The PC approach to managing corporate fx risk

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Companies manage FX risk in a way that ensures:

- cash inflows in one currency will cover cash outflows in another currency;

- business performance metrics will not be threatened by FX movements;

- the value of foreign currency assets/liabilities are protected;

- costs of hedging are incurred only to manage risks to within a given tolerance;

- senior management are comfortable with the hedge products and approach used;

-governance frameworks, accounting and reporting processes are operationally efficient and accurate

- Extensive knowledge and experience of corporate FX hedging best practice within small, medium and global corporates in the UK, Europe and the US.

- We seek to act as an employee of your business, for your business. Hired help, providing expertise- where, as and when you need it, without an additional full-time headcount, nor the cost of a big-named Advisory firm.

- We will ensure your team builds solid foundations in the relevant principles and basics of accounting for financial instruments, risk management and financial products on which the execution of your strategy will depend. 

- We break down complexity and empower you and your senior stakeholders to form processes and strategies that are bespoke to your business need and your risk tolerance.

- Our fee is not linked to the execution of a transaction/s, in the way that your Bank will seek to be remunerated for providing some of this advice.

- We are agnostic as to whether you decide, at any point in time, to hedge or not; which product you use, and which counterparty you execute it with. We will, however, explain best practice considerations on each of these aspects.

Our service will be tailored to your business, its objectives and needs.  This can include:

 - Providing training courses on the relevant principles of accounting, risk management and financial/management reporting relating to foreign exchange risks in your business. 

- Establishing processes for collating foreign exchange risk information, forecasting foreign currency incomes and expenses and a means for quantifying FX risks through our online analytics.

- Identifying risk management strategies which the company can use to reduce FX risk to within your given tolerance, while retaining flexibility to changing business flows 

- Identifying hedge execution strategies which balance- costs of hedging, credit line utilisation with counterparties, cashflow considerations, operational capacity on execution teams and administrative burden on financial and management reporting teams 

- Explaining new policies and processes to your senior stakeholders in a simple, clear and concise manner 

- Establishing processes and policies which simplify and industrialise the formation of financial and management reporting requirements; and develop an on-going governance framework which allows your Executives to meet their fiduciary obligations. 

- Ensuring period end audits can be completed swiftly and efficiently