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Foreign Exchange Hedging Strategies at General Motors Critique Luke Bennrubi Britten Feldman Hillary Felice Drew Ferwalt Overview ❏ Review important topics ❏ Discuss material covered well ❏ Cover material missed GM Hedging Policies q q q q Commercial (Operating) Exposure: Volatile currencies are hedged for only months and risk threshold lowered to $5 million from $10 million Commercial (Capital) Exposure: Amounts in excess of $1 million not $10 million (typo) Accounting Policies: Held gains and losses from hedging in shareholder’s equity account Reporting: Hedging activities closely tracked; policy lead to passive switch GM Hedging Policy Objectives ❏ Reduce cash flow and earnings volatility ❏ Minimize the management time and costs dedicated to global FX management ❏ Align FX management in a manner consistent with how GM operates its automotive business Passive vs Active Hedging ❏ Currency exposure is inevitable when doing business in foreign markets ❏ Passive Hedging ❏ Uses forward/options contracts (0-100%) ❏ Protects against exchange rate volatility ❏ Active Hedging ❏ Managers exploit inefficiencies in market ❏ Fundamental, technical, dynamic, option-based “The second objective was a consequence of an internal study that determined that investment of resources in active FX (foreign exchange) management had not resulted in significant outperformance of passive benchmarks.” Transactional Exposure ❏ Definition: Gains and losses when transactions are settled in currency other than reporting currency ❏ Stem from many different things ❏ ❏ ❏ Buying activities Selling activities Financing decisions (borrowing) ... inevitable when doing business in foreign markets ❏ Passive Hedging ❏ Uses forward/options contracts (0-100%) ❏ Protects against exchange rate volatility ❏ Active Hedging ❏ Managers exploit inefficiencies...Overview ❏ Review important topics ❏ Discuss material covered well ❏ Cover material missed GM Hedging Policies q q q q Commercial (Operating) Exposure: Volatile currencies are hedged for only months... from hedging in shareholder’s equity account Reporting: Hedging activities closely tracked; policy lead to passive switch GM Hedging Policy Objectives ❏ Reduce cash flow and earnings volatility