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Effective Foreign Exchange (FX) Risk Management
19/06/25
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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Guide to selecting FX hedging risk management software
18/06/25
Guide to selecting FX hedging risk management software
A comprehensive guide to selecting FX hedging risk management software based on key things prospects tell us they are looking for. We genuinely hope it helps you on your journey.
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Check the Flavour of your FX Forwards
09/06/25
Check the Flavour of your FX Forwards
The current headlines are a timely reminder that FX transactions aren’t all the same ‘flavour’.  ‘Vanilla forwards’ are aptly named – but what if you're served something more exotic?
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Just what is an interest rate swap?
12/05/25
Just what is an interest rate swap?
One of our team was asked to give a simple overview of interest rate swaps and how they work - we have put together a comparison between an interest rate swap to a fixed-rate bank loan to illustrate the key points.
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Less talk, more hedging
09/05/25
Less talk, more hedging
It seems every few years we are thrown another curve ball. Not the same curve ball – as that would be just too easy. This time around Tim Potter, MD of HedgeStar is offering up some insight on the current curve ball and how hedging can help.
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How to ‘Fast Forward’ Valuations as an FX Broker
01/05/25
How to ‘Fast Forward’ Valuations as an FX Broker
It is now essential to have accurate valuations of your client FX portfolios at any point in time - here's how Hedgebook makes that easy.
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Trade Tariffs and FX Disruption – Keep Calm and Carry On
15/04/25
Trade Tariffs and FX Disruption – Keep Calm and Carry On
Trump’s tariffs are the most recent shock to create high level uncertainty and fluctuation in financial markets. In this article we discuss three tactics Hedgebook clients are deploying to keep calm and carry on. We hope you'll find them useful.
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Corporate FX Risk Management for Treasurers – with Examples
27/03/25
Corporate FX Risk Management for Treasurers – with Examples
We constantly learn from Hedgebook clients what really matters to them in selecting a Corporate FX risk management tool we believe you will find their perspective and case studies useful - plus insights from our Annual User Survey.
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Let’s celebrate Hedgebook.com: new domain
17/12/24
Let’s celebrate Hedgebook.com: new domain
While we have been happily operating under hedgebookpro.com when the opportunity came to shift to hedgebook.com we took it!
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Hedgebook Annual User Survey 2024 Findings
09/10/24
Hedgebook Annual User Survey 2024 Findings
The Hedgebook User Survey is used to inform our product development and help answer some of the questions prospects may have about the value users find in Hedgebook - be they corporates, bankers, auditiors, brokers or advisors
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Looking beyond AI: FX Sales Teams tech for success
02/10/24
Looking beyond AI: FX Sales Teams tech for success
An article in South African Treasurer Magazine provided interesting insight into FX Hedging in the age of big data and AI. Hedgebook fits into this world, helping create a data-drive environment for FX Sales Teams
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How Hedgebook can Bulk Upload Interest Rate Swaps
09/08/24
How Hedgebook can Bulk Upload Interest Rate Swaps
We have extended Hedgebook's bulk upload functionality to include interest rate swaps - mostly in response to our auditor community. Uploading the swaps in bulk, reduces errors and saves time. Who doesn't want that?
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Navigating these stormy economic waters
14/06/24
Navigating these stormy economic waters
In 2011 the reality is no one really knew where their currency was heading. In stormy economic waters what does a great FX hedging outcome look like and what can we learn from back then to apply to storms today.
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IFRS 7 – Disclosure Requirements of Financial Instruments
12/06/24
IFRS 7 – Disclosure Requirements of Financial Instruments
The focus of this blog post (which we updated in 2024) is IFRS 7 disclosure requirements and specifically the quantitative disclosures in assessing the risks faced by an entity in regards to its financial instruments.
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IFRS 13: Fair value measurement – Credit Value Adjustment
29/05/24
IFRS 13: Fair value measurement – Credit Value Adjustment
We examine IFRS 13 as it relates to the Credit Value Adjustment (CVA) of a financial instrument including fair value measurement - reflecting greater focus on the impact of counterparty credit risk post GFC.
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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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