Craig Haymaker, CPA, Managing Director, has been nominated for myCPE’s Excellence Awards
Craig Haymaker, CPA, Managing Director, has been nominated for myCPE’s Excellence Awards
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Energy Risk Management – Attitude Adjustment: How Do You Want To Be Judged?
We’ve hit the point in the recovery where energy risk managers start to second guess themselves.
What is Hedging?
Goldman Sachs securitized billions in mortgage-backed securities & then bet against them using synthetic Collateralized Debt Obligations...
Free Webinar Recording: Advanced Risk Management
We explained the various aspects of risk management with a few examples of soft commodities like sugar, coffee and cacao.
What is a swap?
Swaps are scary. Swaps are complex. Swaps are funky. Swaps are bespoke. Swaps are exotic. BUT most swaps are not this way.
What is Hedge Accounting?
Minneapolis, MN | January 17, 2022 | Craig Haymaker, CPA, Managing Director Let’s begin by stating that it is NOT a method to account for...
Bumpy Road Ahead - LIBOR-SOFR Transition
Preparing Your Credit Union for the LIBOR-SOFR Transition May 25, 2021 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CDT Sign up today! HedgeStar is partnering...
Hedging Benchmark Interest Rate Exposures
Under the rules of fair value hedge accounting, a prerequisite condition is that the hedge should be highly effective in offsetting this spe
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
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
