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McKinsey’s Koller: Valuation Isn’t Broken—Expectations Are

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Global Finance : To what extent does geography play a role in affecting a company’s valuation? For the most part, a lot of what people are talking about is not a currency. We call it a cryptocurrency, but it’s not a currency. There’s no inherent valuation. Koller : It applies to most parts of the world.

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Sovereign Ratings, Default Risk and Markets: The Moody's Downgrade Aftermath!

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Sovereign Defaults: A History Through time, governments have often been dependent on debt to finance themselves, some in the local currency and much in a foreign currency. However, those defaults, and especially so in recent years, have been supplemented by countries that have chosen to default on local currency borrowings.

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Data Update 6 for 2025: From Macro to Micro - The Hurdle Rate Question!

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I spend most of my time in the far less rarefied air of corporate finance and valuation, where businesses try to decide what projects to invest in, and investors attempt to estimate business value.

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GW Platt Foreign Exchange Bank Awards 2025: FX Tech Global Winners

Global Finance

Comprehensive FX management integrates tools, analytics, and AI to mitigate currency risks. A comprehensive foreign exchange (FX) exposure management strategy combines tools and techniques to identify, measure, and manage currency risks, empowering businesses to confidently navigate the complexities of the global marketplace.

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The FX Automation Revolution: Hedge Trackers LLC’s Ashley Pater

Global Finance

With FX risk management, adaptability is critical because every company has its own risk profile shaped by its market, currencies, and business model. Identifying exposures accurately is the foundation: knowing exactly where currency risks arise in revenues, costs, or balance sheet items is crucial to ensuring they can be managed effectively.

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WeSwap P2P Currency Exchange Seeks $2.89M In Crowdfunding

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After hitting the 500,000 user mark, currency exchange service WeSwap has rolled out a Seedrs crowdfunding round. According to its Seedrs page , the WeSwap app along with Mastercard enables users to swap currency with others via a peer-to-peer technology, track rates, send money to friends and spend money around the world. million ($2.89

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Robinhood Nearing A Valuation Of At Least $7 Billion

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Robinhood Markets , the operator of a free mobile trading app, is close to garnering a valuation of $7 billion or more. CNBC , citing two people familiar with the deal, reported Robinhood has raised a minimum of $200 million in a recent late-stage fundraising round that will give it a valuation of between $7 billion and $8 billion.