Live Session: From Outlook to Action: Turning Market Signals into Cash Decisions

By treasuryXL & Aviva Investors

01/10/2025

An outstanding panel you won’t want to miss! Experienced treasurers and market experts come together to show how market signals can shape smarter cash strategies.

Treasurers often manage liquidity and investments as two separate tasks. But with rates moving and markets shifting, ignoring the link between the two can mean missed opportunities.

In this session, our experts will share how they connect the dots between liquidity management, idle cash, and short-term investing. Expect practical cases, direct lessons from regulated environments, and a look at how market signals can guide cash decisions today.

In this session you will learn:

Where treasurers miss chances by not linking liquidity and investments.
How market moves and interest changes influence short-term cash strategy.
What corporate treasurers can pick up from regulated institutions.
The role of MMFs and other instruments in building a cash plan.
Alternatives for treasurers who already have liquidity under control.

Who should attend?
Treasurers and finance professionals aiming to:

Link liquidity management with short-term investments
Make cash decisions based on market signals
Navigate interest rate changes and market shifts
Explore practical tools and approaches for managing excess cash

Register now to see how treasurers turn market signals into cash strategies that strengthen liquidity management and short-term investing.

Panelist lineup:

🎙️Annette Gilles – Corporate Treasurer and Cash & Liquidity Strategist, treasuryXL
🎙️Alastair Sewell – Liquidity Investment Strategist, Aviva Investors
🎙️Matthijs Pinxteren – Expert Capital Markets & Investor Relations, treasuryXL
🎙️Pieter de Kiewit | treasuryXL ambassador & Managing Director of Treasurer Search, will be the moderator guiding the discussion.

When? Tuesday, October 7

Start: 10:00 am CET

Duration: 45 minutes

Speakers

Pieter de Kiewit

Moderator | Managing Director

Treasurer Search

Moderator of the session who brings energy and engagement to our sessions, creating an interactive environment where discussions thrive. As a Treasury aficionado and the Owner of Treasurer Search, he has over 25 years of experience in international recruitment and a strong presence in the BeNeLux and Germany markets.

Alastair Sewell

Liquidity Investment Strategist

Aviva Investors

Alastair is responsible for developing and executing the firm’s liquidity solutions business strategy, covering money market funds through to ultra-short duration bond funds. In this newly created role, he leads the strategy’s external relationships, drives new product launches, produces research and content and supports portfolio managers in achieving performance targets.

Annette Gilles

Corporate Treasurer and Cash & Liquidity Strategist

treasuryXL

Annette is an experienced interim manager and strategic treasury consultant for internationally active medium-sized companies. She takes over the management of treasury departments, leads transformation and digitalization projects, and acts as a sparring partner for CFOs and finance managers. With her in-depth strategic and operational expertise in cash and liquidity management, FX management, financing, and the optimization of treasury processes, she creates sustainable and future-proof treasury structures.

Matthijs Pinxteren

Expert Capital Markets & Investor Relations

treasuryXL

With 30+ years in financial services, Matthijs has worked in trading, treasury operations, investor relations, and corporate liquidity management. He has advised banks, insurers, and corporates on liquidity strategy, buffer setting, and risk management.