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For more information on our financial services offerings, contact us at:
2344 Valleydale Rd
Suite C
Birmingham, AL 35244
Phone: (205) 444-0486
Fax: (205) 444-0488
E-mail:
4939 De Zavala Road
Suite 105
San Antonio, TX 78249
Phone: (210) 641-2817
Fax: (210) 641-9892
E-mail:
121 N Washington Street
Suite 300B
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (703) 549-2682
Fax: (703) 483-3977
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Risk Management
We provide risk management consulting that covers all major risks confronting financial institutions: credit risk, interest rate risk, exchange rate risk, and market risk. The AF Team has been involved in both the design and implementation of risk management systems. Our experts have evaluated risk management programs, assisted in the development of policies and procedures, provided litigation support in the evaluation of hedging strategies, and provided independent reviews of third party risk software.
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Problem:
A bank was attempting to implement an interest rate hedging strategy using a well-known software tool from a major vendor. The problem was, the outputs were making no sense and the recommendations, if used, would cost millions.
Our solution:
We examined the inputs and outputs from the software tool, and understood immediately that the market had changed, but the model used by the software had not. A much simpler strategy for hedging was available and could be implemented to deal with interest-rate risk using customizable off-the-shelf software.
Benefit to Our Client:
While arguing over the validity of the model underlying the convoluted software it was using, the lender was losing thousands of dollars a day. The client was able to implement an easier to use and more understandable program that met its needs and protected against risk for a much smaller investment. Client staff learned methods for interpreting market movements that gave them a more intuitive feel for the value of the hedges.
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