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
FX Hedging & Risk Management
Background
There are three kinds of FX exposure: transaction, economic and translation that need to be managed: Transaction exposure arises when a company has a future receivables or payables that is denominated…
Read moreWhat do corporate treasurers need to know about MiFID II?
by Kylene Casanova
MiFID II has been described as “one of the most ambitious and contentious reforms introduced by the EU in response to the 2008 financial crisis” - its implementation is now just a year away
To hedge or not to hedge? Cost is the question
by Kylene Casanova
Ira Kawaller, a derivatives consultant, gives some advice on adjusting hedge coverage over time, in an article on the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) website
Renminbi at a crossroads?
by Kylene Casanova
China's currency has lost almost 6 per cent of its value against the US dollar since the beginning of 2016, arousing fears of further depreciation.
BIS view on why FX markets are shrinking
by Kylene Casanova
The BIS Quarterly Review looks at three emerging themes from the 2016 survey of global FX markets, in an article that discusses the causes and implications of downsized FX markets
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……
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.
EU introduces rules to safeguard against clearing house failure
by Kylene Casanova
The EU has proposed rules aimed at strengthening Europe's financial system further and protecting taxpayers by providing for the resolution and recovery of central counterparties.
New FX tools for monitoring RMB risk
by Kylene Casanova
This Thomson Reuters report describes the development of the yuan into an international trade currency, underlining the need for a group of indices to monitor and hedge RMB movements.
Find the real FX and commodity exposures in your ERP systems and then manage them
by Kylene Casanova
Redhat goes live with AtlasFX’s Cloud Risk Management and Analytics Solution to improve FX their currency risk management programme
Renminbi increasingly used for trade with China/HK
by Kylene Casanova
Seven countries began to use the renminbi for more than 10 per cent of their direct payments (by value) with China and Hong Kong in the two years from October 2014 to September 2016.
Eight risks ‘at tipping point’ that corporate treasurers have to tackle
by Kylene Casanova
These risks are all an unknown quantity. So if we can't measure them, how can treasurers react and prepare? An 11-person panel at EuroFinance's International Treasury conference discussed how.
FASB issues proposed changes to hedge a/cing standards - corporate comments needed
by Kylene Casanova
Exposure Draft contains proposals for improving how the economic results of an institution’s risk management activities are portrayed
Opportunities for new ways of working in corporate treasury & your department
by Kylene Casanova
Crowd source your data collection to get a fuller picture. AND you don’t have to start again to get the new functionality and data needed to bring together the perfect solution
FX Risk Management in a New Era of Volatility
by Kylene Casanova
New AFP Executive Guide examines factors that affect treasury practitioner’s ability to identify and manage foreign exchange risk, and the key stages required in setting and implementing a FX risk management policy
European Commission puts Euribor on list of ‘critically important’ benchmarks
by Kylene Casanova
The EC has established a list of ‘critical’ indexes that are of particular importance for financial markets and consumer contracts.
Standardised FIX guidelines to improve post-trade processing
by Kylene Casanova
The FIX Trading Community's new guidelines will improve post-trade processing for futures, equity swaps and FX equity options.
Wells Fargo joins CLS as the 65th settlement member + new data service
by Kylene Casanova
CLS and Quandl to distribute aggregated FX data
Brexit “will double” FX volatility impact – FIREapps report
by Kylene Casanova
The FiREapps Quarterly Currency Impact Report for Q1 has found that exposure to foreign exchange (FX) volatility has cost companies $20 billion in the first quarter of this year.
Why the financial and business communities must listen to anti-EU voters
by Kylene Casanova
This is why businesses and the financial community – clinging on to the possibility of remaining in the EU – need to listen carefully to the social discontent behind Britain's anti-EU vote.
US$ continues to dominate payments between China and US
by Kylene Casanova
A report issued by SWIFT, the provider of interbank payments and communications services, has said that use of China's currency by the US, the renimbi (RMB), has remained fairly constant in the past two years.
How can the global economy navigate these ‘unchartered waters’?
by Kylene Casanova
The global economy is in “completely uncharted waters”, according to a leading voice in the financial regulation sector. Risks have changed since 2008 and a single event is now systemic.
Calls for financial calm but companies must prepare for Brexit fallout
by Kylene Casanova
Statements from financial leaders seek to reassure financial markets that it's “business as usual” following Friday's shock exit vote. But views from banks and analysts tell a different story.
How will business react to Brexit?
by Kylene Casanova
News of Britain's 'leave' vote came as a shock to many, including the financial markets, which reacted with a swift fall for sterling and an initial plunge of 8 per cent for the FTSE.