FTI Treasury Talks: Using In-House Banks to Manage Foreign Exchange Risk
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About this Episode
“FTI Treasury Talks: Conversations with the Experts” series aims to provide valuable insights and practical strategies in the fields of Treasury Outsourcing, In-House Banking Solutions, and Corporate Services.
The fifth talk, “Using In-House Banks to Manage Foreign Exchange Risk,” offers valuable insights into Centralizing foreign exchange (FX) risk management within an in-house banking structure and the advantages for organizations. This talk explores the strategies, benefits, and best practices for implementing an effective FX risk management program within this framework.
Justin Callaghan, CEO at FTI Treasury, engages in a comprehensive discussion with Shane O’Keeffe, Head of Innovation at FTI Treasury and Eileen Murray, Front Office Senior Manager at FTI Treasury, will cover the following topics:
- Benefits of In-House Banking for FX Risk Management
- Common FX Hedging Strategies
- Data Sources for Balance Sheet Hedging
- Key Integrations for FX Risk Management
- Advantages of Specialist Lending Systems
- Data Sources for Cash Flow Hedging
- Frequency of Hedge Rolling
- Back-to-Back vs. Consolidated Hedging
- Benefits of Intercompany Netting
- Advantages of In-House Banking for Intercompany Netting
- Key Takeaway for Starting FX Risk Management
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Justin Callaghan
Shane O’Keeffe
Eileen Murray
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Why this matters
Foreign exchange risk sits on the balance sheet of almost every organisation that trades, funds or holds assets across currencies, and left unmanaged it can erode margins and distort reported results. Handling that risk through scattered, entity-by-entity arrangements tends to be costly and hard to control, with exposures hedged in isolation and little visibility across the group. Centralising FX management within an in-house bank changes that picture. It brings currency exposure into a single view, lets treasury net positions before hedging and applies a consistent strategy across the business rather than a patchwork of local decisions. For treasury teams under pressure to do more with tighter resources, that combination of lower transaction costs, cleaner data and stronger control is what makes the in-house banking approach worth the effort of setting up.
About FTI Treasury Talks
Expert conversations on treasury management, risk, technology, and in-house banking — designed for treasury professionals, CFOs, and finance leaders.
