The CFO asks the Treasurer to create a new collections and concentration policy for their company. Following implementation of the policy, the company finds that reporting of receivables values is taking 10% longer, with no improvement in the company’s cash flow or liquidity. What step in developing the policy could have been executed better?
MCA, Inc. upgraded the Treasury workstation that had been in place for two years and used data from that 24-month period to develop a new short-term forecast. A trend factor was applied to controlled disbursements of 97% on a month-by-month basis and the variance to actual disbursements is less than 1%. Which of the following model validation techniques was utilized?
Which of the following is a KEY objective when instituting a collection and concentration policy?
XYZ Company experienced a substantial monetary loss due to over exposure to one particular sector of the stock market. The Treasurer had invested in companies tied to five different sectors, but violated the company investment policy by exceeding a 10% limit for any sector. In developing its investment policy, what should XYZ Company have considered to prevent this scenario?