Managing Foreign Exchange Risk

For Canadian companies that sell their goods and services internationally and get paid in a foreign currency, foreign exchange risk is the likelihood that a change in exchange rates will result in the company receiving a lower amount of Canadian dollars than originally anticipated. For Canadian companies that import and pay foreign suppliers in foreign currency, it is the likelihood that a change in exchange rates will mean the company has to pay more than planned...

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UNFCU

The United Nations Federal Credit Union (UNFCU), founded in 1947, is a member-owned, not-for-profit cooperative that offers a full suite of banking, investment and insurance products and services to the global UN community. We have more than 100,000 members in over 200 countries, assets in excess of USD $4B, and more than 400 employees.

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Muni 360 The comprehensive view of the municipal bond market.

whitePaper | November 15, 2019

MacKay Municipal Managers™ employs a relative value investment approach across all of their municipal strategies, with a focus on total return. The team seeks to capitalize on opportunities created by the mispricing of securities and will move along the credit curve based on where they find the best relative value. An emphasis is placed on risk management, and they currently do not employ leverage in the mutual funds they manage, which can increase volatility. The team’s active research-driven process and keen emphasis on risk control may benefit investors seeking attractive tax-free income.

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FIDO PASSKEYS for financial institutions

whitePaper | October 11, 2022

Over the past 30 years, authentication for digital banking services has evolved, from basic user ID plus passwords to various multi-factor authentication methods using hardware tokens, SMS OTP, dedicated authenticator apps and embedding authenticators in mobile banking apps. The goal has always been to achieve the best balance between security and user experience. But despite all the progress, one thing remains unchanged: everyone continues to depend on passwords, no matter how much end users and financial institutions dislike them. Until now

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whitePaper | May 6, 2020

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CryptoUnity: Start Simple, Stay Secure

whitePaper | May 17, 2023

Cryptocurrencies are a type of virtual currency that are secured with cryptography and exist only in digital form on our computers and smart devices, such as mobile phones, tablets, etc. They allow users to trade easily and quickly, as the execution of a transaction, anywhere in the world, usually takes only a few seconds or minutes. Cryptocurrencies are becoming more popular and interesting for new users each day. Additionally, the blockchain technology itself is gaining popularity, which, besides the creation of cryptocurrencies, offers enormous opportunities for the progress and upgrade of many industries. Therefore, the number of users and the size of the market itself is growing steeply each year. Despite the market growth and the increase in the number of users, centralized exchanges still face challenges, one of the biggest of which is definitely that users have to blindly trust them with their funds.

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Ready for Real Time 2.0?

whitePaper | February 23, 2022

The race for European banks to offer Instant Payments (IP) is more urgent than ever before. COVID-19 has piled on the pressure to adopt: throughout 2020, the average daily SCT Instant transaction volume more than doubled due to new purchase behavior. In addition, by November 2021 European banks that are TARGET2 direct participants are also mandated to be TIPS reachable – one of the two major SEPA instant CSMs.

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Financial Resilience 101: How CFOs Are Shifting to a New Cash Blueprint

whitePaper | April 19, 2023

A key responsibility of every CFO’s role is forecasting cash position. Not only is this necessary to report to shareholders, but it’s also essential to building financial resilience for the long-term. To give an ongoing example, the recent global uncertainty has shown that understanding your working capital access is crucial to your ability to cope with disruption. But short of investing in a pack of tarot cards, how can CFOs accurately predict what’s next?

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UNFCU

The United Nations Federal Credit Union (UNFCU), founded in 1947, is a member-owned, not-for-profit cooperative that offers a full suite of banking, investment and insurance products and services to the global UN community. We have more than 100,000 members in over 200 countries, assets in excess of USD $4B, and more than 400 employees.

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