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Use this useful treasury and finance knowledge bank, packed full of practical advice and guidance to support your career development. Explore the articles below.
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HOW TO BUILD CONFIDENCE AND ACCELERATE PERSONAL PERFORMANCE
How others see us and what we are showing to the world is rarely the full picture. Discover how to identify your defences.
HOW TO ACCOUNT FOR DERIVATIVES
A common source of treasury disasters has been speculative losses on derivatives, together with their misreporting. Discover how to successfully account for it.
HOW TO PREPARE FOR AN INTERNAL INTERVIEW
If a job role has opened in your organisation that you would like to apply for, look at these tips to help you get it.
HOW TO CALCULATE THE COST OF CAPITAL
Calculating and explaining the cost of capital are fundamentally important parts of the treasurer’s responsibilities.
HOW TO DO FOREIGN EXCHANGE SWAPS
FX swaps are contracts where one party borrows one currency from, and and at the same time lends another to, the second party.
HOW TO ESTABLISH EFFECTIVE ANNUAL RATES
Effective annual rates are essential foundations for decision making because we need to evaluate alternative investments or borrowings. Find out how.
HOW TO DEVELOP YOUR COMMUNICATION SKILLSET
Discover a range of tools to help you to communicate effectively and consistently from meetings, to presentations, negotiations, emails and interviews.
HOW TO CALCULATE OPERATING CASH FLOW
Operating cash flow is the cash a company makes from revenue. Discover 10 easy steps to calculating cash inflow.
HOW TO UNDERSTAND SYNTHETIC HEDGES
A hedge is a contract that offsets adverse changes in the value of another exposure. Let's take a look at how synthetic forward contracts add up.
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