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Trading case studies

High-frequency spot trading

Situation

Currencies are traded for immediate delivery 2-3 times a week in a very tight margin and competitive market that requires 48 hour turnarounds.

Complication

Bearing in mind the volatility of the relationship with the EU following Brexit, it is extremely difficult to second guess the market position.

Solution

Investec's Dynamic Forwards solution was implemented to take the management out of spot trading and enable mitigatation of fluctuation risk and margin erosion on currency movements.

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One-off transfer case studies

Foreign company buyout

Situation

Having managed the corporate treasury for his company for the last few years a Finance Director called on us to assist their senior management after they received a USD windfall.

Complication

The company was acquired by a US listed company and the directors received large amounts of US dollars for their shareholdings.

Solution

Each shareholder was given access to a personal FX dealer on the trading floor who was able to assist with their foreign currency requirements. While the largest shareholder also decided to make use of our Wealth and Investment department’s services.

Business sale

Situation

An individual in Scotland sold his technology company for a large number of US dollars and called Investec to see whether we were able to help.

Complication

At the time of receiving the US dollars GBPUSD had moved against the client and so he decided to hold off until the rate was at level where he wanted to convert at.

Solution

He agreed with his dedicated dealer to watch the market on his behalf, which included updating him with market forecasts from our economists and calling him when the market reached his target rate. Not only did we take the stress out of the watching the markets, we placed his US dollars in an account which provide him with a return whilst he waited! The latter being something only a bank can offer.

Regular transfer case studies

Overseas asset financing

Situation

eCORRUGATED, one of the largest manufacturers of corrugated boxes, were looking to invest in a European-made facility line that would be able to produce a larger corrugated box.

Complication

There were various challenges including foreign supply routes and the request for stage payments in Euros whilst the equipment was still overseas. This comprised of 20% deposit, followed by three stage payments and then 10% retention payment due to supplier 30 days after commissioning - terms that a lot of other lenders in the marketplace wouldn’t be prepared to facilitate.

Solution

Our in-depth understanding of the key financial aspects, commitment to working with the Broker to shape the deal and our internal asset management team's understanding of the true security on the machine was what cemented the deal.

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