Currency derivatives
Paper company slams Bank Danamon with $95m foreign exchange lawsuit
Bank Danamon, one of Indonesia's most active distributors of derivatives contracts, has turned to Bank Sentral Republik Indonesia to help it resolve a 1.1 trillion rupiah ($94.9 million) lawsuit filed...
Dealers are beginning to think a lot more seriously about credit-adjusting the prices they quote on foreign exchange derivatives. How are they calculating this, and how are clients responding to the move?...
Extreme shifts in foreign exchange rates have forced corporate treasurers to reconsider their hedging strategies. With currency volatility expected to remain high, many are shifting away from complex structures...
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A time for special FX
Dealers are beginning to think a lot more seriously about credit-adjusting the prices they quote on foreign exchange derivatives. How are they calculating this, and how are clients responding to the move? By John Ferry
Japanese PRDC investors face years without a coupon
The continued slashing of interest rates in both the US and Australia in December has dealt Japanese power reverse dual currency (PRDC) investors more bad news. The products are now unlikely to pay coupons for the next few years or be called by issuers,...
A losing streak
The sharp depreciation in the Mexican peso in early October caused heavy losses for Mexican corporates holding foreign exchange derivatives. The country's regulator has now started an investigation into corporate disclosure. What are the implications...
Time for a rethink
The weak dollar and high implied volatility in currency markets has claimed a number of victims in the corporate sector, with some notching up significant mark-to-market losses on currency hedges. A number of firms have been forced to take a fresh look...
A rumble in Mumbai
Facing significant mark-to-market losses on currency derivatives transactions, a handful of Indian corporates have filed lawsuits claiming they are victims of mis-selling. Could this derail the country's nascent derivatives market? By Wietske Blees
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A sharp spike in dollar/yen volatility, combined with overall greenback weakness, is causing acute problems for investors and hedgers alike. And fears about the state of the world's second-most traded currency pair are spreading. Kathleen Kearney reports...
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