May 17, 2021

Analyzing Opportunities for Cash Investments

About this meeting Liquidity is everywhere, but how are treasury teams investing cash? With yields at all-time lows, teams can anchor investment decisions using data, technology, and alternative products. ICD continues to be the independent leader in providing corporate cash investors an unbiased, one-stop-shop for money market funds. They share data-driven insights, continuously add new investment products, and introduce value-added tools (including risk and compliance, research, and reporting) in response to client needs. Join NeuGroup members and ICD for a…
May 17, 2021

Cash Investments Group 2: ZIRP Past and Present, Investment in Bitcoin and Beyond, Plus Differentiating D&I and ESG Products and Mandates

About this meeting ZIRP similarities and differences. We will be looking at the most recent ZIRP time period and that of 2008-2015. There is a plethora of data from both recent ZIRP eras, but obtaining, interpreting, and acting on the data can be challenging. What specific information is most important to treasury and investment decision-making? How does an external portfolio strategy team utilize the information to position their strategies in the market? Bitcoin and beyond. We will cut through the…
May 17, 2021

Beyond Bitcoin—Investing in Stable Coins, Tokens and Other Digital Securities

About this meeting Due to growing member interest in cryptocurrency and related digital assets/securities (we seem to be getting emails daily on this), we are opening up a special session of our cash investment group meeting sponsored by State Street Global Advisors on Thursday to all members. If you are interested in joining or having a member of your team attend, please let us know. 2:30 – 3:45pm Session 3: Beyond Bitcoin—Investing in Stable Coins, Tokens and Other Digital Securities…
May 17, 2021

Cash Investments Group 2: ZIRP Past and Present, Investment in Bitcoin and Beyond, Plus Differentiating D&I and ESG Products and Mandates

About this meeting ZIRP similarities and differences. We will be looking at the most recent ZIRP time period and that of 2008-2015. There is a plethora of data from both recent ZIRP eras, but obtaining, interpreting, and acting on the data can be challenging. What specific information is most important to treasury and investment decision-making? How does an external portfolio strategy team utilize the information to position their strategies in the market? Bitcoin and beyond. We will cut through the…
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May 13, 2021

Square’s Bitcoin Investment: The Early Steps of a Crypto Pioneer

Digital payment processor Square describes the details and nuances of its $220 million bitcoin investment.Square, the digital payments company, has generated headlines by investing significant sums in bitcoin—along with crypto heavyweights like MicroStrategy and Tesla (which on Wednesday said it will stop accepting bitcoin for purchases but isn’t selling its stockpile). Allison Rossi, Square’s global treasury lead, recently described details of the company’s $220 million investment—about 5% of its cash— to members of NeuGroup for Cash Investment 1.  Square allows…
April 14, 2021

Cash Investments 1 & 2: Highlights from the NeuGroup for Cash Investment Semi-Annual Meeting

About this meeting This session will catch up NeuGroup for Cash Investment 2 members on some of the insight and key takeaways from the prior week’s NeuGroup for Cash Investment 1 meeting, sponsored by Clearwater. This will include data and trends on the impact of the Bank Squeeze and ESG on corporate cash investment, bitcoin holding, dashboard and reporting changes, plus Libor transition. The session will also help set up the Cash Investment Group 2 for their regular meeting in…
March 30, 2021

Cash Investments H1 2021 Meeting

About this meeting This regular peer group meeting for the Cash Investment Group 1 takes advantage of Clearwater’s sponsorship to look at how companies are managing the rate squeeze by banks as well as dashboards, reporting and analytics changes for the corporate cash investment function. Another featured session will examine holding Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies on the balance sheet with sharing by a corporate treasurer who has gone down this path already. We will also examine how members are dealing…