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Global Liquidity Risk Benchmark 2025

Treasury Governance, Stress Testing, and Funding Diversification

An in-depth benchmarking study covering 120 multinational treasuries, highlighting leading practices across stress testing, counterparty management, and funding architecture. This report serves as a guide for CFOs and Treasurers navigating the complexities of a higher-for-longer rate cycle.

Nov 22, 202426 min2.9 MBPreview 10 pages
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Risk Management

Global Liquidity Risk Benchmark 2025

Treasury Governance, Stress Testing, and Funding Diversification

Nov 22, 2024

Executive Summary

Leading treasuries have doubled the frequency of liquidity scenario analysis since 2022, and 58% maintain pre-negotiated contingent facilities to bridge market dislocations, according to Blue Cedarwood's latest benchmark.

Key Findings

1**Governance Impact**: Organisations with dedicated liquidity councils executed mitigation actions 35% faster during recent stress events compared to peers.
2**Diversification Standards**: Top-quartile performers maintain at least five committed funding sources and actively monitor counterparty CDS spreads to preemptively manage risk.
3**Tech-Enabled Efficiency**: Technology-enabled treasury workbenches reduce scenario modelling time by 45% on average, allowing for real-time decision support.
4**Communication Protocols**: Formalised communication playbooks significantly enhance stakeholder confidence during liquidity events, reducing cost of capital spikes.

Table of Contents

Executive BriefingPage 5
Methodology & Participant ProfilePage 11
Stress Testing ArchitecturePage 17
Funding Diversification BenchmarksPage 27
Counterparty Risk GovernancePage 35
Technology EnablementPage 43
Action FrameworkPage 52

Methodology

Survey responses from Fortune 1000 and FTSE 350 treasuries, supplemented with Blue Cedarwood client benchmarks and liquidity incident post-mortems conducted between 2022-2024.

Data Sources

Blue Cedarwood Treasury Pulse Survey, company filings, rating agency research, industry roundtables.

About the Author

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陈思博 (Sibo Chen)

Chief Financial Architect

Blue Cedarwood's research collective synthesises market intelligence, governance benchmarks, and transaction casework to inform institutional decision makers.

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