News Releases
MFX Newsletter Spring 2012
Examples of Recent Deals 2Y, USD-KZT (Kazakh Tenge) 3Y, USD-MXN, (Mexican Peso) 1Y, EUR-AMD, (Armenian Dram) 1Y, EUR-XOF (CFA Franc) 1.5Y, USD-HNL (Honduran Lempira) 3Y, EUR-USD (Sri Lanka) 1Y, EUR-ARS (Argentinian Peso) News and Activities MFX welcomes new funds and organizations to our family of clients: GAWA Microfinance Fund, Desjardins Developpement International (DID), Deutschebank, ASA [...]
MFX 2011 Benchmark Analysis Report
Trends in the Costs of Hedging Given the high degree of global volatility facing currency markets, MFX has seen the pricing of hedging increase significantly across several key markets in the last 6-12 months. We recently conducted an analysis of the costs of hedging for each currency in our portfolio (as well as commonly quoted [...]
September/October 2011 Newsletter
Examples of Recent Deals 3Y, EUR-GHS (Ghanaian Cedi) 2Y, EUR-TZS (Tanzanian Shilling) 1Y, USD-UGX (Ugandan Shilling) 2Y, EUR-MXN (Mexican Peso) 2Y, EUR-IDR (Indonesian Rupiah) 2Y, EUR-NGN (Nigerian Naira) 2Y, USD-KZT (Kazakh Tenge) News and Activities Haitian Gourde (HTQ) is now available. Please contact a member of the trading team to receive a quote in this [...]
MFX Letter to CFTC on behalf of Microfinance Industry
In the aftermath of the financial crisis the US Congress passed broad new financial legislation –the Dodd-Frank Act – which, among other reforms, provides for a new regulatory framework for derivatives. The goal of the legislation is to 1) increase the level of reporting in derivatives markets, 2) where possible to push over-the-counter derivatives to [...]
Comments of MFX Solutions to the US Treasury’s proposed determination of foreign exchange swap and foreign exchange forwards
MFX publishes Microfinance industry’s first study measuring FX risk exposure
MFX publishes Microfinance industry’s first study measuring FX risk exposure Washington DC, January 24, 2011 – Today MFX Solutions released the first comprehensive study of currency risk in the microfinance industry Risky Business: An Empirical Analysis of Foreign Exchange Risk Exposure in Microfinance. The study has found that that over half of MFIs are overexposed [...]
“Global Partnerships invests in new currency hedge firm”
MFX Launch and Global Partnerships covered in The Seattle Times, July 7 2009
Liability Planning: How can Investors and MFIs Navigate Funding Options and Devise Strategy?
MicroFinance Insights: July/August Issue
The Economist writes that turmoil in the world’s financial markets has increased firms’ demand for derivatives…