Treasury

Michelle Xu, greater China head of risk management solutions at Deutsche Bank, discusses the impact of the Fed’s rate cut decision on Chinese exporters.

With the US dollar and the euro as the dominant billing currencies for many Asian companies, corporate treasurers need caution when assessing their options for mitigating FX volatility – and to keep an eye on changing exposures.

At a panel discussion around FX risk management and exchange rates, Chinese experts advised firms to step up hedging strategies, given the US Fed rate will stay higher for longer.

There are great opportunities across artificial intelligence, application programming interfaces, Central Bank Digital Currencies and FX hedging platforms, however there are also risks.

Commodities may have come off the boil after a tumultuous 2022, but analysts are now seeing commodity price impacts in previously less exposed sectors.

Geopolitical shocks over the past 12 to 18 months have put FX concerns top-of-mind for treasurers. But can they take a tech route out of this risk?

New research shows corporates adapting their hedging strategies, including using shorter-dated FX forwards to maintain flexibility.

Amid continued currency volatility and rising hedging costs, treasurers are reassessing their hedging strategies and implementing automation tools.

The firms have worked together since 2019 to serve mutual clients on the automation and digitision of hedging processes.

The Hong Kong market’s first private company to secure a green loan achieves another milestone, as it commits to reducing further its hazardous and total waste. Leo's CFO also reveals that another sustainability loan is set to follow, in coming months.

The acquisition by the treasury and risk management platform provider enhances its hedge accounting and SaaS solution capabilities.

Factors such as inflation and geopolitics could shape corporate treasurers’ approach to FX hedging in 2022.