Financial Services

Managing risk in challenging economic times

October 12, 2016

Global

October 12, 2016

Global
Martin Koehring

Senior Manager for Sustainability, Climate Change and Natural Resources & Head of the World Ocean Initiative

Martin Koehring is senior manager for sustainability, climate change and natural resources at (part of The Economist Group). He leads Economist Impact's sustainability-related policy and thought leadership projects in the EMEA region. He is also the head of the, inspiring bold thinking, new partnerships and the most effective action to build a sustainable ocean economy.

He is a member of the Advisory Committee for the UN Environment Programme’s Global Environment Outlook for Business and is a faculty member in the Food & Sustainability Certificate Program provided by the European Institute for Innovation and Sustainability.

His previous roles at The Economist Group, where he has been since 2011, include managing editor, global health lead and Europe editor at The Economist Intelligence Unit.

He earned a bachelor of economic and social studies in international relations from Aberystwyth University and a master’s degree in diplomacy and international relations from the College of Europe.

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Key findings include:

  • Uncertainty about economic growth is treasurers’ top concern worldwide
  • Survey respondents seem fairly neutral about the fallout from the recent vote by British citizens to leave the EU 
  • Low or even negative interest rates are triggering significant policy changes in cash management
  • Despite the intention to reduce cash holdings, the overwhelming majority of survey respondents still say they maintain fairly large amounts of excess cash
  • Regulatory developments continue to keep corporate treasurers busy
  • Respondents welcome technological change but do not necessarily embrace it
  • Treasury functions are expanding their remits, especially into risk management and capital allocation

 

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