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Glossary

Navigate the complex world of currency management with our comprehensive dictionary of financial terms and definitions.

cash management

Cash management is concerned with selecting the optimal combination of current assets —cash, marketable securities, accounts receivable and inventory — and current liabilities, or short-term funds to finance those current assets. For companies with international operations, cash management must take into account the impact of currency fluctuations. Cash management can be organised on a decentralise basis with autonomous operating units, or by means of a fully centralised cash management program. Decentralising allows the corporation to operate with a smaller amount of cash and allows it to reduce FX transaction costs by increasing the volume of FX transactions. It can also lead to cost-saving in terms of payments netting.