
HedgeStar’s Tim Potter sits on Risk Management panel at the American Metal Markets’ Steel Success
New York, NY – – The American Metal Markets held their 33rd annual Steel Success Strategies Conference June 25 – June 26. Delegates from...


Fair Value Hedges with Interest Rate Swaps
The fact is, one leg of the swap does serves as an
offset, but the other leg delivers a wholly unpredictable result
that will vary, dependin


HedgeStar Introduces Latest eBook: ABCs of Interest Rate Risk Management for Financial Depositories
Most banks and credit unions have similar business models – they fund long-term assets (loans to customers) with short-term liabilities (dep


The Net Effect - Considering Net Investment Hedges
Generally, any derivative that can be expected to be “highly effective” in offsetting the change in the value of the net investment due to c


Should hedge accounting be outsourced?
By: John Trefethen, Director & Co-Founder Hedge accounting is currently a leading cause of restatements of financial statements. The cost...


Update on Hedge Accounting Rules FASB Addresses Effectiveness Concerns
Large segments of derivatives users will see improvements, making both the process and the presentation of hedge accounting more intuitive a

Hedging Pre-Payable Financial Instruments
The amended guidance takes a different position. It authorizes
a last-of-layer approach that allows entities to hedge some
notional amount o

HedgeStar's Tim Potter participates in S&P Global Platts pre-conference training workshop
Miami, FL –HedgeStar’s hedge accounting manager, Tim Potter, CPA was recently invited by S&P Global Platts to participate in a...

Swaps: Margining and Accounting Considerations
In any discussion of margining, it’s useful to first
distinguish between cleared swaps and non-cleared
swaps. Cleared swaps are reported to

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