Professional Development Month 2022

Welcome to Professional Development July

ONE MONTH | DAILY FOCUSED CONTENT

We have dedicated the month of July 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: Cash management

Week 2: Business and behavioural skills

Week 3: Crypto

Week 4: ESG 

 

Week 4: ESG

Monday 25 July

The world of ESG continues to develop at a rapid pace and keeping up to date can be a challenge. These blogs by the Policy & Technical team capture some of the key developments.
Read the blogs
Aerial image of trees representing environmental and ustainable development goals

Tuesday 26 July

Visit the ESG resource centre which includes conference and webinar recordings as well as links to external resources.
Visit the ESG resource centre

Wednesday 27 July

This webinar gives an update on the evolving ESG regulatory environment.
Listen to the webinar

Thursday 28 July

This page includes information on all the sustainable finance/ESG Deals of the Year winners.
Read more here

Friday 29 July

As issuance under the Climate Bonds Standard passes $200bn, this article from The Treasurer looks at how climate bonds are catalysting future investment.
Read the article

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Catch up on Week 3: Crypto

Monday 18 July

This article provides an overview of crypto, looking at the terminology used and how the treasury team can manage the payment flow safely.
Read the article

Tuesday 19 July

How safe are stablecoins for treasurers? US fintech Ramp has invested part of its treasury portfolio in a leading stablecoin. This article from The Treasurer asks the firm’s head of finance how he handled the crucial due diligence.
Read the article

Wednesday 20 July

ACT Webinar Series - Digital assets & cryptocurrencies. The ACT presented a unique series of four webinars from September to November 2021 which looked at what digital assets are, how to manage security, their role as part of an investment strategy and what the future holds.
Learn more

Thursday 21 July

Central bank currency innovation. Central bank digital currencies are advancing, thanks to technology and COVID-19. Although these have not always been successfully adopted (e.g. Libra, the digital currency proposed by Facebook) there are some interesting thoughts in this article on the design features and practicalities of CBDCs.
Read the article

Friday 21 July

How will digital currencies reshape liquidity management? With digital currencies set to become integral parts of the payments landscape, this article from The Treasurer looks at what that means for liquidity management
Read the article

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Catch up on Week 2: Business and behavioural skills

Monday 11 July

Understanding your motivations, preferences and values. Take the assessments available in the Career Hub to understand your motivations, preferences, values and working style.
Go to the assessments

Tuesday 12 July

Mentoring. Hear from a mentor and mentee about their experience of using the ACT mentoring scheme and find out more about the Mentor Me scheme.
Read their stories

Wednesday 13 July

In conversation with Caroline Stockmann. The ACT host member events to provide thoughts, insight and tips on key areas covering business and behavioural skills. This page highlights the events we have run in 2021 and 2022.
Find out more

Thursday 14 July

Personal resilience. This article from The Treasurer magazine looks at the importance of resilience, especially in challenging times.
Read the article

Friday 15 July

The Career Hub. The Hub provides articles, videos, assessments and other resources to help develop your business and behavioural skills.
Visit the Career Hub

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Catch up on Week 1: Cash management

Monday 4 July

Payment landscape blogs. The Policy & Technical team provide updates on the latest developments in the payment landscape. Read the blogs written by Naresh Aggrawal, Associate Director - Policy & Technical, throughout 2022.
Find our more

Tuesday 5 July

The Treasurer's Global Cash Investment Resource Hub. The hub provides a comprehensive overview of the professional investment of corporate cash from the ACT and HSBC Asset Management.
Access the hub

Wednesday 6 July

Cash management webinars and conference sessions. This compilation includes a discussion on e-commerce models, integrating payment systems and money movement, and simplifying multi-banking and payments
Listen to the webinars and sessions

Thursday 7 July

Understanding and managing the cash conversion cycle. This article shows how effective management can release much-needed cash and boost liquidity.
Read the article

Friday 8 July

The 2022 Corporate Debt and Treasury Report. This report produced in partnership with Herbert Smith Freehills, looks at future trends in corporate debt.
Read the report

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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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