Find Your Hedging Persona - what type of hedger are you?
by Kylene Casanova
HedgeTrackers ask important and interesting questions in an interactive tool to find out what type of behaviour you fit into, and what are the best options
Financial Risk Management
Background
Financial risk is made of three basic types: market risk - FX risk, interest risk and commodity risk; counter-party risk - credit and partner risk; and liquidity risk - risk that the company will not…
Read moreThe ‘virtual reality’ of treasury - Global Corporate Treasury Benchmarking Survey 2017
by Kylene Casanova
PwC finds that treasury should be seen very much as a process rather than a department and treasury professionals have to be jacks of all trades to succeed in today’s environment
Investor confidence in Europe rises despite Brexit concerns - EY
by Kylene Casanova
Fifty-six per cent of global investors are planning to grow their presence in Europe in 2017, compared with just 36 per cent of investors in May 2016
Downward insolvency trend coming to end, predict Euler Hermes trade credit insurer
by Kylene Casanova
Companies are more vulnerable to external shocks. Bankruptcies are on the rise in Asia Pacific and the Americas; Europe’s improvement is fading. Worldwide insolvencies are expected to rise by +1% in 2017
Can treasury influence risks outside its domain?
by Kylene Casanova
It's impossible to manage all risks that an organisation faces but corporate treasurers can gain insight into risks outside their control if they have a better understanding of the key players
Geopolitical uncertainty is major financial risk for corporates
by Kylene Casanova
Corporate treasurers and other financial professionals say geopolitical risk is having a greater impact on company profits than in previous years, according to a risk survey by the AFP
CEO business confidence buoyant amid economic uncertainty
by Kylene Casanova
CEOs from the world's leading businesses are relatively bullish about their companies' growth prospects and growth of the global economy over the coming year
Rising inequality underpins global risks – view from Davos
by Kylene Casanova
How do the world's business leaders view risk? According to the World Economic Forum's global risks report 2017, risk experts are taking note of growing inequalities in society
Top 10 global business risks for 2017
by Kylene Casanova
A report by Allianz has profiled the top 10 business risks for 2017, including cyber threats, political risks, risks to reputation and new technologies
Businesses remain optimistic despite risk of political shocks to global economy
by Kylene Casanova
Political transitions are a leading risk to global and domestic growth and companies see this as one of the more pressing threats to business, although executives are optimistic about economy pick-up.
Companies need greater understanding of third-party cyber risks
by Kylene Casanova
Organisations are increasing their focus on managing third-party risks but there's more to do to raise awareness levels and improve compliance.
Are you detecting the hidden risks in your supply chain?
by Kylene Casanova
Events, legislation and new insights in the past year have highlighted the extent to which risks often go undetected in the supply chain, through exposure to business partners, third-parties or banks.
How will risk management change in 2017?
by Kylene Casanova
How can risk be a 'performance driver' or 'value creator'? Technology is set to change the way companies think about risks and here are six risk management trends to watch out for next year.
Is ERM impossible or can technology platforms help you take control?
by Kylene Casanova
Enterprise Risk Management can be used to drive significant shareholder value if……
‘Boilerplate’ disclosures and poor metrics hinder understanding of sustainability risks
by Kylene Casanova
US companies are taking a minimally compliant approach to sustainability disclosure, providing the market with information that is inadequate for making investment decisions, says the SASB
Now more than ever, NPLs are key risk to EU banking sector
by Kylene Casanova
On Friday the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a timely report on the risk and vulnerabilities in the EU banking sector, identifying non-performing loans (NPLs) as a key challenge.
EC strengthens regulation of commodities markets under MiFID II
by Kylene Casanova
Proposals under MiFID II to strengthen the regulation of commodities markets, curb price speculation and regulate companies in these markets have been announced by the Commission.
Tough questions for treasurers: study on risk and regulation
by Kylene Casanova
More than two-fifths of treasury and finance professionals are concerned that their risk management performance is mediocre or poor, according to a study by Fidelity Information Services.
Problems facing banks go far beyond regulation – BIS
by Kylene Casanova
Banks facing array of challenges including risk perception following financial crisis, borrowing costs, investor scepticism and falling share prices.
The impact of Trumponomics
by Kylene Casanova
Much is being written and said about how a Trump presidency will affect the US and global economy. Here is a little overview of recent views being aired in the financial media.
What risks does blockchain technology present?
by Kylene Casanova
Research suggests that distributed ledger technology could pose some serious risks and threats to personal data privacy and could be vulnerable to denial of service or other cyber attacks.
How blockchain could help supply chain dispute resolution
by Kylene Casanova
Forbes reports on IBM's progress in harnessing distributed ledger technology (DLT) to enable companies to communicate safely and immediately to resolve trade disputes.
Cyber risk a bigger threat to economy than Trump presidency
by Kylene Casanova
A survey has shown that the top systemic threat to the global financial system is cyber risk, while the outcome of today's presidential election in the US came second.
Disclosure of climate-related financial risks isn’t enough
by Kylene Casanova
Climate risk is increasingly being considered as a key area of financial risk management and reporting for companies. Is this approach simply perpetuating the problem?