HedgeStar Marketing
Apr 1, 20174 min read
Dual Focus: Hedging Programs Need to Focus on Both Sides of the Income Statement
To frame the issue, we start with an appreciation that virtually all companies are in a spread business, where profit (i.e., the spread) equ
Heidi Lindahl, Marketing Manager
Feb 7, 20172 min read
Navigating the myriad rules of hedge accounting.
*Update* 6/22/17: Read our summary on the new Accounting Standard Update as it relates to hedge accounting and commodity hedging....
John Trefethen - Director and Co-Founder at
Dec 20, 20163 min read
FASB’s proposed changes in the hedge accounting standards for 2017
By: John Trefethen, Director & Co-Founder In planning for 2017, it is important for companies to consider the implications of FASB’s...
HedgeStar Marketing
Dec 6, 20165 min read
Hedging with Off-Market Swaps
While this minor disparity in the effective fixed rate, ex post, relative to its ex ante anticipated fixed rate would likely justify the ass
Heidi Lindahl, Marketing Manager
Nov 11, 20162 min read
Ten Peaks Coffee adoption of hedge accounting results in higher earnings for 2016
Having just implemented hedge accounting beginning on January 1, 2016, Ten Peaks quickly realized several benefits including less volatility
HedgeStar Marketing
Oct 1, 20166 min read
Derivatives' Valuations: Assessing Alternative Methodologies
The idea of valuing a derivative is reasonably straightforward, but the devil is in the details. The first concern is the notion of fair val
HedgeStar Marketing
Jul 5, 20165 min read
Hedging Loan Commitments
With this orientation, the bank would typically seek to hedge all or a portion of the uncertain funding costs that would be expected to aris
Heidi Lindahl, Marketing Manager
Jun 23, 20162 min read
HedgeStar and PIP Expand Partnership to Provide Independent IFRS 9 Hedge Accounting Services Through
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – June 23, 2016 – HedgeStar, the leading independent provider of hedge accounting services worldwide, and Proveedor...
HedgeStar Marketing
Jun 1, 20162 min read
Designing A Proper Hedge: Theory Versus Practice
The article challenges conventional wisdom as to the form of the regression. Specifically, the traditional text book solution performs a reg
HedgeStar Marketing
Jun 1, 20166 min read
Hedging the Hedge: How Treasurers Can Decide How Much to Hedge
The benefit of derivatives shouldn’t be measured by the profit that they generate, but the possible trouble that they can avoid.