The new hedge accounting standard, designed in part to make hedge accounting more accessible to more companies, is making its mark.
Hedging makes good risk-management sense — if properly overseen.
The airline's latest hedging loss highlights the riskiness of the practice with fuel costs still below historical norms.
Twenty-three percent of finance executives are renegotiating banking contracts and 25% are actively seeking new banking partners, says AFP.
Understanding foreign exchange risk in the context of enterprise risk management enables finance chiefs to avoid overhedging their forex risks.
A strong U.S. dollar and other currency swings are revealing companies' shortcomings in the area of identifying and quantifying foreign-exchange exposures.
A proposed rule requires disclosure of whether officers, directors and employees are allowed to hedge a price drop in their shareholdings.
The Justice Department is investigating sales practices of foreign-exchange banks as part of a wider probe into FX market rigging.
After two years of relative stability, the currency markets may be readying for a year of heightened volatility. Will companies be prepared?
About half of the nonfinancial companies listed on U.S. exchanges did not hedge their exposure to FX, commodity prices or interest rates last year.
U.S. businesses have two big misconceptions about international trade: that paying in U.S. dollars is optimal, and that trying to time foreign-currency transactions is a no-no.
JPMorgan Chase’s $2 billion trading miscue is a costly lesson in how not to protect against potential losses.
