Tag: hedging

Persistent currency volatility is forcing treasury teams to rethink how they manage exposure, with stronger forecasting, cross-functional collaboration and technology emerging as the foundations of effective FX risk management.

From blocked shipping lanes to soaring raw material costs, senior company executives warn that supply chain pressures are structural, not cyclical, and the bill is heading to consumers, with long-term finance planning becoming harder.

Multinationals need to finetune their FX hedging strategies faced with a market with growing volatility, according to speakers at the event.

Corporate interest in participating in the Swap Connect programme is growing, following the enhancement in May to include China's one-year loan prime rate as reference rate. Henderson Land’s CFO gave CT some insights.

By creating more dynamic hedging solutions and leveraging digital platforms for the benefit of customers, OCBC is responding to a pressing need in the treasury community for tools to manage a challenging business environment. Its initiatives also helped the bank secure CorporateTreasurer awards for FX/hedging and digital solutions in 2024.

A senior panel from Agoda, FGV Holdings and ION, discussed challenges and strategies for Apac treasurers when managing currencies in the region.

Michelle Xu, greater China head of risk management solutions at Deutsche Bank, discusses the impact of the Fed’s rate cut decision on Chinese exporters.

At a panel discussion around FX risk management and exchange rates, Chinese experts advised firms to step up hedging strategies, given the US Fed rate will stay higher for longer.

Commodities may have come off the boil after a tumultuous 2022, but analysts are now seeing commodity price impacts in previously less exposed sectors.

Geopolitical shocks over the past 12 to 18 months have put FX concerns top-of-mind for treasurers. But can they take a tech route out of this risk?

New research shows corporates adapting their hedging strategies, including using shorter-dated FX forwards to maintain flexibility.

The firms have worked together since 2019 to serve mutual clients on the automation and digitision of hedging processes.