During this webinar, we will explore implications for corporates of the ongoing uncertainty in the FX market. Two companies Ebury and ICBC will share their knowledge and tackle the following questions and topics:
- How do Swiss SMEs measure and manage your exposure to currency risk, especially for emerging currencies.
- Solutions for currency risk hedging
- How can Swiss SMEs exposed implement a practicable and efficient FX risk management strategy to protect their margins from currency fluctuations?
- FX risks management process: risk planning and controlling
About Ebury
Ebury operates a global transaction banking platform for FX risk management, international payments, trade finance, and currency accounts. Ebury's unique product offering helps businesses prosper and grow in a highly competitive environment by eliminating boundaries and making international finance simple and universally accessible.
About ICBC
As
the leading bank in RMB business, ICBC has built a cross-border RMB business
system covering the full value chain, full product line and full life cycle and
extended its premium product lines and risk management and control mechanism
from China to overseas. ICBC is specialized in emerging-market as well. It provides customers with cross border investment and financing, oversea fund
payment and a range of solutions from simple hedging to complex foreign
exchange risk management strategies.
Watch here the recording:
Qiyi Cont
Senior Sales, Ebury Switzerland
Xinhua Hu
Head of Treasury Department, ICBC Zurich Branch
Prior to joining ICBC Zurich Branch, Mr. Hu has been working in ICBC Head Office for over 10 years.
Mr. Hu studied Mathmatics at Wuhan University. Later he gained his PhD from Shanghai Jiaotong University.
Gilles Niffenegger
Swiss Branch Manager, Ebury Switzerland
Jinny Yan
Managing Director, Chief China Economist, China Markets Strategy, Global Markets, FICE, ICBC Standard Bank
Jinny joined ICBC Standard Bank in early 2016 as Chief China Economist, and leads the China markets strategy and research team. Her focus is to deliver China macroeconomic and market insights to internal and external stakeholders. Her team launched the Belt and Road Economic Indices, which offers unique insight into China’s increasing connectivity with emerging economies. She also helps stakeholders to understand more about China’s Interbank Bond Market (CIBM), as it opens further to foreign investor access.
Prior to joining ICBCS, Jinny was a London-based Senior Economist at Standard Chartered Bank. She covered key China-Europe macro topics with a focus on Renminbi internationalisation. Her previous economist roles include covering China based in Shanghai, Europe, and supporting the Chief Economist.
Heading up the European RMB Solutions team, Jinny chaired the Education and Marketing stream of the City of London’s Renminbi initiative. Widely recognised as a China and Renminbi expert in London, she makes frequent appearances in media and at high-level conferences.
Jinny studied Economics (BA Hons) at the University of Durham. Later in her career, she gained her Masters of Development Studies (MSc.) from the London School of Economics.
Moderator: Lukas Zuest
Attorney at Law, Counsel, Head China Desk, VISCHER AG
This webinar is free of charge.
We use Zoom for the webinar.