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• Learn Where to Look for FX Risks

  Have you wondered where to look for FX risks? Identifying foreign exchange risk exposures across the enterprise becomes much easier when you know where to look in the financial statements. Some exposures like booked receivables are highly visible, while other exposures such as forecasted revenues are not. To help understand the different FX risk types and identify their impact on the financial statements and cash flows, FX Initiative's "FX Risk Exposures" course is designed to assist global firms with identifying common foreign exchange risk exposures and assessing their firm’s overall foreign exchange risk profile. The following introduction video to the "FX Risk Exposures" course addresses the four main learning objectives that are covered in detail throughout this highly informative hour long educational program. We'll define 6 key terms for assessing a firm’s foreign exchange risk profile, and identify the 3 different types of FX risk. Additionally, we'll explore the concept of Foreign Exchange Transaction Risk and recognize its impact on cash flows and the financial statements, as well as explore the concept of Foreign Exchange Translation Risk and discover how ...
• Start Learning the ABC’s of FX Risk Management

  When it comes to Foreign Exchange Risk Management, finance, accounting and treasury professionals often find themselves dealing with a wide range of complex cash flow and financial reporting issues. In order to provide more sophisticated solutions to complicated problems, it is essential to first build a foundation of knowledge to use as a framework to make decisions. FX Initiative’s currency risk management training helps you learn “The ABC’s of FX” starting with the most basic concepts to help you scale the learning curve and effectively manage FX risk for your business. Global companies face questions of 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? FX Initiative's foreign exchange risk management training addresses all of these questions with 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, you can review and test with quizzes and ...
• Morningstar's Missing FX Risk Management

  FX Initiative is fascinated with how global companies manage foreign exchange (FX) risk. This analysis focuses on Morningstar, Inc., a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. Founded by Joe Manseuto in Chicago in 1984, Morningstar’s timeline outlines their expansion into Japan in 1998, Australia, New Zealand and Canada in 1999, and the opening of Morningstar Europe, Morningstar Asia, and Morningstar Korea in 2000. Today, the company has operations in 27 countries as outlined in their 2016 annual report (10-K):   The company’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings offer 3 interesting highlights from a FX perspective: Morningstar has direct exposure to 23+ currencies through their wholly owned or majority-owned operating subsidiaries. 26% of Morningstar’s 2016 consolidated revenue was generated from operations outside of the United States. Their most recent 10-Q for the second quarter of 2017 states that "approximately 69% of their cash, cash equivalents, and investments balance as of June 30, 2017 was held by their operations outside the United States." The two main goals of a FX risk management program are to (1) minimize ...
• 2019 FX Initiative Year-In-Review

  As 2019 winds down, FX Initiative looks back at a year full of foreign exchange (FX) risk management learning opportunities. From paid training programs to free content on our blog, our mission throughout the year has been to deliver timely and relevant content to help your global company conquer currency risk management.  To put our FX training resources in perspective, we created a convenient list of our articles, videos, courses, tools, and webinars for easy reference. Over the holidays and into the new year, now is a great time to sharpen your FX skills, contribute to your professional development, and add to your firm’s performance and profitability.  Articles  Learn Where to Look for FX Risk Find Out 4 Ways Firms Manage FX Risk Explore How To Forecast FX Rates Identify Internal Controls for FX Risk Management Discover the Different Types of FX Derivatives How to Test FX Transactions & Hedge Strategies Identify The Top Two FX Hedge Objectives Learn the Language of FX Risk Management FX Strategies for Foreign Subsidiaries Practice Pricing FX Derivatives Learn FX Balance Sheet Hedging Basics Cash Flow Hedge Considerations FX Forward Contract Fundamentals FX Risk Management In Focus FX Net Investment ...
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  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 ...
• 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 ...