Given Brexit and the dire state of the global economy, the 2016 AFP Liquidity Survey, (Source & Copyright©2016 - AFP) showed that:

• liquidity investment policy remained cautious:
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• only 42 percent of organizations made few changes to their cash and investment balances outside the U.S. from May 2015 to May 2016:
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• 90% of finance professionals indicate their relationship with their bank is of utmost importance when choosing where to invest, so not surprisingly, bank deposits still dominate short-term portfolion allocations:
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• surprisingly AFP report that only 73% of organizations have a written investment policy that dictates their short-term investment strategy.

 

Download the 2016 AFP Liquidity Report here.