Corporate Treasury Risk Management Survey

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The role of treasury is changing

The impact of the pandemic has accelerated the pace, transforming this function into a more strategic role while optimising traditional workflows in a stressed environment. To meet the challenges of tomorrow, treasurers and CFOs must continue to evolve their roles.

Treasurers and CFOs look to the horizon

As a follow-up to our 2018 report on corporate risk management, HSBC and Acuris surveyed over 630 CFOs and senior treasury professionals from multinational corporates across a range of sectors from June to July 2021. We discovered that, from the impact of the pandemic to the drive for digitisation, CFOs and corporate treasurers are navigating through the risk management challenge.

The need for clear lines of communication between CFOs and treasurers has never been more critical to secure both the financial health and growth of a business.
Rahul Badhwar | Global Head of Corporate Sales

Global findings and insights

Asia-Pacific report summary

Corporate risk management in Asia-Pacific

Discover the latest insights through the lens of CFOs and treasurers in Asia.

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Research methodology

In Q3 2021, Acuris surveyed 200 CFOs and their equivalents (the most senior member of a finance department) from multinational corporates across a range of sectors. Of those, 100 corporates had revenues of $1-5bn, while the other 100 had revenues of $5bn+.^* Within each of these two revenue groups, 40 respondents were located within the EMEA region, 20 within the Americas, and 40 were from Asia.

HSBC’s survey includes responses from 433 senior treasury professionals from multinational corporates across a range of sectors. The survey was conducted in a multiple-choice, online format and was open for a six-week period until 30 July 2021. The EMEA region generated 47% of participants, with 40% from APAC and 13% from the Americas. Some 37% of participants generated annual revenues of less than $1bn in their latest financial year, 33% recorded revenues between $1-5bn and 31% more than $5bn.

^* $ denotes USD throughout

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