PANEL DISCUSSION: FX risk management trends among large corporates

In the wake of the Lehman crisis, top tier LC&I corporates came to focus increasingly on liquidity management and optimization rather than strategic hedging – yet, this is now clearly starting to shift again. In a trend driven primarily by the rapid strengthening of the Swedish krona (and corresponding dollar weakness), more companies now reconsider balance sheet-based as well as forecast-based hedging strategies. The change is evident in corporate quarterly reports, where the impact of currency fluctuations, on revenue and earnings, has come to the fore.

In this panel session, let’s weigh the pros and cons between the two approaches, and look at what it takes to shift strategies. The panel will feature representatives from large corporations, in a discussion covering strategic motives as well as impacts across accounting and cash flow forecasting.