Explore How To Forecast FX Rates Want to explore how to forecast FX rates? FX Initiative’s FX Market Overview course provides proven best practices and real world examples to help you forecast future exchange rate movements in the $5+ trillion daily FX market, the largest and most liquid market in the world. Get started with our foreign exchange risk management training, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples and events at FXCPE.com. Start Training > Download the PDF January 29, 2019By FX Initiative FX Market Overview, General bestpractices, business, currency, demand, economics, education, forecasting, forex, fxcpe, fxinitiative, international, learning, management, professional, risk, supply, training, treasury 0 0 Comment
Find Out 4 Ways Firms Manage FX Risk Do you want to find out how firms manage FX risk? FX Initiative’s FX Risk Management course will teach you how to retain and reduce FX risk when conducting business internationally. Get started with our foreign exchange risk management training, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples and events at FXCPE.com. Start Training > Download the PDF January 22, 2019By FX Initiative FX Risk Management, General cpe, education, forex, learning, management, professional, risk, training 0 0 Comment
Learn Where to Look for FX Risk Ready to learn where to look for FX risk? Get started with our foreign exchange risk management training, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples and events at FXCPE.com. Start Training > Download the PDF January 15, 2019By FX Initiative FX Risk Exposures, General cpe, currency, education, forex, fxcpe, fxinitiative, learning, management, risk, training 0 0 Comment
FX Initiative: Your FX Risk Management Formula [𝑓𝑥+𝐶𝑃𝐸=𝑓𝑥𝐶𝑃𝐸.𝑐𝑜𝑚] Are your finance, accounting and treasury teams ready to manage foreign exchange (FX) risk in 2019? Whether you are new to foreign exchange or a seasoned professional, follow FX Initiative for your FX risk management formula to optimize an actionable plan for managing currency risk. FX Initiative is a leading provider of FX risk management training to finance, accounting and treasury professionals through educational videos, online tools, and webinar topics that are eligible for continuing professional education (CPE) credit and offered on-demand anytime and anywhere at FXCPE.com. Our training approach starts by identifying knowledge gaps using our Pre-Test Evaluation, and then closing those knowledge gaps with our on-demand educational videos, real-world examples, and live and recorded webinar events to create a comprehensive curriculum on currency risk management. The organizations FX Initiative works with recognize the value of investing in training that enables employees to excel at their job responsibilities, and apply their professional development and knowledge for the benefit of the firm. We teach best practices for reducing FX gains and losses, preserving cash flows, and optimizing FX risk management strategies for revenues, expenses, receivables, payables, assets, liabilities, and equity. The benefit to the bottom line and increased understanding and communication of FX challenges and solutions is brought about through the following four essential stages of learning: First, we ask challenging and critical questions global firms face, such as: How to manage currency risk? How to draft a FX risk policy? Where to look for FX risk exposures? What currency risks to hedge and how? Which strategies meet FX hedge objectives? What is the economic and accounting impact? Second, we answer those questions in our CPE video courses, which include: FX Market Overview FX Risk Exposures FX Risk Management FX Spot & Derivatives Hedging FX Transactions Hedging Foreign Subsidiaries Third, we reinforce concepts with CPE exams and interactive examples using our: Currency Code Locator FX Risk Policy Drafter FX Derivative Speculator FX Transaction Simulator FX Subsidiary Consolidator Fourth, we present hands-on practical CPE webinars that cover the following topics: FX Risk Management FX Risk Policy FX Forward Contracts Balance Sheet Hedging Cash Flow Hedging Net Investment Hedging Our approach ensures that topics are not only addressed in detail, but reinforced and practiced, enhancing confidence in your ability to implement and expand on your newly improved skills. All training content is available 24/7 365 to help you anytime and anywhere with FX risk policies, FX accounting, FX hedging strategies, and everything FX risk management related. FX Initiative serves as a trusted partner and FX risk management resource to finance, accounting and treasury professionals with the goal of increasing collaboration and profitability. Are you ready to manage FX risk? Become a FX Initiative subscriber today to access our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples and events at FXCPE.com. Managing FX risk is a high priority for many firms in 2019, and it is now easier than ever to learn the fundamentals of currency risk management. You can reduce FX risk and reap rewards abroad by taking the FX Initiative for your international business today! Click here to subscribe > Cheers to your continued success in the new year, The FX Initiative Team support@fxinitiative.com January 7, 2019By FX Initiative General Accounting, ContinuingProfessionalEducation, Finance, Foreign Exchange, Forex, FX Initiative, FXCPE, Learning, Management, Risk, Training, Treasury 0 0 Comment
Attend the Balance Sheet Hedging webinar! You're invited to the Balance Sheet Hedging webinar! Thursday, September, 20th | 2PM Eastern | 1 CPE Credit Program Overview Join us for a live webinar and learn how to hedge FX receivables & payables and mitigate FX gains & losses. This 1-hour session covers 4 key learning objectives: Discover the concept of a foreign exchange (FX) balance sheet hedge program. Recognize how FX receivables and payables impact the financial statements. Explore how forward contracts can be used to mitigate FX gains and losses. Identify best practices for optimizing and adjusting balance sheet hedges. Who Should Attend New and seasoned finance, accounting, treasury, and related professionals (CPA, CIA, CRMA, CFE, etc.) interested in international business. Join Us September 11, 2018By FX Initiative General, Webinar Balance Sheet, CPE, Education, Foreign Exchange, Forex, Forward Contract, Gain, Hedge, How To, Income Statement, Learning, Loss, Payable, Receivable, Risk Management, Training 0 0 Comment
Explore the powerful impact of professional development Professional development in the workplace often refers to required employee training in areas such as workplace safety, corporate policies, and industry specific rules and regulations. While this training is commonplace in the corporate setting, it rarely provides value add to the employee or organization in terms of job performance and customer success. FX Initiative's approach to professional development focuses on the employee first, and makes results personal and meaningful. We start by identifying knowledge gaps using our Pre-Test Evaluation, then we close those knowledge gaps with our on-demand educational videos, and we reinforce our learning concepts using real-world examples. Professionals tasked with foreign exchange risk management often know their goals and objectives, but struggle with how to achieve them due to lack of training. Without dedicating time to the learning process and practicing what you've learned, it seems unrealistic to expect positive bottom line results and achievement of plans. The organizations FX Initiative works with recognize that investing in quality training that directly relates to employee job responsibilities benefits both the employee and the bottom line. Not only are employees more knowledgeable and capable after completing our training, but they are able to apply their knowledge for the benefit of their customers and the firm. FX training is a win-win outcome. FX sales teams are able to have deeper conversations with clients, gain a better understanding of problems and available solutions, and secure long-term relationships that are mutually beneficial to both parties. Treasury professionals are able to significantly reduce FX gains and losses, preserve cash flows from FX transactions, and articulate their results more clearly and confidently to senior management. FX Initiative's Currency Risk Management Training provides an actionable and valuable plan for learning foreign exchange that helps FX sales teams collaborate more effectively with treasury professionals. FX service providers and global firms can take full advantage of our unique training opportunity by proactively investing in their employees and organizations. Professional development is no longer something to simply check off the list, it is now a necessity for global companies and their employees to remain competitive and profitable. Ready to invest in professional development for your organization? Click here to take the FX Initiative! Cheers, The FX Initiative Team support@fxinitiative.com July 12, 2018By FX Initiative General , Continuing Professional Education, CPE, Currency, Development, Foreign Exchange, Growth, Learning, Management, Professional, Risk, Teaching, FX, Training 0 0 Comment
Focus First on FX Fundamentals Foreign exchange risk management is referred to as a topic that’s “an inch wide and a mile deep.” This phrase means that one can easily cover the surface of the topic, but once you delve deeper there is a plethora of nuances and subtleties multinational corporations need to know to succeed. The concept of “meta-learning” relates to an awareness and understanding of “how” you are learning not just “what” you are learning. In order for companies to solve more complex FX risk management issues, it is essential to look at “how” you are learning the fundamentals of FX risk management first. For example, many companies struggle with accounting for currency derivatives. However, before a firm can truly grasp derivative accounting, it is essential to first build a foundation of knowledge on how to account for underlying foreign exchange exposures. Taking a step back can lead to a leap forward. FX Initiative’s Currency Risk Management Training provides an incremental approach on both “how” and “what” to learn as it relates to foreign exchange exchange risk management. Whether you are brand new to FX or have prior experience, the training program can start where you currently are. Our series of 6 training modules begins by focusing on the fundamentals of the Foreign Exchange Market and concludes with more advanced topics on Hedging FX Transactions & Foreign Subsidiaries. In between, we cover FX Risk Exposures, Risk Management, and Spot & Derivatives. This framework is designed to help the learner jump right into the curriculum at any point to elicit the most critical knowledge for their personal development. The key is that the learner has an awareness of where they are on the learning curve, and that is where the "how" of meta-learning comes into the equation. FX Initiative's currency risk management training includes the following 6 video modules: Foreign Exchange (FX) Market Overview FX Risk Exposures FX Risk Management FX Spot & Derivatives Hedging FX Transactions Hedging Foreign Subsidiaries You can watch the free introductions for each program to get an idea of the learning objectives covered, and then begin with the video you want to learn more about. For example, if you already know how to read currency quotations in the newspaper and how supply and demand impacts FX forecasting, then you may be ready to start learning where to look for FX Risk Exposures or how to create a FX Risk Management Policy. Investing the time up-front in learning foreign exchange fundamentals can help you solve more complex issues later on. If you are ready to enahce your learning experience, become a FX Initiative subscriber today and access our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples and events at FXCPE.com. Managing FX risk has become a higher priority for many firms recently, and it is now easier than ever to learn the fundamentals of currency risk management. Take the FX Initiative for your international business today! Click here to subscribe > Cheers, The FX Initiative Team support@fxinitiative.com June 5, 2017By FX Initiative General , Continuing Professional Education, CPE, Currency, Edcuation, Forex, Learning, Meta-Learning, Risk Management, Corporations, FX, Multinational, Training 0 0 Comment