'A big step': China approves cash settlement of FX forwards

New renminbi rules will reduce the cost and risk of hedging, to the benefit of treasurers. China’s regulator is making the changes to slow the currency’s appreciation.
'A big step': China approves cash settlement of FX forwards

China’s foreign exchange regulator has for the first time officially allowed the forward settlement of foreign exchange without the exchange of principals in “a big step forward” for corporate treasurers – who stand to reduce significantly the risk and the cost of hedging.

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