Special Report: Currency - Behind the strong dollar
Several factors have combined to boost the dollar’s performance, finds David Turner
EM rally greeted with caution
Emerging market currencies have been boosted recently by strong inflows from investors seeking higher returns. But Ayşe Ferliel Barounos finds not everyone expects the rebound to last
Yen and renminbi: The big yen and yuan story
Policies being pursued by Japan and China for different reasons are behind the rising yen and the falling renminbi that are having significant effects on financial markets
Special Report: Currency - A dangerously underrated risk
Anthony Harrington finds that investors can easily overlook the foreign exchange risk that comes with investing outside of their own currency area
Debate: Is a world currency war ahead?
Yes, says Michael Howell, managing director of CrossBorder Capital As the world gets bigger it seems to become ever more volatile. So its financial markets ride an endemic eight or nine rollercoaster with dizzying, white-knuckle peaks occurring in 1972, 1981, 1989, 1998, 2007-08 and now maybe in 2015 too.
DC schemes urged to consider currency hedging
Sterling’s fall means trustees should now weigh strategic currency hedge, says Aon
IFRS rejects call for guidance on foreign-currency discounting
Committee recommends use of judgement when discounting using thinly-covered bond markets
Iceland’s pension funds free to invest abroad as restrictions lifted
Funds indicate they will pace themselves in building up international assets
Time to review currency hedges given volatility, say consultants
Big movements in major currencies could be a chance to look again at hedges – but don’t try to time the market
Complementa: Swiss schemes increasing alternatives, FX hedging
Consultancy’s risk study shows success of more ‘expensive’ strategies
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