CryptoRegionalTechnology
June 24, 2021

China and Beyond: Understanding Central Bank Digital Currencies

Insights from HSBC on CBDCs, as China’s tests of a government-backed digital currency, dubbed e-CNY, grow larger.Most multinationals in the NeuGroup Network do business in China, just one reason finance teams need to stay on top of the country’s expanding tests of a digital version of the yuan known as the e-CNY, a so-called central bank digital currency or CBDC. HSBC’s global head of FX research, Paul Mackel, spoke at a NeuGroup virtual interactive session sponsored by the bank this…
June 8, 2021

Linking Your FX Derivatives to Your ESG Goals

About this meeting In a world where consumers and businesses increasingly care about sustainability, diversity and inclusion, and being a good citizen, more corporates are committing publicly to goals in these areas, and the ability to attain them requires participation at all levels of an organization. Barclays has introduced ESG linked FX as a way to expand the scope for corporate treasury to burnish their green credentials beyond financing transactions. Barclays partners with clients to find new ways to utilize…
June 3, 2021

The Pathway to Net Zero and the Role of Treasury

About this meeting Treasury’s role in supporting corporate environmental goals and “net zero” in particular: a 90-minute NeuGroup virtual interactive session, sponsored by Standard Chartered. • What are the opportunities and risks that should be on treasury’s radar? • Decarbonizing footprint on a way to net zero – relevance of carbon markets • Carbon markets at the heart of larger economic metrics: EU ETS case study • Overarching problematics call for a wide array of solutions • Discussion with Richard…
May 28, 2021

Integrated End-to-End FX Exposure Management

About this meeting What are the economic, technical, and operational advantages of integrated end-to-end FX exposure management? With the acquisition of FiREapps, Kyriba is focusing investments on enhancing integration across multiple aspects of treasury and risk management. What are the benefits that can be unlocked from: Integrating FX and liquidity cash-flow forecasting processes; Integrating real-time cash positions into FX exposure management processes; and Closing the pre-trade to post-trade loop? Join NeuGroup FX members in a session with expert speakers from…
FXTalking Shop
May 27, 2021

Talking Shop: The Calendar, the Clock and FX Accounting Rates

Editor’s note: NeuGroup’s online communities provide members a forum to pose questions and give answers. Talking Shop shares valuable insights from these exchanges, anonymously. Send us your responses: [email protected]. Member question: “When do you set your monthly accounting FX rates? Our fiscal month always ends on Friday, end of day. We set our month-end rates on Thursday at 5 p.m. EST. Alternatives include: “Setting FX rates on Friday morning, but intraday historical data is limited in time, which limits auditability.“Setting FX…
April 16, 2021

Foreign Exchange 1 and 2: Covid stimulus and QE: knock-on effects on interest rates, FX markets and hedging programs

About this meeting Widespread and supersized fiscal and monetary action in the wake of Covid raises concerns about inflation and how it will affect emerging markets and commodity currencies, interest rate differentials and what the knock-on effect on corporate hedge programs will be. Christophe Downey from Societe Generale’s Americas Market Risk Advisory lays out his view of the possible scenarios and recommendations in the interim meeting. About this Peer Group NeuGroup for Foreign Exchange 1 and 2 are invitation-only groups…
April 13, 2021

Are you ready for Central Bank Digital Currencies – Like the e-CNY?

About this meeting The pandemic has accelerated the world’s move away from cash. With the shift towards both card payments and mobile payments, central banks across the world are having to think more intently about the future of payments. It’s not just about the decline of cash. Central banks report many reasons for exploring a CBDC – from improving the safety or robustness of the payments system, to improving payments efficiency, to viewing it as a monetary policy tool to…
March 18, 2021

Foreign Exchange 1 and 2 Tackle Algos

About this meeting HSBC’s Head of FX e-Distribution in the Americas, Jeff Wertheimer will give an overview of FX algos and their role for efficiency and value in corporate FX trading: from their cost to their design to access market liquidity, and the reporting of the results. About this Peer Group NeuGroup for Foreign Exchange 1 and 2 are invitation-only groups for senior treasury professionals from across industries who have responsibility for FX risk management. The groups follow NeuGroup’s time-tested…