Subject category:
Finance, Accounting and Control
Published by:
Harvard Business Publishing
Version: 9 June 1995
Length: 12 pages
Data source: Published sources
Abstract
The restructuring of Tiffany's retailing agreement with Mitsukoshi Ltd. in 1993 exposed Tiffany to substantial yen/dollar exchange rate volatility that it had not previously faced. This new exposure requires Tiffany to establish risk management policies and practices. Management must determine whether to hedge, what the objective of hedging ought to be, how much exposure to cover, and what instruments to use. Teaching Objective: To introduce students to the problems of risk management in a relatively uncomplicated administrative situation.
Subject category:
Finance, Accounting and Control
Published by:
Harvard Business Publishing
Length: 11 pages
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Subject category:
Finance, Accounting and Control
Published by:
Harvard Business Publishing
Version: 12 July 2002
Length: 12 pages
Data source: Published sources
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The restructuring of Tiffany's retailing agreement with Mitsukoshi Ltd. in 1993 exposed Tiffany to substantial yen/dollar exchange rate volatility that it had not previously faced. This new exposure requires Tiffany to establish risk management policies and practices. Management must determine whether to hedge, what the objective of hedging ought to be, how much exposure to cover, and what instruments to use. Teaching Objective: To introduce students to the problems of risk management in a relatively uncomplicated administrative situation.
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Subject category:
Finance, Accounting and Control
Published by:
Harvard Business Publishing
Length: 11 pages
Subject category:
Finance, Accounting and Control
Published by:
Harvard Business Publishing
Version: 12 July 2002
Length: 12 pages
Data source: Published sources