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Effective Foreign Exchange (FX) Risk Management
12/06/24
Effective Foreign Exchange (FX) Risk Management
Understanding and managing foreign exchange risk often goes in the “too hard” basket. Which is why we have put together this easy-to-read guide to help you achieve more effective FX Risk Management.
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Credit Value Adjustment
27/05/24
Credit Value Adjustment
Credit Value Adjustment or CVA has been around for a long time. However, the introduction of the accounting standard IFRS13 in 2013, drove a requirement to understand it a bit better. This is a quick overview of what you need to know.
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Lies, damned lies and valuations
21/05/24
Lies, damned lies and valuations
We take a look at one of the key questions auditors ask: “why is there a difference between the bank valuation and the Hedgebook valuation (or any other system’s for that matter)?” We explore a selection of reasons that can lead to differences. 
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Why FX Valuations are Wasted at Year End
02/05/24
Why FX Valuations are Wasted at Year End
As responsible FX managers we need to meet market uncertainty with probability; delivering the best, most accurate information we can, so the right decisions can be made. On any day.
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An Introduction to Currency Risk for Importers and Exporters
07/04/24
An Introduction to Currency Risk for Importers and Exporters
Importers and exporters face the daunting task of dealing with foreign exchange risk that can easily alter revenues; those with smaller cash reserves are impacted the most - but they certainly aren't alone.
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The Benefits of Hedging, and Managing FX Risk
02/04/24
The Benefits of Hedging, and Managing FX Risk
Many small to medium-sized firms tend not to hedge - even if they engage in extensive import and/or export activity. We are looking to change that with a closer look at the benefits of hedging.
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Exploring the impact of path dependent options
20/03/24
Exploring the impact of path dependent options
We explore the difficulties companies face when using path dependent options, such as leveraged collars or participating forwards. We've included some practical examples to make it easier to understand.
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Year End: Financial Instrument Check List
23/02/24
Year End: Financial Instrument Check List
As the end-of-year compliance burden grows for Australian and New Zealand organisations, we put together a practical check list for those exposed to financial instruments such as FX forwards, FX options and interest rate swaps.
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The Absa Hedgebook story: bank driven FX hedging innovation
31/01/24
The Absa Hedgebook story: bank driven FX hedging innovation
Absa CIB – one of South Africa’s leading commercial banks and an industry innovator – recently revealed its Hedgebook story. It has given us a great example of bank driven FX hedging innovation to share.
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Lessons from London: banks, fintechs and going digital
20/10/23
Lessons from London: banks, fintechs and going digital
Hedgebook CEO Richard Eaddy recently spent a few weeks in London catching up with corporate clients, banks, brokers and other fintech providers - here are some of the lessons he learnt.
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Forex Dashboard Revealed: Hedgebook’s FX Exposure Tool
15/09/23
Forex Dashboard Revealed: Hedgebook’s FX Exposure Tool
It often surprises users to discover Hedgebook’s FX Exposure Tool dashboard capability is exactly that - the FX risk management dashboard they have been looking for - in disguise. The range of functionality may surprise you.
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Essential hedge effectiveness testing: methods and importance
21/06/23
Essential hedge effectiveness testing: methods and importance
Ensuring the changes in fair value of a hedge adequately offset the changes in fair value of the hedged item can be critical. Kevin Mitchell, MD of Hedge Effective Advisory, explores a range of hedge testing methods.
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The Complete Guide to Calculating fx forward points
27/03/23
The Complete Guide to Calculating fx forward points
Every year thousands of readers like you benefit from this common-sense approach to the calculation of foreign exchange (FX) forward points. First published 10 years ago, we regularly review and update it.
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How is your FX exposure looking right now?
26/10/22
How is your FX exposure looking right now?
If your business is exposed to foreign exchange volatility it can be unsettling. Depending on which side of the exchange rate your business is exposed to, currency movements will be felt differently.
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Hedgebook User Survey: more FX Hedging, more frequently
25/07/22
Hedgebook User Survey: more FX Hedging, more frequently
Five key learnings from this year's Hedgebook Annual User Survey. There are some interesting trends as greater volatility is driving more FX Hedging activity and this is confirmed across our user base.
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Banks have real opportunity in FX hedging for SMEs
16/06/22
Banks have real opportunity in FX hedging for SMEs
There is ongoing discussion around the lack of digital innovation by banks in the SME lending space. This resonates with Hedgebook as it also relates to banks and how they manage foreign exchange hedging for SMEs.
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