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[[Media:2015_05_May_-_The_devil_is_in_the_detail.pdf| The devil is in the detail, The Treasurer, 2015]]
*[[Media:2015_05_May_-_The_devil_is_in_the_detail.pdf| The devil is in the detail, The Treasurer, 2015]]


*[http://www.treasurers.org/node/8925 Harness your hedges, The Treasurer, April 2013]
*[http://www.treasurers.org/node/8925 Harness your hedges, The Treasurer, April 2013]

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Traditionally hedging refers to the process whereby a firm uses financial instruments (such as forward contracts, futures contracts or options) or other techniques to reduce the impact of fluctuations in such factors as the market price of credit, foreign exchange rates, or commodity prices on its profits or corporate value.


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The application of hedging techniques has been extended to the management of many other risks including for example inflation and longevity risk arising in pension funds.


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