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SCS – Nov 2024 – L3 – Q4c – Forward Rate Agreement for Interest Rate Risk Management

Calculation of settlement amount for FRA under different Ghana Reference Rate (GRR) scenarios.

The company has decided to use a Forward Rate Agreement (FRA) to manage its interest rate risk likely to arise from the short-term loan of GH¢15 million it intends to borrow in three months for a period of six months.

Required:

i) What is the purpose for a company to enter into an FRA arrangement? (2 marks)

ii) Calculate the amount of money that will be paid to settle the FRA at the beginning of the FRA period if, at the end of month 3, when the FRA becomes effective, the six-month Ghana Reference Rate (GRR) is as follows:

a) 37.50%
b) 28.50%

In each case, clearly state the party (i.e. FRA buyer or FRA seller) responsible for making the payment.

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  • 12 Marks

FM -NOV 2024 – L2 – Q3a – Foreign Exchange Risk Management

Explaining foreign exchange risk types and calculating the impact of forward contract hedging.

a) Dadisen PLC manufactures and sells pharmaceutical products in Ghana. It imports a significant portion of its pharmaceutical inputs from the USA. However, it only sells its products in Ghana. The company is considering establishing its foothold in The Gambia, Liberia, and Sierra Leone markets.

i) Dadisen PLC reports its results in its home currency. It pays for its purchases from the USA in US dollars but receives payments for its sales in Ghana cedis. All sales from Gambia, Liberia, and Sierra Leone are expected to be transferred into US dollar accounts each week. On average, the company generally takes 90 days to pay its suppliers and receives payment from its debtors within 60 days. In paying its suppliers, the company relies on bank overdrafts at an annual rate of 10%.

Over the last few years, the company has found that sales have been quite predictable, and it has been possible to plan sales levels and purchases of goods in advance. However, the company does not have adequate management skills for its foreign currency exposure. As a result, the company has reported exchange rate losses since 2020. The company is currently considering whether the forex exposure could be better managed.

Required:

Describe the following types of foreign currency exposure, giving examples of how they could impact the financial statements of Dadisen PLC:

  • Transaction risk
  • Translation risk
  • Economic risk

ii) The company estimates that it will need to borrow $1 million in three months’ time for a period of six months but is concerned about expected fluctuations in the exchange rate. The company is considering hedging this exposure using a currency forward contract. The company’s banker, GCB, has agreed to sell the US dollar forward for 9 months at GH¢17 to the dollar.

Required:
Compute the effect of the currency forward transaction on profitability if the spot exchange rate in 9 months is:

  • GH¢22
  • GH¢15

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  • 15 Marks

FM – May 2019 – L3 – Q6 – Interest Rate Risk Management

Evaluate the effect of using interest rate futures to hedge a loan and compare the total cost after hedging with an interest rate guarantee.

You are the head of the treasury group of Top Flight Aviation (TFA), a Nigerian company. The company operates chartered international flights for the elites in the country.

It is now December 31, and TFA needs to borrow £60 million from a UK bank to finance a new air jet. The borrowing and the purchase will be in three months’ time, and the borrowing will be for a period of six months.

You have decided to hedge the relevant interest rate risk using interest rate futures. Your expectation is that interest rates will increase from 13% by 2% over the next three months.

In the month of March, the current price of Sterling 3-month futures is 87.25. The standard contract size is £500,000.

Required:

a. Set out calculations of the effect of using the futures market to hedge against movements in the interest rate if:
(i) Interest rates increase from 13% by 2% and the futures market price moves by 2%;
(ii) Interest rates increase from 13% by 2% and the futures market price moves by 1.75%;
(iii) Interest rates fall from 13% by 1.5% and the futures market price moves by 1.25%;

In each case, show the hedge efficiency. The time value of money, taxation, and margin requirements should be ignored.

b. Show, for the situations in (a) above, whether the total cost of the loan after hedging would have been lower with the futures hedge chosen by the treasurer or with an interest rate guarantee which the treasurer could have purchased at 13% for a premium of 0.25% of the size of the loan to be guaranteed.

The time value of money, taxation, and margin requirements should be ignored.

(Total: 15 Marks)

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  • 20 Marks

FM – May 2019 – L3 – Q5 – Portfolio Management

Evaluate whether an option price is fair for hedging Yaro Plc. shares, and explain how changes in volatility and the risk-free rate affect the value of a call option.

You are the portfolio manager of an asset management company based in Kano. Your company has in its portfolio 27,750,000 shares of Yaro Plc., a company listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. The shares are currently trading at N3.60 per share.

Your company plans to sell the shares in six months’ time to pay dividends, and you plan to hedge the risk of Yaro’s shares falling by more than 5% from their current market value. A decision has therefore been taken to buy an over-the-counter option to protect the shares. A merchant bank has offered to sell an appropriate six-month option to your company for N1,250,000.

Yaro’s share price has an annual standard deviation of 13%, and the risk-free rate is 4% per year.

Required:

a. Evaluate whether or not the price at which the merchant bank is willing to sell the option is a fair price.

b. Explain briefly (without any calculations) how a decrease in the value of each of the following variables is likely to change the value of a call option:
i. Volatility of the stock price
ii. Risk-free rate

(Total: 15 Marks)

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  • 12 Marks

FM – May 2022 – L3 – Q6a – Foreign Exchange Risk Management

Evaluate hedging methods for a UK supplier payment of £5 million in three months.

a. You have worked with a major oil servicing company in Nigeria, with headquarters in the USA, for the past six years. Recently you completed your ICAN examinations, and you have been asked to join the international treasury department in New York City for a two-year attachment. The company is due to pay a UK supplier the sum of ₤5million in three months’ time. Your team is considering alternative methods of hedging the expected payment against adverse movements in exchange rate.

You are required to advise the company which of the following hedging strategies should be adopted for the payment due to be made in three months. Show all workings:
i. Forward contract (2 Marks)
ii. Currency futures (5 Marks)
iii. Currency options (5 Marks)

 

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  • 8 Marks

FM – Nov 2020 – L3 – Q4c – Interest Rate Risk Management

Calculates the interest payments for a loan based on varying NIBOR rates with a floating rate arrangement.

c. Calculate:
i. The interest payments if NIBOR is 10% (4 Marks)
ii. The interest payments if NIBOR is 7.5% (4 Marks)

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  • 4 Marks

FM – Nov 2020 – L3 – Q4b -Interest Rate Risk Management

Calculates the six-monthly fixed interest payment for a loan under a swap arrangement to secure a fixed interest rate.

b. A plc wants to borrow N200 million for five years with interest payable at six-monthly intervals. It can borrow from a bank at a floating rate of NIBOR plus 1% but wants to obtain a fixed rate for the full five-year period. A swap bank has indicated that it will be willing to receive a fixed rate of 8.5% in exchange for payments of six-month NIBOR.

Required:
Calculate the fixed interest six-monthly payment with the swap in place. (4 Marks)

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  • 20 Marks

FM – Nov 2023 – L3 – SB – Q2 – Foreign Exchange Risk Management

Analyze hedging methods for foreign exchange risk involving a future CHF transaction.

About one year ago, you were employed by Tesco, an American company based in New York. You work online from home in Nigeria and are a member of the international treasury of Tesco.

Tesco supplies medical equipment to the USA and Europe and also buys some basic raw materials from Europe. It is currently 30 November 2024. On 31 May 2025, Tesco is due to receive CHF16.3 million from a Swiss customer and also to pay CHF4.0 million to a Swiss supplier.

Exchange rates (quoted as US$/CHF1):

  • Spot: 1.0292 – 1.0309
  • Three months forward: 1.0322 – 1.0341
  • Six months forward: 1.0356 – 1.0378

Annual interest rates available to Tesco:

  • Switzerland: 3.2% (investing), 4.4% (borrowing)
  • USA: 4.6% (investing), 5.8% (borrowing)

Currency futures (contract size CHF125,000, futures price quoted as US$ per CHF1):

  • Future price: December – 1.0306, March – 1.0336, June – 1.0369

Currency options (contract size CHF125,000; exercise price quotation US$ per CHF1, premium in US cents per CHF1):

Calls Puts
Dec Mar June Dec Mar June
1.0375 0.47 0.50 0.53 0.74 0.79 0.86

Required:

  • a. Calculate the net receipt if hedged using a forward contract. (4 Marks)
  • b. Calculate the net receipt if hedged using money market hedging. (8 Marks)
  • c. Calculate the net receipt if hedged using futures. (10 Marks)
  • d. Calculate the net receipt if hedged using options. (8 Marks)
    (Total: 30 Marks)

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SCS – May 2020 – L3 – Q6 – International Financial Management

Explain a suitable foreign currency risk hedging method for Customer Focused Ltd in relation to the Look and Like Ltd contract.

Customer Focused Ltd has received a proposal from a potential supplier, Look and Like
Ltd, to provide fresh produce (Exhibit 2a) and is considering whether to accept. Kpakpo
Armah has written a note (Exhibit 2b) about Look and Like Ltd.
Required:
Using the information available, including information you feel relevant from your answer
to Section A:

Describe an appropriate foreign currency risk management hedging method for the risk the company might face in the future as described in Exhibit 2b.

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  • 1 Marks

BL – Nov 2023 – L1 – SA – Q6 – Business Ethics and Corporate Governance

This question asks about a company's method to hedge against business risks.

A means by which a company may hedge against business risk is called
A. Limitation of Liability
B. Limitless Liability
C. Moderated Liability
D. Arbitraging
E. Modulating

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  • 5 Marks

AFM – May 2017 – L3 – Q1a – Hedging against financial risk: Non-derivative techniques

Recommendations to mitigate losses on foreign currency transactions due to the depreciation of the Cedi.

In the last couple of years, the Cedi has depreciated substantially against the US Dollar. This has had an adverse effect on the financial performance of most of the multinational companies in Ghana.

Required:
As a Financial Adviser of your organization, a multinational company involved in the export trade, recommend actions to be taken to minimize the loss on foreign currency transactions. (5 marks)

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  • 10 Marks

AFM – May 2018 – L3 – Q5b – Hedging against financial risk: Non-derivative techniques

Explaining exchange exposure and methods for minimizing and hedging against both pre- and post-acceptance exposure.

i) Explanation of Exchange Exposure (2 marks):

Exchange exposure refers to the risk that a company’s financial performance or position may be affected by fluctuations in exchange rates between currencies. For an exporter quoting prices in a foreign currency, there is a risk that the value of the foreign currency may change before payment is received, leading to a gain or loss in the value of that payment when converted into the company’s domestic currency.

Exchange exposure is classified into three types:

  • Transaction Exposure: Risk arising from actual transactions involving foreign currency payments or receipts.
  • Translation Exposure: Risk from converting foreign subsidiaries’ financial statements into the parent company’s reporting currency.
  • Economic Exposure: Risk from the overall impact of exchange rate changes on a firm’s future cash flows and market value.

(2 marks)

ii) Methods for Minimizing Pre-Acceptance Exposure (4 marks):

Pre-acceptance exposure arises in the period between the time an exporter quotes a price in a foreign currency and the time the contract is accepted.

Two methods to minimize pre-acceptance exposure:

  1. Time-Limited Quotes:
    • The exporter can limit the validity period of the quote to a short timeframe, ensuring that the exchange rate does not fluctuate significantly before the contract is accepted.
    • Advantage: This method reduces the period during which the exchange rate risk exists, thus minimizing potential exposure to currency fluctuations.
  2. Forward Contracts:
    • The exporter can lock in a forward contract to sell the foreign currency at a predetermined rate when the quote is accepted. This ensures that the company knows exactly what exchange rate will apply, regardless of fluctuations.
    • Advantage: A forward contract provides certainty about the future exchange rate, allowing the exporter to avoid potential losses due to unfavorable exchange rate movements.

(2 marks for each method, 4 marks total)

iii) Hedging Methods for Post-Acceptance Exposure (4 marks):

Post-acceptance exposure arises after the contract has been accepted but before the payment has been received. There are several methods for hedging this exposure:

  1. Borrowing in the Foreign Currency:
    • The exporter can borrow the foreign currency equivalent of the receivable immediately and repay the loan once the foreign customer pays. This hedges the risk of adverse currency movements.
    • Advantage: This method is relatively simple and cheap. It also provides immediate cash flow in the foreign currency and eliminates exchange rate risk.
  2. Forward Contracts:
    • The exporter can enter into a forward contract to sell the expected foreign currency receipt at a specified rate on the date payment is due. This locks in the exchange rate and eliminates the uncertainty associated with currency fluctuations.
    • Advantage: Forward contracts offer certainty about the amount of the domestic currency that will be received, providing security and allowing for better financial planning without committing cash resources upfront.

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  • 5 Marks

AFM – May 2016 – L3 – Q2b – Hedging against financial risk: Non-derivative techniques, Hedging against financial risk: Derivatives

Describe four approaches that a company can use to hedge against foreign exchange risk.

b) As a trading company, Joewoka exports and imports merchandise in many countries for which it receives and makes payment in foreign currency. This exposes the company to foreign exchange risk.

As a Financial Consultant to the company, suggest FOUR approaches that the company can use to hedge against foreign exchange exposure. (5 marks)

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  • 10 Marks

AFM – May 2016 – L3 – Q1b – Hedging against financial risk: Non-derivative techniques, Hedging against financial risk: Derivatives, The use of financial derivatives to hedge against interest rate risk

Explain how to hedge a foreign exchange risk exposure using forward and money markets with calculations.

b) A Ghanaian Food and Beverage company has recently imported raw materials from China with an invoice value of US$264,000 payable in three months’ time. Due to the company’s efficient production capacity, it has finished production and exported finished products to Germany. Consequently, the German customer has been invoiced for US$75,900 payable in three months’ time. Below is the current spot and forward rates for the transactions:

  • USD/GHS Spot: 0.9850 – 0.9870
  • 3 Months Forward: 0.9545 – 0.9570

Current Money Market rates per annum are as follows:

  • US$ (USD): 11% – 13.2%
  • Gh¢ (GHS): 12.7% – 14.3%

Required:
i) Demonstrate with relevant calculations how the Ghanaian company can hedge its exposure to foreign exchange risk using the Forward Markets. (3 marks)
ii) Demonstrate with relevant calculations how the Ghanaian company can hedge its exposure using the Money Markets. (4 marks)
iii) Determine which of the above markets is the best hedging technique. (3 marks)

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  • 6 Marks

CR – Nov 2019 – L3 – Q2a – Foreign currency

Analyze foreign currency transactions, their impact on financial statements, and the application of hedging instruments.

a) Nyinahini Ltd (Nyinahini) is a company reporting under IFRS. Nyinahini normally operates only within the country where its buildings are physically located. Recently, it entered into a contract to supply its products to a new client based in South Africa. All the work was completed in the period October to November 2018. The (fixed) contract price of 100 million Rand has been agreed upon as denominated in South African Rand. The full amount was invoiced on 1 December 2018 when the exchange rate was GH¢1 = 10.1889 Rand. The new client paid 50 million Rand in advance on 1 November 2018 when the exchange rate was GH¢1 = 9.9783 Rand. The balance will be paid in two equal instalments on 31 March 2019 and 30 June 2019. The exchange rate at 31 December 2018 was GH¢1 = 10.5037 Rand.

Nyinahini decided to eliminate exchange rate differences on the final two payments and entered into two forward rate agreements on 1 December 2018 to sell the appropriate amount of Rand on 31 March 2019 and 30 June 2019, and set up the relevant documentation to treat them as fair value hedges of the recognized receivables. At 31 December 2018, the two contracts for settlement on 31 March 2019 and 30 June 2019 were valued at GH¢148,000 collectively, as an asset from Nyinahini’s point of view.

Required:
Set out and discuss the accounting treatment of the above items, including relevant calculations, as the information provided permits, in the financial statements of Nyinahini for the year ended 31 December 2018.

(6 marks)

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  • 10 Marks

AT – May 2017 – L3 – Q3b – Business income – Corporate income tax

Compute allowable financial cost on hedged transactions and provide management advice on the tax implications.

b) XYZ Ltd runs a business with a basis period from January to December each year. The following information is relevant to its business operations for 2016 year of assessment:

Item Amount (GH¢)
Chargeable Income from business operations 40,000
Financial cost incurred on hedged transactions 150,000
Financial gain from hedged transactions 60,000

Required:

i) Compute the financial cost to be allowed in 2016 year of assessment. (6 marks)

ii) Advise management on the above results. (4 marks)
(Total: 10 marks)

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  • 5 Marks

FM – May 2021 – L2 – Q4b – Treasury Management

Explain interest rate risk and suggest two ways of managing an entity’s exposure to it.

b) Most large companies maintain a treasury department to handle some specialized functions in finance. One of such functions is the management of financial risk, which includes interest rate risk.

Required:

Explain interest rate risk and suggest two ways of managing an entity’s exposure to interest rate risk. (5 marks)

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  • 6 Marks

FM – Nov 2020 – L2 – Q5b – Foreign exchange risk and currency risk management

Identify and explain four internal techniques to hedge exchange rate risk.

Identify and explain FOUR (4) techniques that can be used internally to hedge exchange rate risk.

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  • 7 Marks

FM – Nov 2020 – L2 – Q3b – Futures and hedging with futures | Hedging with options

Explain intrinsic value of an option and calculate the intrinsic value for USD/GH¢ call options over several months.

i) Explain the term intrinsic value of an option. (1 mark)

ii) DUU Ghana Ltd bought USD/GH¢ call options from KASA Ltd. The table below shows the various spot rates and strike prices for the various tenors.

Month Spot Rate USD/GH¢ Exercise Rate/Price USD/GH¢
1 5.1 4.8
2 5.3 5.0
3 5.5 5.4
4 5.8 5.8
5 5.7 6.0
6 6.0 6.4

Required:

Determine the intrinsic value of the option for each trading month and clearly indicate the months in which the option is in-the-money, at-the-money, or out-of-the-money. (6 marks)

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  • 10 Marks

FM – May 2020 – L2 – Q3b – Hedging with options

Calculate the variable and fixed interest payments under an interest rate swap agreement and determine if the strategy is an effective hedge.

Asanka Ghana Ltd is a medium-sized business in Ghana that is currently borrowing GH¢1,000,000 from North East Bank at a floating or variable interest rate basis at Ghana Reference Rate (GRR) plus 3% margin which is market determined on a monthly basis. This makes their monthly interest payment volatile depending on where GRR is at the end of the month. They are rather interested in fixed interest payment at the end of the month to manage this volatility.

OTI Bank Ghana Ltd has agreed to do an Interest rate Swap with Asanka where OTI Bank Ghana Ltd pays the variable rate to Asanka but Asanka pays them a fixed rate of 21% per annum paid monthly.

The table below shows the GRR for the last 6 months:

Month GRR (%) Variable Interest (C) Fixed Rate (D) Fixed Interest (E) Net Settlement (F)
1 16% 21%
2 18% 21%
3 20% 21%
4 19% 21%
5 18% 21%
6 17% 21%

Required:

i) Calculate the variable interest, fixed interest, and net settlement under columns (C), (E), and (F) in the table above.
(8 marks)

ii) Will you describe this strategy as an interest rate hedge? Explain.
(2 marks)

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