Nigeria’s banks urged to hedge dollar-denominated loans
by Graham Buck
At a Lagos financial workshop, African companies were urged to follow major multinationals in using derivatives to manage price risk.
% Rate Hedging & Risk Management
Background
Most businesses are exposed to interest rate risks from their operating cash flows, their financing and their investments. Businesses with variable interest rate investments face the possibility of…
Read moreUK and US strike post-Brexit derivatives deal
by Graham Buck
The Bank of England has finalised a dealto maintain derivatives trading and clearing with the US, post-Brexit.
GTreasury build on growth with new CEO, Renaat Ver Eecke
by Jack Large
Founder Orazio Pater, becomes Executive Chairman, after record-breaking 2018 with 64% year-over-year revenue growth
LIBOR replacement: RFR Term Risk Free Rates portal
by Jack Large
ICE Benchmark Administration Limited developing the needed term structures and benchmarks
Surviving regulatory compliance with technology & support
by Kelvin Walton , CEO, TreasuryWise Limited
Dealing with onerous burdens of regulatory compliance requires powerful technology & support + key examples from GTreasury
ESMA values EU derivatives market at €660 trillion
by Kylene Casanova
The European derivatives market totalled 74 million open transactions worth €660 trillion outstanding at the end of 2017
GTreasury releases new module for ASC 815 Hedge Accounting Standard Update
by Jack Large
Get ready for January 2019’s new hedge accounting standard for public companies
Ameribor, SOFR or Sonia? What will replace Libor?
by Bija Knowles
This week's Economist highlights some of the concerns and risks to the financial system as Libor comes to a 'planned demise' in 2021
Derivatives reporting obligation postponed by Irresponsible Swiss Federal Council
by Jack Large
Swiss Federal Council, with no warning, extends transitional period for reporting derivative transactions by NFCs by 5 YEARS
Forward looking risk management is not easy
by Jack Large
MetricStream show how to navigate an ever-changing business landscape
New Thomson Reuters US Treasury & % rate swaps pricing
by Jack Large
Definitive source for USD interest rate swaps RCM 19901 - the price discovery and global % risk rating - enhanced by collaboration with
BofE confirms SONIA compliance with IOSCO principles
by Bija Knowles
The Bank of England has confirmed it will apply international best practice in its administration of the SONIA rate
How independent can corporate treasury risk management be?
by Jack Large
New Gartner Integrated Risk Management survey shows how all embracing the new packages are, but what is role of TMS’s risk management?
Public consultation launched on euro risk-free rates
by Bija Knowles
ECB working group announces public consultation on three potential alternatives to Eonia
Prepare now for end of Eonia and Euribor
by Bija Knowles
A report from Oliver Wyman says start preparing now for the transition away from Eonia and Euribor or face increased costs and risks
Wish-list for an integrated risk ecosystem
by Bija Knowles
Risk and compliance executives expect real benefits from digital technology but many firms face challenges in moving towards the future, according to a report by Celent and Thomson Reuters
New LIBOR is coming …. Slowly… in testing mode
by Jack Large
ICE Benchmark Administration to publish test data for the evolution of the new ICE LIBOR on 17 March 2018
Volatility is back and is healthy – BIS
by Bija Knowles
Stock market volatility has increased since February, ending a long period of unusual calm and highlighting how central banks face a difficult task in normalising policies, says the BIS
What’s the future of e-trading?
by Bija Knowles
JP Morgan asked more than 400 institutional traders (mainly FX, rates and commodities) about the biggest e-trading trends for 2018, from mobile trading and MiFID II to precision execution
Corporate perception of business risks shift in 2018
by Bija Knowles
Disruptive innovation, digitalisation, organisational resistance to change, cyber threats and corporate culture are some of the top risks that large companies need to address in 2018
Openlink partners with Direct Swap on customised hedging platform
by Bija Knowles
Openlink has announced it is teaming up with Direct Swap to offer a trading platform to help corporates with their hedging activities for commodities, interest rates and currency.
Hedge accounting brought in line with corporate risk management
by Bija Knowles
The US accounting standards body has released an update on hedge accounting to enable companies to better represent the economic results of their hedging in their financial statements
Derivatives expenses restricted for tax under new UK CIR rules
by Kylene Casanova
Are you up to date on the UK's new rules on corporate interest restriction? From 1 April 2017, UK companies that claim tax deductions on interest expenses have a new set of rules to apply
Beware: IFRS 9 hedge accounting: regulatory deadline is 1 January, 2018
by Kylene Casanova
Reval’s white paper on ‘Lessons from early adopters’ and key advantages of IFRS 9 is essential reading as the deadline approaches