Senior management at ABC Company plans to make a large capital expenditure to bolster its infrastructure exactly one year from now. Their primary concern is to preserve the current capital position until the expected cash outlay. The majority of the cash at ABC Company is held in treasury notes, but management would like to also invest some of the money into corporate bonds and money market funds. Which investment objective BEST suits the needs of ABC Company?
The Cash Manager of ABC Logistics, Inc. sets a daily cash position by noon. All departments have been given an 11 a.m. cut-off for presenting wire requests and 2 p.m. for ACH requests. A wire request came in at 3:30 p.m. to make an insurance premium payment, in order to receive a discount. What liquidity reserve requirement is impacted?
Company XYZ offers a retirement plan wherein the value of the plan’s assets and liabilities is measured separately. The plan’s funding and valuation can have a significant impact on the financial condition of the company. Company ABC offers a retirement plan wherein the amount owed to the participants at retirement is based solely on the account balance at the time of withdrawal with participants often bearing the responsibility for managing the investments in their account. Which of the following BEST describes the above two retirement plans and which act governs them?
When a buyer receives goods, but payment is not due to the supplier until some later date, this is defined as: