Hackett Group study shows cash management is still considered a priority, but budget and staffing remain tight. As a result, some companies are outsourcing strategic tasks, including treasury.

Despite predictions early this year of a selloff in U.S. Treasuries, investors have been snapping up 10-year and longer government bonds.

Investors withdrawing money from U.S. stocks and holding cash, as some industries lose the most market cap since 2008.

As the retailer continues divesting divisions and using cash flow to fund ongoing operating losses, it has fewer and fewer resources available to sell.