Our Services

Arlingclose provides treasury services to Universities  to support decision-making, monitoring, operations and reporting with regard to cash and investment portfolios, funding and liquidity, hedging and treasury policy creation.

Debt Services

We offer guidance on optimal borrowing strategies, debt restructuring, and refinancing, utilising strategic modelling to enhance debt planning and decision-making. Additionally, we facilitate the sourcing of new funding—ranging from short- to medium-term facilities through to longer-term private market solutions—while providing advice on risk management tools, including derivatives.

Investment Advice

Our investment advice covers  traded instruments, funds and markets, and also illiquid private placements and structured products. Whether liquidity, treasury balances or endownment funds, we advise on suitability of product and counterparty for each individual client based on strategy, income and cash requirements, explaining new strategies and products in a way suitable for different levels of the organisation, from Board to Commitee to treasury manager.

We also advise and recommend specific investments strategies with regard to individual requirements for ethical or other ESG policies.

Treasury Policy

Compliant available guidance from CIPFA and the Charities Commission and incorporating best practice from all sectors, Arlingclose creates new policies or advises on changes to existing treasury policies to better reflect the risks inherent to the treasury management function and the individual objectives of the institution. This includes creating or maintaining an ESG policy where necessary.

This normally involves an initial document and procedures review to ensure we understand current treasury operations, followed by policy recommendations and presenting/reporting on any changes to the relevant Committee.

Counterparty Risk Analysis

Arlingclose made its reputation getting big counterparty calls right in the financial crisis and has continued protecting clients from credit events up to the present day. From financial to non-financial, rated to unrated, we analyse and monitor counterparty credit on an individual and portfolio basis, assisting staff in decision-making around the suitability and continued suitability of new and existing investments.

ESG Reporting

Arlingclose’s ESG report and Responsible Investment Service help universities explore ESG priorities and navigate evolving investment themes. The service includes a curated suite of ESG-focused funds, relevant disclosures and scores, policy support, and workshops. Click here for more information.

Financial Infrastructure

We assist clients to set up the infrastructure for dealing, such as trading desks, safe custody and hybrid solutions. Depending on investor requirements, we can engage with and procure intermediaries to facilitate the recommended or preferred investment strategy.

Economic Analysis and Forecasting

Whatever country or specific rate a client is interested in, we can prepare in-house forecasts for economic variables and rates to support investment, funding and debt management strategies.

Operational

Cashflow forecasting, modelling, foreign currency hedging strategies and hedging arrangement are just some of the other areas that Arlingclose can assist universities in managing.