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Episode 140: Treasury - From Support Function to Business Partner with Dr. Kurt Smith

EPISODE · Aug 8, 2023 · 1H 21M

Episode 140: Treasury - From Support Function to Business Partner with Dr. Kurt Smith

from Treasury Leaders (Former Corporate Treasury 101)

Welcome to the Corporate Treasury 101 Podcast!Click here to join our AI in Treasury weekly Newsletter: AI Treasury Insights!Today, we talk about the broader value of Corporate Treasury, and how can it go from “Support Function” to strategic business partner. To walk us through that topic, we welcome Kurt Smith. Kurt is the Director of Marengo Capital and Vice President and Technical Director of ACTA - the Australian Corporate Treasury Association. Kurt has a Diverse professional background including banking as a Head of Derivative Trading, fund management as an Investment Strategist, Consultant with Marengo Capital and of course, Corporate TreasurerMarengo Capital is a corporate advisory company which specializes in creating and managing value. Kurt’s sweet spot is in strategic treasury and corporate finance, ensuring that capital is sourced, structured and allocated in a value-creating way. And well for the Australian Corporate Treasury Association, there is a whole section in the episode dedicated to it, so I won’t spoil too much ;) In the episode of today, expect to learn:What Risk Appetite and Risk Strategy truly meansHow could Treasury be much more strategic rather than focusing only on Operational tasksWhat metrics such as Return On Invested Capital, Cash Conversion Cycle and Weighted Average Cost of Capital are? How could Treasurers influence those? The role and missions of the Australian Corporate Treasury AssociationAnd much, much more! Again, a fantastic guest that is truly passionate about Treasury, we hope you will enjoy the episode as much as we do. When you think about how you discovered the podcast, it was probably through word of mouth, social media or recommendation from your favorite podcast app. And this is our ask to you, the only way people can discover our podcast and learn more about Treasury is thanks to you, so if you could follow the show, give us a review or share the episode if you like it, it would mean the world to us. Last but not least, if you would like to learn more about AI and how it can transform our industry, join our bi-weekly newsletter - AI Treasury Insight! Follow the link in the description or head to corporate-treasury-101.com/newsletter.Link & references:Kurt Smith's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurt-smith-phd-97053515/Marengo Capital: Doesn't have a website live at the moment, but reach out to Kurt if you'd like to know more!ACTA (Australian Corporate Treasury Association): https://actatreasury.com.au/___________________________Click here to join our AI in Treasury weekly Newsletter: AI Treasury Insights!Learn the fundamentals of corporate treasury by downloading our free ebook at www.corporate-treasury-101.com Connect with us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/corporate-treasury-101/If you have any questions or topics you want us to tackle in the future, reach out to us on Instagram or email us at [email protected]

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