WHAT WE DO

Essentially, we support the CFO in planning and implementing interest rate risk and derivative strategies. Given our experiences, resources, knowledge and insights we help create dynamic yet prudent hedging strategies and structures that significantly reduce the associated analytical, administrative, accounting, documentation and reporting burdens.

TRADE EXECUTION

This is where our experience is unequaled. Having traded over 2,000 derivative transactions we understand how to obtain the best derivative pricing and structure. Derivative transactions are privately negotiated contracts that are customized for your company’s specific situation. Given this level of customization and using our own pricing models, we provide price transparency for each derivative transaction. Using our experience and understanding of derivative houses, we are able to significantly reduce spreads. Our firm objective is to generate cost savings for each client equal to three times our fees. In many cases, actual savings can be fivefold.

INTEREST RATE RISK MANAGEMENT

We do not take positions on the markets and feel strongly that no firm, economist, or individual has the market insights that can help you determine the future of the markets. After 20 years of experience, we believe the following: Those that know—don’t say; those that say—don’t know.

Managing interest rate risk is a discipline, a discipline that requires planning, effort, and consistency. It does not require the ability to see into the future or to forecast next week’s durable goods order. It means measuring the risk, establishing a prudent level of risk appetite, articulating a mitigation strategy and flawlessly executing that strategy.

POLICIES

It is critical to have the entire management team on board when it relates to risk. Therefore, we help with implementing policies describing your companies’ philosophy, strategies and actions for managing risk.

LITIGATION SUPPORT

Advisory and litigation support for disputes involving transactions in the interest rate derivatives market.

EXISTING PARTNERS

Using our experience, we assist you in directing your accounting and legal partners to efficiently put in place the requisite documentation. This oversight process saves unnecessary billing hours because we provide clear direction of what is to be done. No more and no less than is prudent and necessary.

DERIVATIVE EDUCATION

We provide interest rate derivative education to satisfy a variety of needs including continuing education for your professional staff, training for your executive team and members of the board of directors. The training is provided on-site or via teleconference.

INDEPENDENT VALUATION, COUNTERPARTY MONITORING, ETC.

We have the ability to independently validate market values provided by your derivative counterparties. Pricing models vary. Our experience allows us to assist in validating a variety of market valuations. We also assist in:

Actively managing counterparty exposure
Independent verification of reset notices and settlements calculations
Ongoing monitoring of market valuation for restructuring opportunities