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• CPE Webinar Invite: FX Risk Management Policies

  Program Overview FX Initiative cordially invites you to attend our webinar titled “FX Risk Management Policies” on Thursday, February 11th, 2021 at 11AM Pacific / 2PM Eastern. Join us for a continuing professional education (CPE) program and earn CPE credit as we learn how to draft a corporate foreign exchange risk management policy. This FX Risk Policy webinar will address the basics for drafting a foreign exchange risk management policy. We begin with best practice policies for pricing and booking foreign exchange (FX) transactions that enable a corporation to retain the FX risk rather than the customer, supplier or vendor. We then discuss how FX personnel, resources and operations are incorporated into a policy document that serves as a guideline for managing foreign exchange risk. Furthermore, we will cover the essential elements of a formal written FX risk management policy, including which FX exposures to hedge, how to handle counterparty credit risk, segregation of duties (SOD), internal controls, and reporting among other areas. Lastly, we will observe how FX risk policy language is disclosed in corporate annual reports (10-K) using the Securities and Exchange Commission ...
• Webinar Series: FX Risk Management Policies

  Program Overview FX Initiative cordially invites you to attend our webinar titled “FX Risk Management Policies” on Thursday, October 15th, 2020 at 11AM Pacific / 2PM Eastern. Join us for a continuing professional education (CPE) program and earn CPE credit as we learn how to draft a corporate foreign exchange risk management policy. This FX Risk Policy webinar will address the basics for drafting a foreign exchange risk management policy. We begin with best practice policies for pricing and booking foreign exchange (FX) transactions that enable a corporation to retain the FX risk rather than the customer, supplier or vendor. We then discuss how FX personnel, resources and operations are incorporated into a policy document that serves as a guideline for managing foreign exchange risk. Furthermore, we will cover the essential elements of a formal written FX risk management policy, including which FX exposures to hedge, how to handle counterparty credit risk, segregation of duties (SOD), internal controls, and reporting among other areas. Lastly, we will observe how FX risk policy language is disclosed in corporate annual reports (10-K) using the Securities and Exchange ...
• WindyCityWebinars.org Walkthrough

  Welcome to this walkthrough of WindyCityWebinars.org! FX Initiative is pleased to announce the launch our student supported remote learning platform that makes it simple to promote your brand and showcase your expertise with continuing professional education (CPE) webinars. To get the most out of the website, we invite you to explore three key sections: Students (https://www.windycitywebinars.org/students.html) Students are invited to join our team and build a better resume by working with a corporate sponsor on creating a webinar “portfolio project” for Windy City Webinars. Each webinar is enhanced by students using knowledge from their academic major, and our goal is to help students gain work experience, explore career paths, develop skills, network with professionals, and acquire knowledge and confidence as they transition into the workforce. If you are a student looking to upgrade your business skills and grow your network, click here to join our team > Sponsors (https://www.windycitywebinars.org/sponsors.html) Corporations and business leaders are invited to sponsor CPE credit eligible webinars on business topics that complement your firm’s products & services and support your training & marketing objectives. Our remote learning platform allows you ...
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