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Finance & Development June 2009 Kamil et al. |
A Hedge, Not a Bet Latin American companies used new techniques to protect against currency swings. But a few used them to gamble -- and they lost big. |
CFO June 1, 2003 Ronald Fink |
Natural Performers Companies are increasingly relying on natural hedges to juggle currency risks. They are forsaking derivatives and matching revenues and costs for the same currency or offsetting losses in one currency with gains in another. |
FDIC FYI March 26, 2003 |
Derivatives Risk in Commercial Banking Derivatives serve an essential role in the U.S. and world economies but also present certain risks to the deposit insurance funds. This article explains what these risks are and describes how they are managed within commercial banking. |
Knowledge@Wharton February 12, 2003 |
The Changing Use of Derivatives: More Hedging, Less Speculation High-risk gambles like those that torpedoed Orange County, Gibson and P&G are far less likely than conservative plays meant to hedge against loss in underlying markets such as energy, commodities or currencies. |
Finance & Development June 2010 Randall Dodd |
Municipal Bombs Local governments on both sides of the Atlantic found themselves in a financial mess after engaging in derivatives transactions. |
The Motley Fool November 14, 2011 Travis Hoium |
Behind the Scenes of the Market: Derivatives and Risk How risk is calculated and the way derivatives are really traded. |
The Motley Fool May 18, 2011 Isac Simon |
Oil Companies Rocked by Violent Derivative Exposure These contracts have seemingly altered the bottom lines of mid-cap oil stocks, but do they really affect companies' performance? |
BusinessWeek November 24, 2010 Schmidt & Brush |
Will Currency Derivatives Get a Pass on Oversight? Banks want them exempted. Geithner is caught between bankers and regulators on how much oversight to give currency derivatives. |
Reason February 2004 Callahan & Kaza |
In Defense of Derivatives Between Enron, WorldCom, and Global Crossing, the controversial financial instruments have gotten a bad rap. Here's the truth. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2000 Anne Y. Kester |
Improving the Framework for Reporting on International Reserves During the international financial crises of the late 1990s, deficiencies were uncovered in the publicly available information on countries' international reserves. A new template and operational guidelines have been developed to promote improved disclosure of such data. |
CFO April 1, 2010 Kate O'Sullivan |
Painful Conversions As currency risk intensifies, companies of all sizes are taking steps to protect cash flows. |
U.S. Banker August 2001 John Hackett |
Credit Derivatives Hit a Snag After years of booming growth, the market in these hedging tools dropped in the first quarter, but the consensus is that they're too good to keep down. Includes statistics on the biggest bank participants. |
BusinessWeek October 7, 2009 Levisohn & Scott |
The Side Effects of Financial Reform Proposed rules aimed at curbing Wall Street abuses may crimp corporate earnings and returns for investors, too. |
The Motley Fool December 6, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
A Yen for the Carry Trade The carry trade is one example of how sophisticated investors use global financial markets to seek profits. Although the strategy involves risk, it has rewarded its users significantly over the past several years. |
CFO October 1, 2009 Randy Myers |
Boxed In The government's push to standardize over-the-counter derivatives could severely disrupt corporate hedging programs. |
The Motley Fool October 12, 2010 Jacob Roche |
Indecent Currency Exposure It's important to understand the risks of currency exposure before you invest. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2002 Keller et al. |
The Bottom Line Weaknesses in public and private sector balance sheets could be the sign of a crisis in the making. |
U.S. Banker March 2002 Man Yin Li |
Transfer That Risk! With more and more bankruptcies and defaults, many banks can protect themselves with credit derivatives. There are dangers in using them, but if used intelligently, they can be a boon to many banks... |
The Motley Fool September 29, 2008 Rich Duprey |
A Really Bad Bet Poultry and beef processor suffers staggering derivative losses on improper currency bets |
Financial Advisor February 2010 Marla Brill |
Taming The Currency Elephant Currency ETFs provide easy access to a huge but ignored asset class. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2007 Leslie Lipschitz |
Wising Up about Finance With tighter links between national economies and global financial markets, better financial analysis is critical to macroeconomic management. |
The Motley Fool October 16, 2008 Hanson & Weisshaar |
How to Cope With a Global Financial Crisis Many previously strong emerging market currencies such as the Brazilian real, the Indian rupee, and the new Turkish lira have dropped substantially against the U.S. dollar recently. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2000 Andrew Berg & Eduardo Borensztein |
The Dollarization Debate Full dollarization of the economy is widely discussed as a way of enabling developing countries to overcome monetary and exchange rate instability. What are the costs and benefits of dollarizing, and which developing countries are most likely to benefit? |
BusinessWeek May 6, 2010 Dawn Kopecki |
Why Wall Street Fears Derivatives Regulation A provision in the finance reform bill could force banks to exit a highly profitable business. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2002 Gerd Hausler |
The Globalization of Finance Financial globalization has brought considerable benefits to national economies and to investors and savers, but it has also changed the structure of markets, creating new risks and challenges for market participants and policymakers... |
HBS Working Knowledge March 20, 2006 Ann Cullen |
Unlocking Your Investment Capital Many companies can double or even triple their capacity to invest in strategic assets and competencies by properly managing their risk balance sheet. |
Real Estate Portfolio May/Jun 2007 Dees Stribling |
The Dawning of Derivatives REIT and real estate derivatives are introduced as a new financial tool in the real estate world. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2006 Angel Ubide |
Demystifying Hedge Funds In an effort to soothe worries about transparency and supervision, public authorities are trying to develop new approaches to meet the public's need for financial system stability and investor protection while enabling investors to enjoy the benefits that hedge funds bring to financial markets. |
CFO May 1, 2005 Ed Zwirn |
Dollar Doldrums Multinationals are hedging currency risk, but they may need to do more. |
Financial Advisor March 2011 Eric Rasmussen |
Atlas Unbound Will global unrest stop emerging market bonds from emerging? |
Financial Planning November 1, 2012 Allan S. Roth |
Unappealing Alternatives: Investors Flock to Alternative Mutual Funds and ETFs Investors have been flocking to alternative mutual funds and ETFs - and are being punished for it. |
The Motley Fool November 28, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Does a Declining Dollar Spell Doom? The odds of an outright devaluation of the U.S. dollar at the hands of the federal government are fairly low. However, in today's global economy, investors can suffer from many of the consequences of devaluation even without any formal governmental action. |
CFO May 8, 2006 Linda Corman |
Lost in the Maze Problems with hedge accounting caused a wave of restatements in 2005. Are FASB's rules too hard to follow, or are companies simply too lax? |
Wall Street & Technology January 24, 2006 |
Get Yer Red-Hot Derivatives Here! The derivatives market is heating up, and IT spending on derivatives management will experience a steady increase over the next four years, according to a new study. |
Financial Advisor October 2011 Eric Uhlfelder |
Understanding And Investing In Currencies Despite volatile exchange rates, foreign currency exposure is playing an increasingly important role in enhancing global portfolios. |
Salon.com February 5, 2002 Damien Cave |
Risky business How did Enron break into the elite Wall Street world of credit derivatives? |
Wall Street & Technology February 11, 2008 Melanie Rodier |
World's Biggest Bank Frauds Read on for a list of the world's four biggest bank frauds. |
BusinessWeek February 11, 2010 Katz & Schmidt |
A Goldman Guy Turns on the Street CFTC chief Gary Gensler's fight for tough rules on derivatives is making him exceedingly unloved. |
BusinessWeek April 22, 2010 Alan Katz |
The City That Got Swapped A decade ago, the mayor of Saint-Etienne, France, hit on a novel way to help pay for urban renewal: currency and interest rate swaps. He was a hero for a while. Then came the crash. Now he's the ex-mayor of a town facing financial disaster. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2007 Bertuch-Samuels & Ramlogan |
The Euro: Ever More Global The euro's future use will be shaped by factors largely outside policymakers' control. |
CFO December 1, 2006 Randy Myers |
New Currents in Currency It's relatively simple to hedge foreign-currency risk -- if you can figure out your exposure. |
The Motley Fool June 14, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
This Rate-Booster Could Cost You a Fortune Thanks to currency exchange-traded funds, implementing a carry trade is now easier than ever, but there is a price. |
Finance & Development March 2009 Brad Setser |
The Shape of Things to Come Individual national decisions, not international summits, will remake the global financial system. |
On Wall Street January 1, 2009 Gwen Moran |
Do Derivatives Need More Oversight? These securities have gotten a bad rap but new legislation may do more harm than good. |
BusinessWeek May 27, 2010 Matthew Leising |
How Wall Street Gamed Derivatives Reform New legislation likely won't have a major effect on banks that own stakes in trading and clearing firms. |
On Wall Street August 1, 2010 Neil O'Hara |
Reversal Of Fortune? Even as the developed nations struggle under mountains of debt, the emerging markets have led the way in the investing world over the past decade. |
Financial Advisor August 2006 Eric Uhlfelder |
Profiting From Foreign Exchange Currency exposure can add diversification and gains to portfolios -- if you're careful. Financial advisors should understand from the start that exchange rate movements are notoriously difficult to forecast over the near term. |
Finance & Development December 2011 Eswar S. Prasad |
Role Reversal Emerging economies are less dependent on debt, less vulnerable to volatile investment sentiment, and are rethinking the role of capital flows |
Financial Advisor April 2005 Alan Lavine |
Global Bond And Foreign Currency Plays If your financial clients are invested overseas, here are several ways to play the change in currency values. |
Finance & Development September 2009 Randall Dodd |
Overhauling the System The United States is proposing the most radical reform of financial regulation since the New Deal. |