FX Net Investment Hedging Nuances Would you like to know the nuances of FX net investment hedging? FX Initiative’s FX Net Investment Hedging webinar explores how multinational corporations can hedge assets and equity in foreign subsidiaries, and demonstrates the importance of formally designating derivatives as net investment hedges for accounting purposes to benefit from reporting FX gains and losses in equity on the balance sheet. 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 April 23, 2019By FX Initiative Hedging Foreign Subsidiaries, Webinar accounting, ASC815, asset, consolidation, CTA, currency, defer, derivative, education, equity, financial, foreign, forex, fxcpe, fxinitiative, gains, hedge, learning, losses, management, net, operations, reporting, risk, subsidiaries, traning, translation 0 0 Comment
FX Forward Contract Fundamentals Would you like to learn the fundamentals of FX forward contracts? FX Initiative’s FX Forward Contracts webinar covers long and short FX positions, forward point premiums and discounts, and the payoff profile of a forward contract using real world examples that show the economic impact on cash flows and accounting entries in the financial statements. 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 April 9, 2019By FX Initiative General, Webinar Accounting, BankforInternationalSettlements, BestPractices, BIS, CashFlow, CPE, Currency, Derivative, Economics, Education, Forex, Forward, FXCPE, FXInitiative, Hedge, JackWelch, Learning, Management, Payoff, Risk, Strategy, Training 0 0 Comment
Cash Flow Hedge Considerations Are you curious about “cash flow” hedge considerations? FX Initiative’s Cash Flow Hedging webinar covers corporate best practices and case studies on hedging forecasted FX transactions, and walks you through pros and cons public and private companies can consider when deciding whether or not to elect “cash flow” hedge accounting treatment. 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 April 2, 2019By FX Initiative General, Webinar Accounting, ASC815, ASC830, BestPractices, CashFlow, CPE, Currency, Derivative, Earnings, Education, Expense, FAS133, Forecast, Forex, FXCPE, FXInitiative, Hedge, Learning, Management, Revenue, Risk, Strategy, Training, Volatility 0 0 Comment
Learn FX Balance Sheet Hedging Basics Would you like to learn FX balance sheet hedging basics? FX Initiative’s Balance Sheet Hedging webinar walks you through common FX asset, liability and equity accounts on the balance sheet, the mark-to-market or fair value accounting process and the ways firms can minimize the income statement impact of fluctuating FX rates using derivatives. Upon completion of this program, Fortune 500 companies and small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) alike will learn best practices for optimizing and adjusting balance sheet hedges that can help mitigate the impact of fluctuating FX rates and stabilize periodic reported earnings. 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 March 26, 2019By FX Initiative Webinar Accounting, Balance, BestPractices, CPE, Currency, Derivative, Earnings, Education, EPS, Forex, FXCPE, FXInitiative, Gain, Hedge, Learning, Loss, Management, Offset, Payable, Receivable, Recognized, Revalue, Risk, Training, Volatility 0 0 Comment
Learn the Language of FX Risk Management Ready to learn the language of FX risk management? FX Initiative’s FX Terms Glossary will teach you the key terms and definitions related to FX risk management. Newcomers and seasoned professionals alike can leverage this online dictionary to clarify the conversation, and develop a working vocabulary of important and frequently encountered concepts concerning foreign currency. 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 March 5, 2019By FX Initiative Examples, FX Terms Glossary, General accounting, acronyms, bestpractices, cpe, currency, definitions, education, finance, foreignexchange, forex, fxcpe, fxinitiative, glossary, hedging, jargon, language, learning, management, risk, terms, training, treasury, vocabulary 0 0 Comment
Identify The Top Two FX Hedge Objectives Ready to optimize your firm’s FX hedge objectives? FX Initiative’s Hedging FX Transactions course covers best practices employed by Fortune 500 companies and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for achieving the top two FX hedge objectives, illustrated in detail with real world economic and accounting examples. 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 February 26, 2019By FX Initiative FX Transaction Simulator, Hedging FX Transactions accounting, bestpractices, cashflow, cpe, credit, currency, debit, earnings, economics, education, EPS, expense, forward, fxcpe, fxinitiative, gain, goals, hedge, learning, loss, management, objectives, option, payable, receivable, revenue, risk, targets, training, transactions 0 0 Comment
How to Test FX Transactions & Hedge Strategies Ready to learn how to test FX transactions & hedge strategies? FX Initiative’s Foreign Exchange Transaction Simulator is a risk modeling tool that illustrates common FX exposures such as revenues, expenses, receivables and payables. The result is a detailed and interactive FX risk analysis that charts the economic payoff of a hedge strategy along with accounting journal entries and references to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). This tool serves to simplify the risk analysis process for you so you can focus on the practical bottom line impact to your global business. 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 February 19, 2019By FX Initiative FX Transaction Simulator, General accounting, bestpractices, cpe, credit, currency, debit, economics, education, expense, forex, forward, fxcpe, fxinitiative, gain, hedge, learning, loss, management, option, payable, practice, professional, receivable, revenue, risk, simulate, stresstest, training, transactions, VaR 0 0 Comment
Discover the Different Types of FX Derivatives Do you want to discover the different types of FX derivatives in detail? FX Initiative’s FX Spot & Derivatives course will help you distinguish the different type of FX derivatives firms employ to effectively hedge FX risk. This program provides a comparative analysis of FX derivatives with simulated examples to demonstrate the instruments your firm can use. 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 February 12, 2019By FX Initiative FX Spot & Derivatives, General accounting, bestpractices, collars, cpe, currency, derivatives, economics, education, forex, forwards, fxcpe, fxinitiative, hedging, learning, management, options, payoff, professional, profile, risk, training 0 0 Comment
Identify Internal Controls for FX Risk Management Interested in identifying internal controls for FX risk management? FX Initiative’s FX Risk Policy Drafter tool will help your firm establish internal controls by appointing personnel to the roles of trading, accounting, and confirmation, and specifying the individual responsibilities that fall under each segregated duty. 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 February 5, 2019By FX Initiative FX Risk Policy Drafter, General accounting, bestpractices, confirmation, corporation, cpe, currency, duties, education, forex, fxinitiative, internalcontrols, learning, management, multinational, professional, responsibilities, risk, roles, trading, 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