Background
Risk is the potential that a chosen action, including the choice of inaction, will lead to a loss or an undesirable outcome. Any business carries some risk, but some are much more risky than others. In any business organisation there are basically four types of risk: Business Risks include the risks… Read more about Risk Management
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It's just over a year since the UK voted in a referendum to leave the European Union and, since then, businesses have been trying to understand what this means for trade and business in Britain
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A survey of annual reports published by 800 companies found that most are not providing enough data on their cybersecurity strategies and few consider it a boardroom issue
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Global investors view the Brexit negotiations between the UK and the EU with pessimism, with the majority of investors saying this will have a negative impact on business and assets
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So you think you're unbiased? This in itself is a form of bias, often called 'overconfidence', which we should be careful to avoid when making crucial as well as every-day financial decisions
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FX brokers and advisors continue to take SME’s FX business, but for big deals they cannot match the leading FX banks
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A voluntary code of conduct for the global foreign exchange markets, the FX Global Code, was released yesterday, with the aim of raising standards and promoting fairness and efficiency
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While FX markets undergo significant technological change, the top five FX banks remain remarkably unchanged, according to Euromoney's 39th annual FX survey
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Ninety per cent of corporate directors think value creation should be a key focus of risk management, according to a Deloitte survey on corporate attitudes to risk
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As the exchange-traded fund industry grows, it's gaining interest from corporate treasurers attracted by lower fees, an alternative short-term investment and daily hedging possibilities
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The complete FX global code and its adherence mechanisms are due to be released this month – so how will the new code affect corporate treasurers?
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The European Commission has proposed a set of measures to ease the reporting burden and simplify regulatory requirements for companies that participate in the EU's derivatives market
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Corporates can accurately price their whole portfolios and new OTC derivative trade offers
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The latest report from FireApps suggests fewer companies have reported negative currency impacts in Q4 2016, compared to the last quarters of 2015 and 2014
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The bill to reform the Dodd-Frank Act gives Democrats an opportunity to push for a Glass-Steagall-style separation of Wall St banks
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The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) deputy governor Yi Gang has said that the renminbi will become a free-floating currency – but only when China thinks markets are right
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Hedging strategies are central to managing FX risk but the uncertainty of global politics, together with the move to automated systems and changes in banking relationships have shifted the goal posts
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Treasury Strategies has surveyed 450 corporate treasurers on their priorities for 2017. Cash flow forecasting and financial/FX risk management remain at the top of the treasury agenda
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The European Securities and Markets Authority has published its final technical advice on supervisory fees for trade repositories, aiming to create a level playing field
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The International Accounting Standards Board has proposed minor amendments to IFRS 9, which will replace IAS 39 Financial Instruments from January 2018
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As the US economy enters an interest-rate tightening cycle, a guide published by the AFP advises treasurers to revisit their rate hedging strategy
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Reports show increasing confidence in G7 economies and among CFOs in North America, while in Europe, the financial system faces risks and a lack of liquidity in securities/derivatives markets
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EU disintegration, anti-globalisation, US financial regulation and addressing 'too big to fail' – these were some of the key financial risks highlighted in a letter by JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon
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In a global survey of economic conditions in March 2017, McKinsey found that executives are more bullish about the global economy now than they were in 2016
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Non-performing loans, volatile market risk, IT outsourcing and cyber attacks as well as political uncertainty and the low interest-rate environment are some of the high or medium risks face by EU banks