Currency risk
FCA asks prop traders about capital impact of sterling fall
Regulator seeks info on currency make-up of capital base, and capital adequacy
IFC risk management directors wrestle with strong dollar
Weak emerging markets and commodities downturn are also posing a challenge
Currency-hedged ETF surge prompts hedging concerns
Eurozone QE programme prompts wave of investor interest
Currency-hedged ETF inflows boom
Investor interest sparks race to construct new products
Europe's life firms eye carry trade to ease pain of low rates
Insurers repurpose strategy used successfully by Japanese peers
Best ETF provider
WisdomTree wins the award for best ETF provider in the US
Zambia sees first currency futures contract
Badex lacks foreign backers, talks with development banks
‘Flawed’ standard formula currency risk calibration needs revision - Insurance Europe
Current specification is ‘counter-intuitive’, say industry experts
ETF roundup
ETF roundup
RMB/Africa currency hedging sees ‘substantial’ growth in past 12 months
Increasing levels of trade between Africa and China have driven the emergence of an increasingly active RMB derivatives market
Stressed VAR will hit forex options, dealers warn
Certain forex options and exotics penalised by Basel 2.5, including emerging market currencies and double no-touches
Targeting currency risks
Targeting currency risks
Sponsored feature: BNY Mellon
Putting cash to work – Now and post Solvency II
Australian super funds look to cross-currency basis swaps
Cross purposes
Indian corporates struggle with FCCB redemptions
Many Indian issuers of foreign currency convertible bonds maturing this year face defaulting on the debt after depressed equity prices force the companies to redeem rather than convert the bonds to equity
Greek reversion to drachma easier than euro conversion, say analysts
If Greece were to leave the eurozone it would have to establish a new currency in record time; analysts explain how the process would be simpler today due to technological advances
FX Week Asia: Corporate hedgers rattled by volatility
Tumultuous foreign exchange market in September has left some hedging strategies in disarray and led to more timely exposure monitoring in one treasury department, say corporate treasurers speaking at FX Week Asia
Disenchantment with equities boosts attractions of forex
Tapping the power of forex
Renminbi internationalisation poses potentially fatal risks
Restraining the risks
Pension funds urge US Congress to act fast on debt-ceiling deal
Pension funds and investment firms highlight inflation, interest rate and currency risks of US default in open letters to President Obama
Inflation-linked structured products attract UK investors as risk appetite recovers
Inflation-linked structured products attracting UK investors
South African investors turn to Australian dollar in search for yields
South African investors bank on Australian dollar
El Al enhances risk management and hedging operations
Israel’s national airline tightens up on the way it hedges jet fuel risk and currency movements