107-051-1 MITSURU MISAWA OSG CORPORATION: HEDGING TRANSACTION EXPOSURE On Monday‚ April 24th 2006‚ the US dollar fell to a new three-month low against the yen of ¥114.30/$ in Tokyo’s foreign exchange market‚ the lowest rate since January 16th 2006. This was a reflection of trading in New York three days earlier‚ on Friday‚ where the dollar had fallen more than 1.75% against the yen. The depreciation of the dollar against the yen was a direct result of a meeting of the G7 in Washington D.C. on April
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understanding of systemic risk‚ I would say it is a risk that cannot be got rid of by diversifying. Portfolio theory allows you to diversify risk. Systemic risk is a threat to all instruments‚ strategies and asset classes. It is not possible to avoid systemic risk through diversification. What is Hedging?Hedging is used to reduce any major losses/gains suffered by an individual or a company. While you cannot hedge out systemic risk entirely‚ there is something extremely important that one can do to
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process of a traditional Porsche Customer. I believe the Porsche customer decision process begins with the need to uphold an specific image and status. This perspective is done by making sure the company creates vehicle for their looks rather than other purposes. They certainly appeal to the more posh customer. Basically‚ customers buy Porsche’s to express their social status. If a customer is capable of purchasing a Porsche vehicle‚ more than likely they are successful. Porsche understands its buyer’s
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Volkswagen and Porsche One Family‚ Two Car Companies‚ & a Battle for Corporate Control Dr. Heike Nolte University of Applied Sciences Emden-Leer Constantiaplatz 4 26723 Emden‚ Germany Tel: +49 4921 807 1007 Fax: +49 4821 807 1228 heike.nolte@hs-emden-leer.de Dr. Alva Wright Butcher School of Business and Leadership University of Puget Sound 1500 N. Warner St. #1032 Tacoma‚ WA 98416-1032 Tel: 253- 879-3349 Fax: 253-879-3156 butcher@pugetsound.edu Supported by a 2011 NIBEN Curriculum Development
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Executive Summary Lufthansa CEO Herr Ruhnau was under-fired for his hedging decision on the purchase of 20 Boeing aircrafts which cost Lufthansa an additional DM 225M back in Jan. 1985. Some criticisms are valid to a certain degree given the strict covenants and guidelines Ruhnau had to work against however others are base-less such as forcing Ruhnau to step down as CEO. This case analysis will discuss the hedging alternatives Ruhnau considered‚ the decision that was made‚ an analysis of the criticisms
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system the British firm had transferred a 10% deposit (GBP117‚500)‚ Rothschild was planning on receiving GBP1.0575 million on April 14‚ 1986. On January 13‚ the day the bid was accepted‚ the value of the pound was (U.S. dollars) USD1.4480. Hedge strategy: The spot hedge worked similarly in that it also created a pound obligation 90 days hence. Dozier would borrow pounds and exchange the proceeds into dollars at the spot rate. On April 13‚ Dozier would use its pound receipts to repay the loan. Any
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cycle‚ and before it knew exactly how much foreign currency it needed. * A key feature was that AIFS guaranteed that its prices would not change before the next catalog‚ even if world events altered AIFS’ cost base. * According to AIFS’s hedging policies‚ it has to predict the exchange rate fluctuation‚ the number of customers‚ which may be different with the final exchange rate and the volume when selling currencies‚ so the currency exposure happens. The actions of AIFS’s competitors may
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Exchange Hedging Strategies at General Motors: Transactional and Translational Exposure Problem Statement In September of 2001 General Motors (GM) was faced with a billion dollar exposure to the Canadian dollar. At the time‚ North America represented approximately three-quarters of GM’s total sales and this large exposure to the CAD could significantly affect GM’s financial results. GM had a passive strategy of hedging 50% of its exposure; this paper explores the impact of hedging 75%
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how to proceed; was it worth the costs to increase the size of GM’s hedge position beyond the standard policy or should GM Argentina rely on other approaches to cope with the expected devaluation? Appraisal of GM’s Passive Hedging Strategy GM’s passive hedging strategy is reflective of its policy to focus on its underlying business rather than speculate on the movements of foreign currency. There are two main types of currency exposure. The first being economic risk. This deals with the impact
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firm manage foreign exchange exposures? The case examines transactional and translational exposures and alternative responses to these exposures by analyzing two specific hedging decisions by General Motors. Describes General Motors’ corporate hedging policies‚ its risk management structure‚ and how accounting rules impact hedging decisions. The company is considering deviations from prescribed policies because of two significant exposures: an exposure to the Canadian dollar with adverse accounting
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