BMAN 71551 Financial Risk Management for International Business 2014/15 The University of Manchester Manchester Business School Manchester Accounting and Finance Group BMAN 71551 FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Reading List Textbooks The following textbook covers the majority of the material‚ and‚ therefore‚ is recommended for this course: David Eiteman‚ Arthur Stonehill and Michael Moffett (2013)‚ Multinational Business Finance‚ 13th (Global) Edition‚ Pearson Education [ESM]
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The Walt Disney Company’s Yen Financing International Financial Economics Universiteit van Amsterdam Question 1 Should Walt Disney Company hedge its yen exposure? Why? On April 1983 Tokyo Disneyland started to operate. The Japanese company that operated this park paid royalties on certain revenues to Walt Disney Productions. The Yen royalties receipts in 1984 already reached a height of 8 billion Yen. The director of finance of the Walt Disney Company expected a further growth of 10% to
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fluctuations of yen/dollar exchange rate‚ the new distribution agreement with Mitsukoshi gave rise to high exchange-rate exposure for Tiffany to bear. The exposure goes in the following two ways: Economic Exposures. From 1983 to 1993‚ the yen/dollar exchange rate was along a down turn path (see Exhibit 1). In the past‚ Tiffany wholesaled its products to Mitsukoshi. Since the wholesale transactions were denominated entirely in dollars‚ yen/dollar exchange rate fluctuations did not represent a source of volatility
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Foreign Exchange Exposure and Management 9. Management of Economic Exposure © The McGraw−Hill Companies‚ 2007 CHAPTER CHAPTER OUTLINE 9 Management of Economic Exposure How to Measure Economic Exposure Operating Exposure: Definition Illustration of Operating Exposure Determinants of Operating Exposure Managing Operating Exposure Selecting Low-Cost Production Sites Flexible Sourcing Policy Diversification of the Market R&D Efforts and Product Differentiation Financial Hedging CASE APPLICATION:
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strategy for Nikkei Put Warrants (NPWs)? Structure of Nikkei-Linked Euro-Yen Transactions 1. The European bank sold a bond that promised to make annual interest payments in yen at a fixed interest rate. However‚ through a set of swaps‚ the issuer transformed its annual fixed-rate yen payments into dollar-denominated LIBOR-bases payments. This is represented by the left side transaction of the above figure. 2. At maturity‚ the issuer would redeem the bonds
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CHAPTER 3 Hedging Strategies Using Futures Tutorial 3 - Practice Questions Problem 3.1. Under what circumstances are (a) a short hedge and (b) a long hedge appropriate? A short hedge is appropriate when a company owns an asset and expects to sell that asset in the future. It can also be used when the company does not currently own the asset but expects to do so at some time in the future. A long hedge is appropriate when a company knows it will have to purchase an asset in the future. It
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challenges. One of the most risks such firms need to be recognized is foreign exchange exposure which is directly related to foreign exchange rate. 1.1. Possible foreign exchange risk In order to have a comprehensive view regarding foreign exchange risk‚ this part will define as well as separate this exposure into clearer and smaller concepts. Firstly‚ it is highlighted to indicate that foreign exchange exposure possibly occurs as a result of the fluctuation of exchange rates‚ leading to negative
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globalization strategy has reduced the impact of fluctuations in the value of the dollar on its profits. Question 2: How did Caterpillar use strategy as a “real hedge” to reduce its exposure to foreign exchange risk? What is the downside of its approach? Caterpillar has been using globalization as a hedging strategy against the fluctuation in the value of the dollar. While still a major exporter‚ more than half of its manufacturing facilities were now located outside of North America. In case
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3209AFE INTERNATIONAL FINANCE Tutorial 5 Answers Chapter 10 10. Translation Exposure. Consider a period in which the U.S. dollar weakens against the euro. How will this affect the reported earnings of a U.S.-based MNC with European subsidiaries? Consider a period in which the U.S. dollar strengthens against most foreign currencies. How will this affect the reported earnings of a U.S.-based MNC with subsidiaries all over the world? ANSWER: The consolidated earnings will be increased
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PSAK 55 : FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS‚ RECOGNITION‚ & MEASUREMENT | | | | | Authors Stephanni A. Rubyanti 120110090047 Satrio Bayu Pandowo 120110100001 Muhammad Rizky Pratama 120110100009 | CHAPTER 1 BACKGROUND ISSUES Financial instrument is any contract that adds to the value of the entity ’s financial assets and financial liabilities or equity instrument of another entity. Today the financial instrument has been growing by leaps and bounds‚ not only used by financial
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