Optimizing Liquidity Management and Investment Strategy

Building a portfolio to meet long-term goals and short-term liquidity needs can often result in a suboptimal portfolio that accomplishes neither objective. Having more than one pool of assets allows for greater flexibility in portfolio construction, which may result in better liquidity management and long-term performance. Good governance also plays an important role in ensuring that all stakeholders—board members, committee members, and staff—share similar goals.

This session will help you answer the following questions:

• Do rising rates allow for enhanced approaches to managing liquidity?
• Are investment portfolios appropriately structured to meet different organizational objectives?
• Are organizational goals aligned across different committees and stakeholders?

Speakers:

Steve Skaggs, investment committee chair, Idaho State University Foundation Board of Directors
Mary Jane (M.J.) Bobyock, managing director, nonprofit advice, SEI Investments