CurrencyCast - A podcast by Kantox

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of CurrencyCast, Agustin Mackinlay breaks down the key part played by multilateral FX trading platforms when managing currency risk. He'll explain how you can start getting the best price on your trading, cut operational risk, and the importance of integrating the trade phase with the rest of your FX workflow. It’s an FX masterclass, all in under 10 minutes. T...

Send us Fan Mail In the final episode of our 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐅𝐗 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐞 CurrencyCast miniseries, we’re joined by John Macaigne to break down the key hedging programs that will allow you to outperform your budget rate every year, while drastically reducing forecasting risk.  John looks at the importance of the budget rate and the advantages of outperforming this rate. He’ll also provide us with...

Send us Fan Mail In the second episode of our Outperform your Budget FX Rate miniseries, Agustin Mackinlay addresses how a combination of automated hedging programs can help CFOs & treasurers simultaneously tackle some of their key pains, including: The degree of discount or premium in the currencies they buy and sell in  The need to keep sufficient cash buffers in place The degree of accuracy...

Send us Fan Mail Defending your budget FX rate is a tricky process. Not achieving this rate means you could suffer financial losses and leave your company’s cash flows and profit margins unprotected. Not an ideal scenario. Over the next three episodes, Agustin Mackinlay will focus on how you can not only defend but also outperform your budgeted FX rate year after year, while benefiting from favour...

Send us Fan Mail  In this week's episode of CurrencyCast, we're focusing on currency management challenges in the meat industry. This episode will be a must-watch whether you’re a trader, wholesaler, farmer, or processor.  Ben Santos, Currency Management Specialist,  joins host Agustin Mackinlay to discuss the changing meat industry landscape and break down the critical implications for...

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode of CurrencyCast, we look at how a lack of traceability in your currency management processes can not only harm the efficiency of your treasury operations but come with hidden costs and risks. Agustin Mackinlay will break down the business advantages of a more granular approach to traceability and how you can streamline this manual task to achieve perfect end...

Send us Fan Mail Building a successful hedging program is a fine art. When well done, the financial, strategic, and operational benefits are abundant but done poorly, it can lead to more risk than value.  But how do you strike a balance and easily create a program that can effectively solve your business’s complex FX challenges?  In this week’s episode of CurrencyCast, Agustin Mackinlay breaks dow...

Send us Fan Mail We look at why so many firms shy away from applying hedge accounting —and even from currency hedging altogether— and how they can simplify this complex task. Our host breaks down how to keep unrealised FX gains and losses out of net income, the required documentation for hedge accounting and how to completely streamline this essential process in line with IFRS 9 and US GAAP It’s a...

Send us Fan Mail Season 2 of CurrencyCast has arrived! In the first episode of the season, we break down the 4 must-have tools you need to successfully manage FX risk and protect your business in times of unpredictability, such as pandemics, wars or other volatile events.  We’ll share the tools and techniques that will help you with: Cash management Shifting interest rates Disrupted supply chains...

Send us Fan Mail Travel is back! In this week's episode of CurrencyCast, we're focusing on currency management challenges in the travel industry. Host Agustin Mackinlay will be joined by Marc Padrosa , Kantox's Global Industry Director of Travel. They'll discuss the changing travel landscape and break down the critical implications for your currency management strategy. Here&ap...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we look at why a failure to embrace currencies can lead to weak business performance. Agustin Mackinlay breaks down business advantages of buying/selling in the currencies of your customers/suppliers and how both B2B & B2C firms can easily integrate more currencies into their strategy without extra resources and workloads.     This is a marketing material. Visit the...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️In this week's episode of CurrencyCast , we look at why a high level of forecast accuracy is not as important as you think when it comes to your FX risk strategy.  Agustin Mackinlay breaks down how an overreliance on forecast accuracy can be detrimental, and how to get around this typically essential priority when managing FX risk.   He’ll discuss: What hedging programs don...

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode, Agustin Mackinlay walks us through how a business can improve its competitive position in the event of ‘favourable’ forward points using a simple and applicable working example, the case of the South African tour operator selling into the UK market.  He’ll break down: The commercial transaction and the parallel forward market transaction Forward points Pric...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we look at the right and wrong approaches to pricing with an FX rate. Agustin Mackinlay breaks down the shortcomings of the most widely used criteria for pricing updates, time-driven criteria. He provides an alternative data-centric approach that will allow you to become more competitive and protect your business from risk   This is a marketing material. Visit the link...

Send us Fan Mail We look at the FX risk map, an effective tool used to understand when , where and how   your business’s currency risk emerges.  In this episode, Agustin Mackinlay breaks down the core approach to understanding risks, where they can occur in the transaction journey, and the mitigation solutions that will help you be more proactive in managing them. This is a marketing material. Vis...

Send us Fan Mail We review the hidden challenges that arise as treasurers navigate the three stages of the FX risk management workflow: The pre-trade, trade and post-trade phases. Agustin Mackinlay breaks down how the three phases function, the unique set of challenges each presents and why siloing these steps could put your business at risk.  This is a marketing material. Visit the link to the fu...

Send us Fan Mail In the first episode of CurrencyCast, FX writer Agustin Mackinlay looks at the key treasury problems that currency management automation solutions need to solve to become a viable tool in your treasury toolbox.  With FX volatility intensifying and exposing companies to even greater currency risks, treasurers & CFOs face many challenges as they look to step up their FX risk man...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we offer our view on the make-or-break FX challenges treasurers and CFOs will face in 2022 when managing their FX risk. FX writer, Agustin Mackinaly share his predictions for the trends and issues to watch out for this year and how they’ll affect your business. He’ll provide insights on how to handle each and make more informed decisions for your FX risk strategy in 202...

Send us Fan Mail Get a sneak peek of our new weekly podcast series, CurrencyCast. Every week, FX writer Agustin Mackinlay will provide bite-size insights to help CFO's & Treasurers better understand their FX risk, stay informed of the latest currency management trends and learn about the future of FX tech. This is a marketing material. Visit the link to the full legal disclaimer for more...