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Inflation leads to rapid increase in interest rates
09/08/22
Inflation leads to rapid increase in interest rates
After more than a decade of declines in interest rates, leading to the historically low interest rate environment, the recent reversal has been rapid. But what does this mean for those of us managing FX risk?
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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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Every FX Client Deserves More from FX Sales Teams
10/03/22
Every FX Client Deserves More from FX Sales Teams
FX sales teams know their top revenue generating customers really well, they're the first call when market movements warrant it. But what if a client is not in that top tier? How many opportunities do they miss?
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5 reasons why FX Sales Teams need a Client Dashboard
02/03/22
5 reasons why FX Sales Teams need a Client Dashboard
FX sales teams work portfolios of customers managing multiple currency hedging instances across each one. This blog explores five ways in which a Client Dashboard can help surface opportunities - and a lot more.
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How do you bridge the ‘touch’ gap for banks and FX customers?
09/12/21
How do you bridge the ‘touch’ gap for banks and FX customers?
Banks and large foreign exchange brokers have many FX customers to service, who all want to interact differently. Proactive or reactive? What is the answer? There is more to it than you might think!
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Complex Financial Derivatives – Buyers and Sellers Beware
29/10/21
Complex Financial Derivatives – Buyers and Sellers Beware
Publicity surrounding Deutsche Bank’s potential mis-selling of complex financial derivative products to an unsuspecting Spanish company highlighted, again, the risks associated with hedging foreign exchange. 
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Quantifying bank counterparty credit spread inputs for CVA
22/09/21
Quantifying bank counterparty credit spread inputs for CVA
Clients often ask what the appropriate credit spread would be when calculating CVA (Credit Value Adjustment) under the current exposure method - we outline our recommended approach for ANZ and the UK.
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Forward exchange contracts: pre-deliveries and extensions
08/09/21
Forward exchange contracts: pre-deliveries and extensions
Many companies use Forward Exchange Contracts (FECs) to hedge forecasted future foreign currency exposures. There some complexity in doing this but we want to show you how Hedgebook makes this easy.
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When to use zero-premium collar options as the method of hedging
30/08/21
When to use zero-premium collar options as the method of hedging
If it is not wise to always hedge via zero-premium collar options and you should never pay a premium to buy outright call and put currency options. So what is the right approach? And how should you apply it?
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Hedge accounting FX options: time versus intrinsic value
23/08/21
Hedge accounting FX options: time versus intrinsic value
Learn how FX options lock in the certainty of worst case exchange rate outcomes while allowing participation in favourable rate movements. We explore a range of FX options including Zero Cost Collar and more.
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Why use an interest rate swap and how does it work?
26/07/21
Why use an interest rate swap and how does it work?
A popular blog first released in 2015, largely to help explain what an Interest Rate Swap or IRS is. Funnily enough – the need to know is just as great today, if not greater - so we've taken the time to do an update.
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Three reasons investment fund managers use Hedgebook
17/06/21
Three reasons investment fund managers use Hedgebook
Here are three key ways Hedgebook makes life easier for investment fund managers or similar finance functions within a hedge fund, private equity or VC firm. If you like what you read - let us show you how it works.
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Why is it so Easy for Your FX Customers to Leave?
23/04/21
Why is it so Easy for Your FX Customers to Leave?
The world moving increasingly online and working remotely on a global scale, has made building FX customer relationships a whole lot harder - but does it have to be? Hedgebook asks (and answers) the question.
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Funding Valuation Adjustments Cloud Bank Valuations
15/04/21
Funding Valuation Adjustments Cloud Bank Valuations
Hedgebook takes a look at FVA (Funding Valuation Adjustments) that sit alongside CVA and DVA within the family of derivative valuations. Is it immaterial? Or are you over-investing in being compliant?
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FX Risk for Wine Importers and Exporters
08/04/21
FX Risk for Wine Importers and Exporters
In working with wine companies the Hedgebook team has a real appreciation for the complexity of managing FX risk for wine importers and exporters - and why managing it on a spreadsheet just doesn't work.
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