FX volatility & setting budgets
by Kylene Casanova
FX volatility is often omitted from financial planning, usually because the owner of the budget 'drafts' the FX assumptions with little research or uses the banks' consensus view of the FX market.
Risk Management
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.…
Read moreApplying a Portfolio Management Framework to the currency hedge decision
by Kylene Casanova
John Bird, Atlas Risk Advisory LLC, in his white paper, describes how many companies hedge each exposure to a preset hedge coverage ratio according to policy. Nevertheless, in practice they will
IASB’s change to flawed IFRS 9 Language is corporate win, but complicates accounting for FX Hedges a
by Kylene Casanova
The IASB's alternative solution applies a fix to the way the IFRS 9 amendments, issued last September, treated the element of currency basis in forward FX pricing, which would have left companies exposed to signific
Swap management and systemic risk control is getting easier as CICI Global Legal Entity Identifier i
by Kylene Casanova
The Depository Trust Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and SWIFT announced today that their global legal entity identifier (LEI) solution had progressed at a robust pace since its August, 2012 launch with more than 47,000
Key takeaways on capturing and managing FX exposure
by Kylene Casanova
In their presentation on FX exposure management, Rob Waddell and Mark Stegman from Brown-Forman, the 'producer and marketer of fine quality beverage alcohol brands', they listed the key takeaways from their experi
FiREapps and Hedge Trackers partner to offer best-in-class end-to-end foreign exchange exposure mana
by Kylene Casanova
After a successful test programme over the last few months with a select group of shared clients, FiREapps is announcing a brand new strategic partnership with HedgeTrackers, LLC. This new partnership will leverage
Chatham Financial unveils financial risk management technology: cloud-based application, ChathamDire
by Kylene Casanova
Chatham Financial, an independent financial risk management advisory and technology solutions firm, today unveiled ChathamDirect for FX risk management. This cloud-based portfolio of applications gives corporations
ESMA publishes final version of standards for derivatives and Central Counterparties and Francois Ma
by Kylene Casanova
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published its technical standards on the Regulation on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (EMIR), which set out the specific
RavenPack launches real-time macroeconomic and geopolitical news sentiment analysis service
by Kylene Casanova
RavenPack, a leading provider of real-time financial news analysis services, has launched a new version of its News Analytics product which, in addition to nearly doubling the number of corporate events tracked, now
Pricing Partners introduces its new OTC derivatives pricing analytics, Price-it® Excel
by Kylene Casanova
Pricing Partners' new version of its pricing engine Price-it® Excel enables derivatives pricing with one click to obtain both price and Greeks.
Reval global march continues: establishes local presence in the BeNeLux
by Kylene Casanova
Reval in London, the global provider of a Software-as-a-Service solutions for Treasury and Risk Management, announced it is establishing a local presence in Amsterdam to support major organizations and international
Combining FIREapps and Hedge Trackers enabled Jabil Inc. to manage their FX exposures across their d
by Kylene Casanova
Previously, even with a single instance of SAP, the independent operation of each manufacturing facility made it difficult for Jabil's Financial Risk Management Treasury team to identify accurately and effectively
Thomson Reuters Eikon adds tropical weather insight and analytics for energy market professional
by Kylene Casanova
Thomson Reuters has added tropical weather insight and analytics to its flagship information desktop, Thomson Reuters Eikon, to help financial markets professionals better understand the influence weather may have u
ICD’s Transparency Plus® 3.0 enhances Exposure Analytics to include a wide range of fixed inco
by Kylene Casanova
San Francisco: Institutional Cash Distributors (ICD) today announced the release of Transparency Plus 3.0 (T+ 3.0), its latest exposure analytics application with new institutional investment features and risk manag
FinCAD launches F3 3.0 release offering hybrid modeling and advanced curve building
by Kylene Casanova
FINCAD today launched of their new F3 3.0 release, which includes enhancements such as market correlation calibration for hybrid modelling and dual-curve stripping capabilities consistent with the cross-currency mar
JP Morgan Launches Eskrow Risk Mitigation Service in South Africa
by Kylene Casanova
Already a leading escrow provider in the United States and Europe, JP Morgan treasury services have launched new escrow services in South Africa to help clients mitigate counterparty risk.
FINCAD enhances Hedge Accounting Insight to provide greater visibility for informed investment decis
by Kylene Casanova
Hedge Accounting Insight, FINCAD's web-based hedge accounting solution, now offers increased coverage and enhanced cash flow and liquidity managements.
How to spot when a critical supplier might be about to go under…
by Kylene Casanova
1. Talk to them All the time, not just once a quarter. You'll get a excellent feel for what is going on. Build good relationships and trust. Suppliers remember companies which have been good to them.
FiREApps new range of FX exposure management packages cover all types of company
by Kylene Casanova
FiREapps have developed a three-step approach for managing FX exposure:
HedgeTrackers releases extensive web upgrade to their Capella Foreign Currency hedge accounting pack
by Kylene Casanova
The perfect tool for the imperfect world of hedging
Really manage corporate credit risk - you cannot afford to wait
by Kylene Casanova
In an excellent presentation at the AFP's Annual Conference, in November 2011, on managing corporate credit risk, Phil Burch, CFO Nichols Brothers, Inc. and George Garner, President CrediPoint Software, showed the h