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OD: A New Construct for Liquidity and Debt Management

Recorded: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 1:00 PM ET

Overview

Post financial crisis best practice is evolving into a more holistic approach to liquidity and debt management. Based on the revised *7th edition of Strategic Financial Management for Higher Education, this program will provide a framework for improved decision-making in these areas critical to institutional financial health by discussing:

• How to assess the institution’s capacity to take risk in the liquidity and debt areas
• Cultural factors that affect risk tolerance
• New methods of determining the appropriate amount of liquidity, leverage, and the structure of debt
• How liquidity and debt policies are changing based on lessons learned over the past five years.

• Interpreting Financial Ratios: explained the origin of certain ratios, reviewed formulas and uses, and demystified interpretation.
• The Composite Financial Index: Measuring, Reporting and Monitoring: examined a tool that helps monitor and communicate financial health and risks.
• A New Construct for Liquidity and Debt Management: discussed metrics to assess institutional risk capacity and provided a framework for measuring liquidity.
• Strategic Budgeting and Resource Allocation in Financial Planning: focuses on linkages between operating and capital budgeting processes and institutional strategy
• Identifying Strategic, Operating and Capital Risks: aired on January 11 and explained information about financial matters, operations, capital requirements and organizational risks to trustees and others.
  
• Applying Strategic Financial Analysis in Higher Education: A Case Study will broadcast live on June 6 and will be the capstone program that pulls all concepts, analytics, and communication techniques together.

*Strategic Financial Analysis in Higher Education: Identifying, Measuring & Reporting Financial Risks (7th Edition) - this publication is a vital resource for every business office and will add to your webcast experience.

What You Will Learn:

• Metrics to asses institutional risk capacity
• How risk capacity, tolerance and management work together to determine appropriate liquidity and debt strategies
• A framework for measuring liquidity and related risks
• How to assess the strategic use and structure of debt
• Ways to integrate liquidity and debt management strategies and policies

Who Should Participate?

• Chief Financial Officers
• Debt managers
• Presidents
• Accountants
• Controllers

Meet the Presenters:

• Susan Fitzgerald, Prager, Sealy, & Co., LLC
• Ron Salluzzo, Attain

Course Information:

• Course Level: Intermediate
• Length: 120 minutes
• Prerequisites: none

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