CurrencyCast is a treasury podcast series from currency management experts, Kantox. In each episode, we look at the pressing foreign exchange (FX) risk issues facing treasurers and CFOs today and help them identify the potential gaps in their FX risk management strategy. Each episode will provide viewers with quick bite-size insights to help them better understand their FX risk, stay informed of the latest currency management trends and learn about the future of FX tech.
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Trump's Win: Navigating FX Volatility, Shifting Interest Rates & Cash Flow Uncertainty
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Send us a text 🎙The US election has sent shockwaves through global currency markets. Join us on CurrencyCast as we delve into the implications of this historic event, we provide insights and practical advice for currency managers to navigate these challenging times. We discuss the impact of the results for treasurers: USD Strength: Understanding th…
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Cross-Border Investment Challenges: Navigating Currency Risk with Jose Carlos Cuevas
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Send us a text 🎙What are the key factors to consider when investing in emerging markets? Find the answer in our new episode of CurrencyCast. We sat down with Jose Carlos Cuevas, Partner at Crowe and Board Member of ASSET, to discuss cross-border investment in the multi-currency world. Our guest shares invaluable insights on: The FX risk map of long…
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How Treasury Associations Fight Fraud in the Digital Age with Guillermo de la Fuente
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Send us a text 🎙Join the tsunami of digitisation! In our latest episode of CurrencyCast, we sat down with Guillermo De La Fuente, Senior Finance Executive and member of EACT in Switzerland, to discuss how new technology helps treasurers combat payment fraud. In this insightful interview, we discuss: The growing threat of payment fraud and its impac…
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Corporate FX Hedging Beyond the Carry Trade with BNP Paribas's Daisy Andrew
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Send us a text 🎙️Is your company's FX hedging strategy prepared for the next market shock? In this episode of CurrencyCast, we dive into the world of corporate hedging and how to effectively manage FX risk with Daisy Andrew, IRFX Sales from BNP Paribas London. Listen now to learn about: the rise of local currency invoicing and its impact on corpora…
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The Currency Advantage in the Sportswear Industry: Adidas & On Holdings
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Send us a text 🎙Season 9 of CurrencyCast is here! We’re kicking off this season with a special episode where our host analyses the FX strategies of two mainstream sports apparel companies, Adidas and On Holdings. In this episode, we explain: 🔹How Adidas faces significant FX risks due to its global supply chain and multi-currency cash flows. 🔹How On…
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FX Lessons from Merck & Hermès: How Finance Teams Fuel Success
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Send us a text What could two global giants like Merck and Hermès have in common? In our latest episode of #CurrencyCast, we reverse engineer the FX Strategies of Merck & Hermès and learn some actionable takeaways you can apply to navigate currency fluctuations. Our host, Agustin Mackinlay takes a look at these two companies and tries to decipher w…
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The Future of the Payments Landscape with Lorraine Mouat
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Send us a text 💸 What does the future of the payments look like? This week on #CurrencyCast, we dive deep into the explosion of payment methods and the factors driving this growth with Lorraine Mouat, Head of Payments at Thistle Initiatives. Here's a taste of what Lorraine discussed with our host, Agustin Mackinlay: 🔹 The pros and cons of building …
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Treasury Management During Volatile Times in the Asia/Pacific Region with Damian Glendinning
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Send us a text 🌏 Don't miss this episode of hashtag#CurrencyCast, where we sat down with Damian Glendinning, former Treasury Manager at IBM and Lenovo, to learn how to navigate bank relationships and mitigate risk in a volatile financial climate. Watch now to master FX risk in Asia-Pacific with a Treasury pro! In this episode, Damian shares his ins…
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How to Manage Emerging Market Currencies with Danilo Gonzalez
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Send us a text The attractions of doing business in emerging markets are often very high, but how do you effectively hedge the related FX risk? Tune in to our latest CurrencyCast episode with Danilo Gonzalez, Competence Hub Lead for Europe & Africa at Siemens Energy, where we explore the challenges and opportunities of managing the FX risk of exoti…
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Why FX Risk Management Matters in B2B Payments with Enrico Camerinelli
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Send us a text 🎙Struggling to manage FX risk in your B2B transactions? Tune in to our latest CurrencyCast episode with Enrico Camerinelli, Global Senior Research Analyst, where we explore why FX risk management matters for B2B companies. In this episode you will learn: The hidden dangers of FX risk in B2B transactions. Strategies to navigate the ev…
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What are the key skills of the strategic treasurer w/ Pieter de Kiewit
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Send us a text 🎙Season 8 of #CurrencyCast is live! To kick off the new season, we have invited Pieter de Kiewit, treasury headhunter, to discuss the hiring trends and key skills that modern treasurers need to shift from financial experts to strategic partners. Don't miss this episode! Tune in to explore: Why communication skills are becoming key in…
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Managing FX Risk with a strong currency: Lessons from Netflix and Swatch
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Send us a text 🎙 This week on CurrencyCast, we dive into the currency challenges faced by global giants Netflix and Swatch. So, how do they manage this risk? Tune in to learn some lessons about their foreign exchange risk management strategies. In this episode, we explore: The impact of appreciating functional currencies on global sales. The best p…
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Finding the Ideal Treasury Infrastructure for FX Centralisation with Justin Callaghan
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Send us a text 🎙Does company size matter when it comes to Treasury centralisation?Tune into #CurrencyCast to find out what Justin Callaghan, treasury expert and CEO of FTI Treasury, thinks. Agustin, our host, sat down with Justin to discuss: - How to efficiently implement an in-house banking structure - What are the benefits of FX centralisation in…
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How to Efficiently Implement FX Centralisation w/ Enric Hosta
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Send us a text 🎙What is the key to successful Treasury centralisation? In this special episode of #CurrencyCast, we invited Enric Hosta Robert, Product Owner at Kantox, to share the behind-the-scenes of our new Kantox In-House FX solution. Agustin, our host, sat down with Enric to chat about: 🔹 Why treasurers are turning towards centralisation of T…
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CBDCs & Best Practices in FX Management w/ Royston Da Costa
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Send us a text 🎙What are the four pillars you should look for in treasury management this 2024? Tune into #CurrencyCast to learn from experienced treasury professional Royston Da Costa, Assistant Treasurer at Ferguson Agustin Mackinlay, our host, had an insightful conversation with Royston covering topics such as: 🔹 Treasury management best practic…
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The Evolving Role of The CFO Balancing Risk and Strategy w/ Bonnie Tomei
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Send us a text 🎙What is the role of the CFO in today’s world? Tune in to our latest episode of CurrencyCast with guest Bonnie Tomei, CFO of Spectra7 Microsystems and experienced Finance professional, to find out how they balance being a strategic partner while managing risk. Agustin, our host, and Bonnie sat down to discuss: The role of the CFO in …
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Treasury Perspectives for 2024 w/ François Masquelier
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Send us a text 🎙#CurrencyCast is back with another season of insightful content on treasury, FX risk and currency management. This time around, we have invited François Masquelier, CEO of SimplyTreasury and Chair of ATEL and EACT treasury associations. Agustin Mackinlay, our host, and François sat down to discuss the upcoming trends in currency man…
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The Relationship Manager Role of Modern Treasurers w/ Sean O’Connor
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Send us a text 🎙What is the secret to Treasury success? Tune into #CurrencyCast with special guest Sean O’Connor, Treasury Director at MongoDB, to discover why modern treasurers need to embrace their role as relationship managers to become strategic business partners. 🔍 Join Agustin Mackinlay as he discusses with Sean: How to break out of silos Why…
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4 Ways To Battle Selective Hedging For Strong Corporate Governance
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Send us a text 🎙Are narcissistic managers steering your company's financial ship into treacherous waters? Discover the critical link between corporate governance and foreign exchange hedging in our latest episode of #CurrencyCast. 🔍 Join Agustin Mackinlay, Senior Financial Writer at Kantox, as he breaks down the dangers of weak corporate governance…
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From Operational to Strategic Treasury Management with Francisco de Barros
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Send us a text 🎙Tune in to our latest episode of CurrencyCast where we chat with treasury expert Francisco de Barros, Assistant Treasurer at Ingersoll-Rand, to learn more. Watch the full episode here 👉 https://bit.ly/473FhkJ In this episode, Agustin Mackinlay discusses with our guest how to manage currencies at a global conglomerate, with insights …
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How To Build Efficient Treasury Operations with Patrick Kunz
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Send us a text 🎙What does ‘scanning’ and improving treasury operations processes mean? Patrick Kunz, interim treasurer and owner of Pecunia Treasury and Finance, answers this question in our latest episode of CurrencyCast. We sat down with him to discuss how to build efficient treasury operations. He touches on: Quick wins as interim treasurer Shor…
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Send us a text 🎙 Are you battling with complex currency risk management? Focus on simplifying the process thanks to exposure netting. In our latest episode of #CurrencyCast we explain netting to help you avoid unnecessary transactions. Watch the full episode here 👉: https://bit.ly/3R5vgyS Join us to learn more about: The basics of exposure netting …
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Travel Experts Edition: Booming Bookings and Innovative Trends
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Send us a text 🎙Are you ready for the new era of Travel? We are back with fresh new content for CurrencyCast! To kick off season 6, we have invited industry experts Mario Gavira, VP of Growth at Kiwi.com, and Mauricio Prieto, founder of eDreams, for an exclusive episode dedicated to the world of Travel. Join us in this first episode to listen our s…
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The untapped potential of currency management in embedded finance
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Send us a text 🎙️In a multicurrency world, fintechs are turning to embedded finance to provide better services for their customers and operate in the currency of their choice. Tune in to CurrencyCast to learn how automated currency management accelerates the embedded finance revolution. You will understand: What is embedded finance and its role in …
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How removing FX risk boosts liquidity management
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Send us a text 🎙️Are treasurers less concerned about currency risk management? Not really! We took a closer look at the latest EACT Treasury Survey in #CurrencyCast to explain why FX risk management is still one of the top priorities for finance professionals and how it helps improve the performance of certain tasks. Tune in to learn: 🔹 Why currenc…
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Fine-tuning balance sheet hedging to minimise FX gains & losses
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Send us a text 🎙️ Is your FX exposure a bottom-line killer? In this episode of #CurrencyCast, Agustin dives deep into the complexities of balance sheet hedging programs to help you tackle the accounting impact of foreign exchange gains and losses. Tune in to : Overcome the potential pitfalls of balance sheet hedging Discover effective strategies to…
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The treasurers guide to currency management with Corporate Treasury 101
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Send us a text 🎙 Do you know the difference between risk management and currency management? Tune into our latest episode of #CurrencyCast, as we are joined by Guillaume Jouvencel and Hussam Ali, hosts of the Corporate Treasury 101 podcast, to discuss why currency management goes beyond just executing hedges. We cover topics like: 🔹 Instruments inv…
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De-dollarization demystified: CFO's guide to separate hype from practicality
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Send us a text 🎙️Is the dollar losing momentum in FX markets? In our latest episode of #CurrencyCast, Agustin Mackinlay is takes a deep dive into the de-dollarization talk that has been leading headlines lately and analyses the implications of this event in the realm of currency management. He goes through: The two main arguments behind this trendi…
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Empowering Digital Treasury Operations through Automation with PwC
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Send us a text 🎙️#CurrencyCast is back, and in this first episode of the season, we’re joined by two special guests from PwC Luxembourg. Agustin Mackinlay sits down with Frédéric Chapelle and Corentin Maricq to explore business process automation and how it can help finance leaders power treasury’s digital transformation. Together they discuss: 🔹 T…
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The perks of automating currency management with BNP Paribas's Morgane Chavet
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Send us a text 🎙 Want to forget about the pain of a time-consuming, manual currency management workflow? In this week’s episode of #CurrencyCast, Agustin Mackinlay is joined by our special guest, Morgane Chavet from BNPP, to examine the benefits that currency management solutions can bring to companies operating with foreign currencies. Together th…
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How to avoid over-hedging and protect your firm's budget rate
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Send us a text 🎙It’s time to deal with the ever-present challenge of over-hedging when protecting the budget rate from FX risk. In this week’s episode of #CurrencyCast, Agustin Mackinlay presents the real case of a EUR-based exporter with sales in USD and Emerging Markets currencies. He discusses: The key pain points in currency hedging The data re…
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Tackling order cancellations in FX risk management
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Send us a text Companies need a solution that can help them neutralise the negative impact of cancelled FX orders. In this week’s episode of #CurrencyCast, Agustin Mackinlay discusses the advantages of automating order cancellations in currency management. He explains: How to minimise the P&L impact of FX-denominated order cancellations How to use …
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Mastering forward points management to increase competitiveness
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Send us a text Want to know the secret to reduced cost of hedging? 🎙Thanks to forward points optimisation you can secure financial gains. In this week’s episode of #CurrencyCast, Agustin Mackinlay guides you through the best way to leverage forward points to achieve financial gains and improve your pricing strategy. The episode tackles: Get rid of …
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Fintech and currency management: navigating complex regulations and innovation
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Send us a text 🎙Tune into the future of finance technology and manage currencies efficiently in a world of complex regulations and constant change. In this week’s episode of #CurrencyCast, Agustin Mackinlay sits down with Alistair Cotton, from Integrated Finance, to talk about fintech and currency management. The episode touches on: Relying on the …
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Why key person risk is holding you back from achieving your FX goals
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Send us a text 🎙Free yourself from the stress of handling monster spreadsheets with sensitive information that could break at any time. In this week’s episode of #CurrencyCast, Agustin Mackinlay explains the key person risk and why you should eliminate it. The episode goes over: The faulty process that creates key person risk Key person risk and sp…
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Send us a text 🎙 Keep your firm’s FX risk exposure under control. In this week’s episode of #CurrencyCast, Agustin Mackinlay uncovers the secret to hedging intercompany loans while avoiding the high cost of carry. He explains the shortcomings in the context of headquarters loaning to a subsidiary whose currency trades at a forward discount to that …
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Conquering behavioural biases in currency management
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Send us a text 🎙What can you do to avoid human biases affecting your work? In this week’s episode of CurrencyCast, Agustin explains how behavioural biases could affect currency management and decision-making in finance. He goes over: The main biases in currency management How those biases affect decision-making Tips to avoid the biases It’s an FX m…
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Treasury fundamentals in 2023 with François Masquelier
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Send us a text 🎙Treasurers and CFOs are facing many challenges when managing currencies in inflationary economies, volatile FX markets, and recession. This week’s episode of #CurrencyCast features a special guest, François Masquelier. Agustin Mackinlay sat with him to discuss: FX risk and scenarios of 2023 Achieving better cashflow visibility Autom…
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Send us a text 🎙 When managing foreign currencies there is a currency risk that CFOs and Treasurers may not be seeing, the underlying credit risk. In this week’s episode of #CurrencyCast, Agustin Mackinlay explains the secrets to mitigating this hidden risk. He discusses: benefits of embracing currencies taking full ownership of currency risk how t…
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Send us a text 🎙 It’s a multicurrency world out there! This week’s episode of #CurrencyCast shines a light on the benefits of introducing multiple currencies to your FX strategy. Agustin Mackinlay shares in detail how this is a great way to improve your profit margins. He explains: the benefits of working with different currencies the role of techn…
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2023 treasury agenda: priorities and challenges for currency managers
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Send us a text 🎙 #CurrencyCast season four is here! In our first episode of the season, Agustin Mackinlay helps treasurers and CFOs prepare for the year ahead with actionable tips on handling the challenges —and opportunities— of 2023. He discusses: 🔹 Priorities for finance leaders 🔹 Managing exposure to currency risk 🔹 The right approach to curren…
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A rundown of currency management software implementation
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Send us a text 🎙️Are you ready to implement Treasury tech? In the last CurrencyCast: Experts Edition of the year we discussed with Victor Carcouet, Implementation Manager, the nitty gritty of currency management software implementation. He talks about: Automation for CFOs: opportunity or threat? Why API readiness is the cornerstone of end-to-end au…
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Supercharge your currency management reporting & analytics
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Send us a text How do you achieve data driven insights? CFOs could obtain quality insights and create data-driven reports if they had an easy way to visualise the complex data related to the currency transactions. In this week’s episode of CurrencyCast, Agustin Mackinlay explains why finance leaders should focus on automating their reporting and an…
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Why Treasury automation won't steal your job
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Send us a text Could automation replace Treasurers? Finance teams need to embrace automation to adapt to the future of Finance but this doesn’t mean their jobs are at risk. In this week's CurrencyCast episode Agustin Mackinlay dives into the implications of automating currency management He touches on: The two type of Treasurers Intervention levels…
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Leveraging APIs to improve Treasury efficiency
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Send us a text Are you up-to-date with your digital knowledge? In this week’s CurrencyCast episode, we discuss how Treasurers can leverage APIs to improve currency management. Agustin Mackinlay explains: The Pull-based and Push-based connectivity The benefits of using APIs to automate your currency hedging The role of APIs for an optimised currency…
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Everything you need to know about layered hedging
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Send us a text Looking to protect your firm from cash flow and currency volatility? In this week’s episode of CurrencyCast, we look at layered hedging, the FX hedging strategy used to tackle shifting interest rate differentials and less-than-stellar cash flow visibility. Agustin Mackinlay explains How this program works What business models does it…
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Using pricing to create an effective hedging program
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Send us a text In this episode of CurrencyCast, we explore the link between pricing and creating an effective cash flow hedging strategy. We show you a simple PEG framework (Pricing, Exposure, and Goals) that will allow you to: Correctly define your FX goals Understand what type of exposure data you need to collect and process Select The best hedgi…
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Experts Edition: 4 costly mistakes treasurers make when managing currency risk
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Send us a text When it comes to foreign exchange risk management, the most minor mistakes can end up costing your business. Even with the most solid strategy in place, wrong processes can trip treasurers up and create errors, frictions and a dent in your finances. But how can you avoid these high-priced problems? In this episode of CurrencyCast, Cu…
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Send us a text Do you struggle with having a perfect match between your currency hedging position and the cash settlement of the underlying commercial exposure? We’ll let you in on a secret: most treasurers and finance teams do. But how can you simplify this time-consuming and resource-intensive task? In this episode of #CurrencyCast, we’ll reveal …
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