday 3 June

Technology and automation. Technology is touching everything that we do in our working lives – and treasury is no exception. We have collated some resources on technology and automation which look at how automation can increase both efficiency and transparency and the new opportunities and threats of technology in treasury.
Visit the automation resources

Tuesday 4 June

Optimising working capital. Working capital is the lifeblood of every company, and managing it, the essence of the treasury function. We have collated some resources that look at cash forecasting, how to improve cash flow and supply chain finance.
Visit the working capital resources

Wednesday 5 June

Strengthening bank relationships. Developing a good relationship with your banks is critical – whether you are about to do a refinancing, bond issuance, working on your bank mandates or any other bank-related activity. In this webinar, recorded on 5 June, we ask a senior treasurer and a banker to discuss how to develop and strengthen banking relationships.
Listen to the webinar

Thursday 6 June

Recruitment. Ensuring you have a good team is critical, and building and maintaining an effective relationship with recruiters is key to developing your team and getting the right candidates, with the right skills, when you need them. This article from The Treasurer asks three recruiters about the treasury job market in 2024 and the scope of a treasurer’s role.
Read the article

Friday 7 June

Refinancing. Most treasurers will be involved in a refinancing at some stage in their career. We have collated some articles and reports to help you if you are looking at refinancing, and ask a senior treasurer to share their tips for approaching a refinancing.
Visit the refinancing resources

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Further resources

The ACT provides a wealth of professional development resources. We have highlighted some quick links below:

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