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What’s behind the hedge?

July 14, 2020 ~ Simon Laffin ~ Leave a comment

If there’s one topic that is almost guaranteed to quieten a board meeting, it’s when the CFO starts proposing that the company takes out a hedge. This is a very complex area of financial management and almost no-one understands them, and even fewer want to admit it1. Typically, the proposal is couched in obscure technical … Continue reading What’s behind the hedge?

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