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Chinese banks ramp up risk management

By Amy Lam
Mainland lenders have stepped up their risk management efforts, and while banks are still mainly focussed on managing credit risks linked to their core businesses, some are aware of the risks posed by holding foreign exchange reserves and overseas assets

SSGA expands dynamic hedging to Asian currencies

By Bayani S Cruz
State Street Global Advisors has launched its Dynamic Strategic Hedging program for managing currency risks to the Asian markets by expanding its coverage to include 10 regional currencies

High-tech drives risk management solutions

By Bayani S Cruz
The urgent need for risk management as well as growing sophistication of the Asian markets is driving asset managers to use high-technology investment solutions in order to stay competitive

Depression, hyperinflation and leverage top 3 risks to global growth, says Watson Wyatt

By Bayani S Cruz
In a new paper 'Extreme Risks', Watson Wyatt says depression, hyperinflation and excessive leverage are the top three risks that could have a high impact on global economic growth

FX options gaining down under

By Lachlan Colquhoun
The rise in the value of the Australian dollar over the last year has caught many of the country’s exporters by surprise, as they had little experience with the financial instruments that could be used to hedge their currency risk. That is changing as products once aimed almost exclusively at...

Dynamic hedge minimizes forex risk

By Rodney Diola
The recent swings of the US dollar have highlighted the importance of developing a hedging strategy which reduces the exposure to currency fluctuations by enabling quick changes in the amount of hedging undertaken. Until recently, however, such a “dynamic hedging” was not widely employed...

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