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4 Ways To Assess Your Company’s Foreign Exchange Exposure

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When you take a close look at any business’s operations, most planning and management are determined by the company’s size and vertical. When I’ve talked to executives about how they run their companies, the consensus is there’s a mountain of difference between how to approach a small business’s operations versus a sprawling multinational’s. However, there’s […]

6 Benefits of Incorporating FX Hedging Solutions

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As companies expand and start doing business internationally, they often engage in cross-border transactions, exposing themselves to currency exchange rate fluctuations. Currency exposure risk is an inherent outcome of engaging in the FX market. This uncertainty can impact transactional cash flows, making it imperative for corporations to employ effective risk management strategies. One such crucial […]

Improving Business Batting Averages with Balance Sheet Hedging: Cricket, FX, and Mitigating Risk

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From a certain vantage point, the world of foreign exchange is a complex game influenced by predictable and unpredictable factors:  Businesses that correctly anticipate market movements and their risk exposure win their games, while those that don’t forecast or understand their weaknesses tend to lose. My perspective is undoubtedly influenced by my lifelong love of […]

FXbeacon: Zen and the Art of FX Risk Management

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I like to travel. Experiencing different places and their cultures is a passion for my wife and me. Though we make some restaurant reservations and schedule a few activities, we like to leave room for serendipity. Surprises are encouraged; the best surprises usually become our favorite memories, and the worst surprises almost always become our […]

Canadian Lawyer Magazine Features Alice Abbott

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Alice Abbott brings global exposure, compliance, and regulatory background to GPS Capital Markets By Lucy Saddleton 10 Oct 2023 Alice Abbott describes her new role as global general counsel at GPS Capital Markets as “the easiest entry I’ve ever had into a company”. It is no surprise that Abbott has slipped seamlessly into the role at […]

FXbeacon: 75 Hard, 100% Smart: Currency Hedging Lessons from my “75 Hard” Journey

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Imagine at the beginning of July, you decided to join me on a personal journey to transform physically and mentally by taking on the “75 Hard” fitness and mental wellness challenge (I started 66 days ago). For those who are not familiar, “75 Hard” consists of 5 daily challenges: A) Two 45-minute workouts (one has […]

FXBEACON: TENNIS | SAILING | FX | PRIVATE EQUITY

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Seven years ago, my wife took the liberty of signing me up for a tennis team without my knowledge. She thought I needed a hobby to balance the demanding world of finance, which absorbed most of my time.  After getting past some growing pains, I fell in love with the sport. Then, last year I […]

Veteran Fintech Attorney Takes Global General Counsel Spot

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Portfolio Media. Inc. | 111 West 19th Street, 5th floor | New York, NY 10011 | www.law360.com Phone: +1 646 783 7100 | Fax: +1 646 783 7161 | customerservice@law360.com Veteran Fintech Attorney Takes Global GC Spot At GPS Capital By Aaron West Law360 (July 3, 2023, 3:35 PM EDT) — Foreign exchange service firm […]