Advisory services related to foreign exchange and interest rate strategies are reserved for businesses.

Foreign exchange and interest rate strategies

We can help you formulate and implement interest rate or foreign exchange strategies.

Control risk and create greater predictability
Use financial instruments for effective risk management
Get help from Norway’s foremost experts in managing foreign exchange and interest rate risk

Take advantage of our Risk Advisory team

Our Risk Advisory team assists customers in managing financial risk, focusing on fixed income, currency and commodity exposure. A wide range of services are offered from identifying and quantifying risk to shaping and implementing financial strategies.

Our advisory services are focused on:

Surveying risk exposure
Suggestions on how to identify and quantify risk
Assistance with shaping and implementing financial strategies
Product development
Portfolio evaluation
Financial engineering
Presentations and courses

Our team consists of Norway’s most experienced advisers on issues related to interest rates, foreign exchange and commodity risk.

How the process works:

1. Surveying the risk

The first stage of the process consists of mapping out the effect that fluctuations in interest rates, foreign exchange rates and commodity prices will have on the company’s cash flow and balance sheet. The outcomes of various scenarios will be quantified. Typical questions might be:
• What will happen to your income if the dollar weakens by ten per cent?
• What if diesel prices or other commodity prices rise?
• What do increased prices mean for the company’s borrowing costs?

2. Formulating a strategy

After the surveying phase, the focus is placed on how much risk the company can withstand, and how much of the risk you want to be exposed to. In other words, you can hedge against part or all of the risk exposure.
Based on this, we will propose a strategy for managing and controlling the risk. The strategy is specific regarding everything related to product choice, degree of insurance and the time horizon. It also covers conditions such as organisation, reporting, accounting treatment and evaluation.

3. Implementation of risk-mitigating measures

After formulating the strategy, the overarching plan must be put into action. First and foremost, your company receives a continuous overview of its financial exposure and market risk. When this risk exceeds defined limits, your company must enter into risk-mitigating hedging transactions.
Over time, the hedging transactions will also expire and need renewing. The implementation consists of defining how the management is executed and adapting it to the company’s financial system solutions.

Would you like to learn more about fixed-income securities and currency hedging?

DNB markets offers corporate clients a variety of methods for hedging and eliminating currency risk. Contact us to find the right method for your business. We also offer courses and training in handling commodities, interest rates and currency risk.

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Foreign exchange and interest rate strategies

Take advantage of our Risk Advisory team

How the process works:

Would you like to learn more about fixed-income securities and currency hedging?

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