May 2023 Newsletter May FX Risk Management Mastery: Explore our newsletter and discover the latest blog posts and insights from FX Initiative. We help finance, accounting, treasury, and sales professionals stay up to date with new training content, CPE webinars, and helpful tips & resources. 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 > View Newsletter May 2, 2023By FX Initiative General accounting, activities, business, cashflows, CPE, currency, derivatives, development, econonmics, finance, forex, fxcpe, fxinitiative, global, hedgeing, initiative, international, maangement, payments, professional, risk, training, treasury 0 0 Comment
Mastering FX Risk Management Webinar Program Overview FX Initiative cordially invites you to attend our webinar titled “Mastering Currency Risk Management”. Join us for a continuing professional education (CPE) program and earn CPE credit as we address the fundamental concepts of corporate foreign exchange (FX) risk management. This informational session will share best practices on how to identify, analyze, execute, and optimize a foreign exchange (FX) risk management program. Participants will learn how to assess a firm’s FX risk profile using a step-by-step analysis framework, the four approaches for managing FX risk, the impact FX risk has on the financial statements, and key terminology and takeaways for building a world class FX risk management program. Learning Objectives Discover how leading multinational corporations identify foreign exchange (FX) risk, including transaction, translation, and economic risk. Explore how to analyze FX risk management strategies, including balance sheet hedging, cash flow hedging, and net investment hedging. Identify key considerations when executing FX risk management plans, including the importance of strategy, policy and financial reporting. Recognize approaches to optimizing FX risk management plans by investing in personnel, resources, and operations to improve results. Who Should Attend? New and seasoned finance, accounting, treasury, and related professionals (CPA, CIA, CRMA, CFE, etc.) interested in international business. Register April 25, 2023By FX Initiative General, Webinar accounting, business, cashflows, corproation, corss-border, CPE, currency, derivatives, development, economics, education, events, examples, finance, fxcpe, fxinitiative, global, hedging, initiative, international, learning, management, multinational, payments, professional, risk, simulation, strategy, trading, training, transactions, treasury 0 0 Comment
Conquering Currency Risk Management Conquering currency risk management involves identifying, analyzing, and prioritizing various foreign exchange (FX) exposures, and developing and implementing a coordinated and systematic plan that utilizes company resources efficiently and effectively to mitigate and optimize FX risk. An important part of mitigating FX risk is hedging exposures such as revenues, expenses, receivables, payables, assets, liabilities, and equity. The degree to which companies implement adequate foreign exchange risk management practices can vary substantially, from not managing the risk at all to engaging in robust hedging activities. As a result, the FX impact on the bottom line can vary widely across organizations. Global companies face questions including, but not limited to: 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 are the economics? How to do FX accounting? That's a lot of questions! It's time to take the FX Initiative! FX Initiative's foreign exchange risk management training starts with watching our online video series about: Foreign Exchange (FX) Market Overview FX Risk Exposures FX Risk Management FX Spot & Derivatives Hedging FX Transactions Hedging Foreign Subsidiaries Then, review and test with quizzes and CPE exams, and reinforce learning using real examples with our: Currency Code Locator FX Risk Policy Drafter FX Derivative Speculator FX Transaction Simulator FX Subsidiary Consolidator FX Initiative training is available 24/7 365 to help you with FX risk policies, FX accounting, FX hedging strategies, FX risk management, and more. Are you ready to manage FX risk? 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 in 2022 and it is now easier than ever to learn the fundamentals of currency risk management. Make this the year to reduce FX risk and reap rewards abroad by taking the FX Initiative for your international business today! Start FX Risk Management Training > April 11, 2023By FX Initiative General, Webinar accounting, business, cash flows, CPE, cross-border, currency, derivatives, development, economics, exchange, finance, financial reporting, foreign, forward, fxinitiative, global, hedging, initiative, international, management, multinational, options, payments, professional, risk, spot, strategies, training, treasury 0 0 Comment
Prioritizing FX Risk Policies & Procedures (Video) Prioritizing FX Risk Policies & Procedures (Video): Learn the importance of a foreign exchange (FX) risk management policy and explore how firms such as Apple put formal plans into place. This video is a preview of FX Initiative’s FX Risk Management course as part of Learning Objective #2. To learn more, start your FX risk management training today, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples & events at FXCPE.com. Start FX Training March 28, 2023By FX Initiative FX Risk Management accounting, business, cashflows, CPE, currency, derivatives, development, economics, finance, forex, forwards, fxcpe, fxinitiative, gains, global, hedging, initiative, international, losses, management, options, payments, professional, risk, training, treasury 0 0 Comment
Clarifying Currency Quoting Conventions Clarifying Currency Quoting Conventions (Video): Distinguish the difference between direct and indirect currency quotations. This video is a preview of FX Initiative’s FX Market Overview course as part of Learning Objective #2. To learn more, start your FX risk management training today, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples & events at FXCPE.com. Start FX Training March 14, 2023By FX Initiative FX Market Overview accounting, business, corporation, CPE, currency, derivatives, development, economics, finance, fxcpe, fxinitiative, global, hedging, international, management, multinational, payments, professional, risk, training, treasury 0 0 Comment
March 2023 Newsletter March FX Risk Management Mastery: Read our March newsletter and discover the latest blog posts and insights from FX Initiative on currency risk management. We help finance, accounting, treasury, and sales professionals stay up to date with new training content, CPE webinars, and helpful tips & resources. Scale the learning curve quickly and easily 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 > View Newsletter March 7, 2023By FX Initiative General accounting, business, cashflows, corporation, CPA, CPE, CPT, currency, derivatives, development, earnings, economics, exchange, finance, foreign, fxcpe, fxinitiative, global, hedging, initiative, learning, management, multinational, professional, risk, training, treasury 0 0 Comment
Webinar Training & Workshops FX Initiative cordially invites you to attend our 6 part webinar series titled “Mastering Currency Risk Management.” To complement our self-study video training, these sessions are designed address common FX strategies and challenges global organizations encounter when managing currency risk. Each live webinar is eligible for CPE credit, and offers the ability to interact with the instructor, engage with the audience through real time polling questions, and participate in question and answer segments. FX Risk Management Webinar Series Mastering Currency Risk Learn the fundamentals of corporate foreign exchange risk management. FX Risk Management Policies Learn how to draft a corporate foreign exchange risk management policy. FX Forward Contracts Learn what forward contracts are and why they are the most used derivative. Balance Sheet Hedging Learn how to hedge FX receivables & payables and mitigate gains & losses. Cash Flow Hedging Learn how to hedge and account for forecasted FX revenues & expenses. Net Investment Hedging Learn how to hedge assets & equity in foreign subsidiaries operating abroad. Whether you are interested in a timely session related to recent developments impacting the foreign exchange market or would like a scheduled approach to start learning FX risk management, our live webinar sessions are designed to help you solve unique FX risk management challenges that are not otherwise addressed in our video based programs. Explore our Events page to register and learn more about the learning objectives covered in our educational webinar series titled “Mastering Currency Risk Management.” Webinar Registration > February 28, 2023By FX Initiative General, Webinar accounting, business, cashflows, collar, CPE, currency, derivatives, development, earnings, economics, exchange, finance, foreign, forward, fxcpe, fxinitiative, global, hedging, initiative, international, management, option, payments, professional, risk, spot, training, treasury 0 0 Comment
FX Risk Management Training Topics FX Initiative offers access to our online Learning Center for paid training and free content to help your company conquer corporate currency risk management. Explore our FX articles, videos, courses, tools, and webinars. Our goal is to help sharpen your FX skills, contribute to your professional development, and add to your firm’s performance and profitability. Explore FX Learning Center > Whether you are new to foreign exchange or a seasoned professional, continue following FX Initiative for your FX risk management formula. To learn more, start your FX risk management training today, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples & events at FXCPE.com. Start FX Risk Management Training > February 14, 2023By FX Initiative General accounting, business, cashflows, commernce, corporation, CPE, currency, derivatives, development, earnings, economics, exchange, finance, foreign, forex, fxcpe, fxinitiative, gains, global, hedging, initiative, internatinoal, losses, management, mutlilnational, professional, risk, training, treasury 0 0 Comment
Fortifying the FX Global Code Fortifying the FX Global Code: The FX Global Code explains the set of global principles of good practice in the foreign exchange (FX) market, and was introduced by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Markets Committee in May 2017. To date, over 500 market participants have signed Statements of Commitment to the FX Global Code. The FX Global Code aligns with the foreign exchange (FX) risk management best practices FX Initiative teaches to FX market participants, including FX sales teams and treasury professionals. The goal of the FX Global Code is to promote fairness in FX trading, and FX Initiative encourages our audience to learn about and benefit from the code in 2023. Download the FX Global Code PDF Ready to learn more about FX risk management best practices? Start your FX risk management training today, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples & events at FXCPE.com. Start FX Training January 31, 2023By FX Initiative General accounting, BIS, business, cashflows, code, compliance, CPE, currency, derivatives, development, earning, ethics, exchange, fairness, finance, foreign, fxcpe, fxinitiative, global, hedging, initiative, international, management, payments, professional, risk, trading, training, transparency, treasury 0 0 Comment
Mapping Currencies Across Countries Mapping Currencies Across Countries: It is evident that no one single world currency exists. There are over 180 currencies recognized as legal tender in circulation throughout the world. The most widely used list of currencies is known as ISO 4217, which is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization or the ISO. The ISO is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations, and the ISO 4217 currency codes shown in this interactive map are used in banking and business globally. While many of us are familiar with the “Major” currencies, which include the euro, British pound sterling, Australian dollar, New Zealand dollar, United States dollar, Canadian dollar, Swiss franc, and Japanese yen, there are so many more currencies to explore. This interactive map helps you explore the world through the lens of currency. All 180 currencies in circulation are mapped using geographic coordinates and ISO 4217 currency codes. Simply click on the dots on the map to reveal the ISO 4217 currency code, currency name, country. To learn more about conquering currency risk, start your FX risk management training today, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples & events at FXCPE.com. Start FX Training January 17, 2023By FX Initiative FX Market Overview, General accounting, business, CPE, currency, derivatives, development, economics, education, events, examples, exchange, finance, foreign, forex, fxcpe, fxinitiative, global, hedging, initiative, international, learning, management, payments, policy, professional, reporting, risk, simlations, strategy, tools, topics, training, treasury 0 0 Comment