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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Exchange Hedging Strategies at General Motors: Transitional and Transactional Exposures” Issues: 1. Should multinational firms hedge foreign exchange rate risk? They should to better manage the foreign exchange risks. If not‚ what are the consequences? The gains in the foreign country would contribute less when the foreign currency depreciated against the home country’s currency. If so‚ how should they decide which exposures to hedge? The firm should focus on the importance of hedging exposures to
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Introduction General Motors was the world’s largest automaker and‚ since 1931‚ the world’s sales leader. In 2001‚ GM had unit sales of 8.5 million vehicles and a 15.1% worldwide market share. Founded in 1908‚ GM had manufacturing operations in more than 30 countries‚ and its vehicles were sold in approximately 200 countries. In 2000‚ it generated earnings of $4.4 billion on sales of $184.6 billion. The company is trying to accurately calculate the risk of a potential devaluation to the ARS. In
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largest automakers in the world‚ General Motors (GM) undertakes its manufacturing operations in over 30 countries with vehicles being sold in over 200 countries. Through undertaking its international operations it also subjects itself to various types of foreign exchange exposures due to fluctuations in the values of currencies; to manage this problem it has adopted a passive hedging policy and aims to reduce the impact of foreign exchange exposures on the business. The first part of this report
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Some countries have free education from kindergarten to university‚ while students in other countries have to pay at every step of the way. This essay will look at some of the reasons for this difference at university level. Free third level education has several advantages. First of all‚ everyone can attend‚ so the gap between rich and poor students decreases as poorer students have more opportunity. The economy also benefits from the increased pool of highly educated labor. An educated workforce
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Why GM Matters is a book written about the history of General Motors Company and the struggle they endured during the 2008 economic recession. The book is broken into three parts; the first part explains what went wrong with General Motors Company including the workers that would be affected if General Motors Company had to move their production to another country or if they had to close the doors on General Motors Company and let Toyota buy them out. The book also discusses in the first part‚ the
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elsevier.nl/locate/econbase Exchange rate exposure‚ hedging‚ and the use of foreign currency derivatives George Allayannis a‚* ‚ Eli Ofek b a b Darden Graduate School of Business Administration‚ University of Virginia‚ PO Box 6550‚ Charlottesville‚ VA 22906‚ USA Stern School of Business‚ New York University‚ 44 West 4th St. #908‚ New York‚ NY 10012‚ USA Abstract We examine whether firms use foreign currency derivatives for hedging or for speculative purposes. Using a sample
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text messaging‚ music‚ and games. These do not however have a place in the classroom‚ just like students are not allowed to watch television in class. This is illustrated everyday in a classroom‚ although it is not always noticed. This is a reason why cell phones do not have a place in school. Tests are very important for the teacher‚ as well as the student‚ as it helps the student gauge what they do and do not need to learn. With the introduction of cell phones‚ cheating has become a lot easier
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[pic] HOW ARE EXCHANGE RATE EXPOSURES MANAGED BY MNCs? BY 0808982 A project report submitted in part requirement for the M.A in Business Economics University of Glasgow
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Why Study Public Policy? Start by considering these five reasons why the study of public policy should be important to you: 1. As inheritors of an enduring democracy‚ also the sole superpower‚ we have both the opportunity and the responsibility to participate in civic affairs. We need know-how: the analytical‚ ethical‚ and practical skills necessary to effectively engage in public affairs. Regard this responsibility as a life-long duty. 2. The sheer extent of the intervention of government
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