Preview Questions Treasury Manager | Role Specific Skill

Question 1: Which hedging strategy is most effective for managing interest rate risk in a treasury portfolio?

Which action should you take?

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Using currency forwards to mitigate exchange rate risk

Investing in inflation-protected securities

Interest rate swaps to exchange fixed and floating rates

Diversifying the portfolio into real estate assets

Question 2: What is the most effective way to manage counterparty risk in a derivatives portfolio?

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Only dealing with governmental counterparty

Concentrating the portfolio with one counterparty

Using collateralized transactions and margin calls

Reducing exposure to financial markets

Question 3: How would a Treasury Manager use financial ratios to evaluate the solvency of an institution during the planning process?

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By analyzing the debt-to-equity ratio and interest coverage ratio

By calculating the current and quick ratios

By reviewing the net profit margin

By focusing on the liquidity ratio

Question 4: What cash flow metric is most effective for assessing the sustainability of a company's cash flow over time?

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Cash Flow Return on Investment (CFROI)

Free Cash Flow (FCF)

Operating Cash Flow to Net Income ratio

Cash Flow Margin

Question 5: Which methodology would a Treasury Manager use to measure the effectiveness of a hedging strategy against risk?

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Value-at-risk (VaR)

Return on equity (ROE)

Debt-to-equity ratio

Earnings per share (EPS)

Question 6: What is the impact of excessive short-term borrowing on liquidity and capital management in a financial institution?

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It improves liquidity without affecting capital

It decreases the overall cost of capital

It may increase liquidity risk and reduce the institution's financial stability

It reduces credit risk exposure