Deutsche Bank executes world’s first green hedge with Continuum
by Ben Poole
The transaction used a specifically designed green hedge framework, with second party opinion issued by Cicero Green.
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…
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C-suite plotting M&A path out of crisis
by Ben Poole
EY report sees 65% of corporates looking at international M&A targets, which will test treasurers' risk management capabilities.
First onshore hedge under Thailand’s new NRQC rules
by Ben Poole
Deutsche Bank arranged the market's first onshore hedge for a foreign corporate under the Bank of Thailand’s Non-Resident Qualified Company rules.
European corporates bear the brunt of US$9.82bn FX losses
by Ben Poole
Kyriba’s Currency Impact Report shows FX impacts on European companies increased by 126% in Q3 2020; decreased by 84% for those in North America.
Treasury outsourcing: alive and growing in South Africa
by Jack Large
TreasuryONE shows how to meet corporates needs today
Negative currency impacts on corporates jumped 31% in Q1
by Ben Poole
A Kyriba report has revealed the FX impact from the start of the COVID-19 crisis on North American and European corporate earnings.
Few corporates pursue sophisticated currency risk hedging strategies
by Ben Poole
A Greenwich Associates survey indicates that corporates have a hard time identifying best practices in FX risk management.
CTMcast - 7 May 2020: State of corporate treasury, Ethical Payments Forum, & treasury systems future
by Jack Large
Jack, Ben and Paul Stheeman review CTMfile’s posts over the last week
TreasurUp much more than a new treasury and FX hedging platform
by Jack Large
Fintech start up from Rabo dreams big of an extensive treasury platform
CTMcast - 23 April 2020: How corporate treasury is going back to basics
by Jack Large
Jack and Ben review last two week’s posts and discussions
Treasurers in the spotlight to manage COVID-19 business risks
by Ben Poole
Data gathered by Bloomberg and Greenwich Associates highlights how treasury is being asked to be a critical line of corporate defence.
How COVID-19 can impact your FX cash flow hedge program
by Karen Gubler , Director of FX and Commodities, Hedge Trackers
Many companies will be affected by the global pandemic—and a number are already being affected just by the containment efforts.
Constant Currency Reporting: the good, the bad and the ugly
by Jack Large
Helen Kane, Hedge Trackers explains the concerns, why it’s a problem & what to do about it
Euler Hermes launches application to identify export risks and opportunities
by Ben Poole
Trade Match analyses data to let users view the most dynamic and least risky destinations for exports.
Highly automated FX risk management and optimised hedging at Dräger
by Alexander Fleischmann , Head of Market Development, International, TIPCO
by Mark Blatt , Strategic Projects, Finance & Controlling, DRÄGER
As hedged as necessary, as cost-effective as possible: A new dimension in FX hedging
OECD transfer pricing guidance on financial transactions has implications for treasury
by Ben Poole
The guidance addresses the transfer pricing of treasury functions, intra-group loans, cash pooling, hedging, and more.
Nordea economic outlook: Proceed with caution
by Ben Poole
While certain downside risks have receded, global geopolitics continues to cast a long shadow.
Corporate treasury department efficiency: what happened in 2019 and will happen in 2020?
by Jack Large
TIPCO’s view on how effectiveness and efficiency in the corporate treasury department is developing
Standard Chartered’s first use of FX e-trading engine demonstrates latency reduction
by Ben Poole
The inaugural trade, executed with the bank’s counterparty United Overseas Bank, saw a latency reduction of 80%.
US corporates rack up FX losses of US$11bn in three months
by Ben Poole
A Kyriba report identifies prolonged currency volatility as a factor in the Q3 2019 losses.
JCRA releases whitepaper on deal-contingent hedging
by Ben Poole
Paper examines how the instrument is growing in popularity for a variety of hedging activities.
Malaysia moves to liberalise FX administration policies
by Ben Poole
The policy change offers benefits for resident and non-resident treasury centres.
FairFX acquires HermexFX
by Ben Poole
The Equals Group subsidiary is paying £2m for the corporate payments business.
% FX hedged no longer cuts it
by Jack Large
Bloomberg new service shows strategic approach to FX risk management required balancing currency earnings-at-risk v. cash-flow-at-risk