HedgeStar Marketing
Jul 3, 20188 min read
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
Heidi Lindahl, Marketing Manager
Jun 22, 20181 min read
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
HedgeStar Marketing
Jun 14, 20185 min read
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
John Trefethen - Director and Co-Founder at
May 25, 20185 min read
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...
HedgeStar Marketing
Apr 24, 20186 min read
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
HedgeStar Marketing
Mar 7, 201810 min read
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
Heidi Lindahl, Marketing Manager
Feb 28, 20181 min read
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...
HedgeStar Marketing
Feb 6, 20188 min read
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
HedgeStar Marketing
Jan 4, 20187 min read
State Your Preference - New choices for hedgers using forwards and options
Forward hedges, FASB allows the effectiveness
assessment to compare the forward price implicit in the exposure to the forward price of the d
Heidi Lindahl, Marketing Manager
Nov 28, 20171 min read
Webinar: A 3-step guide to hedging interest rate risk.
Free Webinar and Earn CPE credit: 3-step guide to hedging interest rate risk.