Corporates
Limited-loss hedges help US firms dodge costly FX moves
Structurers say corporates’ use of options-based net investment hedging helped soften impact of USD selloff
Uncertainty in the macroeconomic environment, corporate tax avoidance and corporate credit financing: evidence from high-tech listed companies in China
Using data from Chinese high-tech enterprises, the authors investigate links between corporate tax avoidance and bank credit financing.
Patience pays off for XVA desks in wild week of tariff swings
Dealers avoided knee-jerk reactions that could have caused credit spreads to widen further
Deutsche’s Americas CRO on risk-taking in choppy markets
Risk Live Boston: Risk managers must stay alive to sudden market moves, but volatility can also bring opportunity, says Jonathan Hummel
Corporates hamstrung in response to FX volatility
Restrictions around hedging programmes leave US firms struggling to adapt to dollar weakness
Positive M&A outlook could boost deal contingent hedges
Traders predict hedging activity linked to deal completions will take off this year
Corporates turn to structured notes to juice cash returns
Dual currency notes find favour with treasurers under pressure to boost yields amid higher rates
Corporates pressed on FX hedges as dollar surge bites
CFOs increasingly facing tough questions about impact of exchange rates on foreign revenues
Corporates eye complex FX hedges as carry costs mount
Leveraged forwards and options-based structures entice treasurers facing rates uncertainty and FX volatility
Trump’s tariff threats fuel corporate FX hedging revamp
Treasurers mull options and longer-dated hedges in face of mixed signals on extent and timing of measures
Amazon, Meta and Tesla reject FX hedging
Risk.net study shows tech giants don’t hedge day-to-day exposures
The path to operational resilience begins with reliability and risk management
The challenges Apac financial services firms face enhancing operational resilience and leveraging data and hybrid cloud
Currency derivatives house of the year: UBS
Risk Awards 2025: Access to wealth management client base helped Swiss bank to recycle volatility and provide accurate pricing for a range of FX structures
SocGen makes Americas FX push with string of new hires
French bank eyes US and Latin American real money clients
Corporates look to tackle unhedgeable inflation indexes
As inflation risks mount for corporates, some are finding their exposures are linked to niche indexes
Boeing’s descent to junk doesn’t scare investors
Analysts and managers say market can absorb any selling pressure from potential downgrade
Rates movements boost FX net investment hedging
Changing differentials bring more positive carry opportunities for corporates
China set to extend NDF trading scheme for onshore banks
CFETS expected to introduce RFQ functionality and more currencies for non-deliverable forwards
New CRE model adds $1.8bn to UBS’s RWAs
Swath of exposures moved from standardised to IRB approach in the second quarter
US corporates tap euros for cheap debt and FX hedging
Interest rate differentials and cross-currency basis drive highest reverse Yankee issuance since Covid
Pricing share buy-backs: an alternative to optimal control
A new method applies optimised heuristic strategies to maximise share buy-back contracts’ value
Corporate ‘greenium’ reveals effect of ESG rules on returns
Analysis of sustainable products shows how SFDR has caused a shift in investor behaviour, writes economist
FX venues improve ‘stickiness’, Citi review finds
Improvements in tech stability, execution quality and bespoke services appease users
Three key drivers of middle-office outsourcing
This white paper examines the growing trend of middle-office outsourcing among asset and fund managers, driven by operational efficiency and cost control.