Chatham Financial

Chatham Financial Launches Integrated Valuation Platform

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Kennett Square, Pa., Sept. 7, 2010 — Chatham Financial, a globally recognized leader in interest rate risk, currency risk, debt advisory, accounting and valuations, today announced the expansion of its comprehensive valuation platform to provide the broader business community access to its sophisticated technology and robust methodology applied to financial instruments across the entire balance sheet.

The enhanced solution integrates the valuation of financial instruments across derivatives, debt and assets, allowing Chatham to further expand its capabilities as a full-service valuation provider.

“Marked-to-market accounting continues to be a major concern for clients with financial assets and liabilities. Our holistic approach to valuation of the entire balance sheet will help our clients incorporate a sound, consistent approach across each balance sheet category,” said Mark Henderson CFA, Director of Chatham Valuation Services. “Our deep derivatives market expertise and intimate knowledge of valuation and accounting requirements gives us a unique, holistic perspective on valuation.”

The firm values over 20,000 debt and derivative transactions on a real-time, daily, monthly, and quarterly basis employing sophisticated technology to comply with appropriate accounting standards such as ASC 815 (FAS 133), ASC 820 (FAS 157), and ASC 320 (FAS 115) and ASC 325 (EITF 99-20). Since 2007, Chatham has also offered clients a comprehensive web-based debt management system that incorporates the valuation of loan assets and liabilities with the tracking of debt terms and covenants and the ability to calculate current and projected interest expense.

“Chatham’s valuations provide us with a strong analytical methodology that supplies us with a documented means to substantiate values for somewhat illiquid assets. Chatham’s methodology is comprehensive and insightful. They have been very responsive to our toughest questions,” said Mark Cvrkel, Treasurer & CFO of Susquehanna Bank.

Presently, Chatham serves over 1,000 clients across all industry sectors, including manufacturing, health care, technology, retail, media, real estate and financial institutions. Chatham has been a leader in derivative valuations for nearly 20 years, continually expanding the breadth of derivatives valued and the complexity of its valuation models. Chatham led the market with its potential future exposure methodology for calculating the fair value of derivatives in 2008, becoming the first independent provider to model non-performance risk in accordance with FAS 157 (now ASC Topic 820).

About Chatham Financial

Chatham Financial is the largest independent interest rate and foreign exchange risk management advisory company; serving clients in the areas of hedging strategy development, derivatives documentation, transaction execution, hedge accounting ASC 815 (FAS 133/IAS 39), and derivatives valuations ASC 820 (FAS 157). Additionally, Chatham provides capital and debt advisory services, defeasance services, financial instrument valuation services and debt management software. Annually, Chatham advises more than 1,000 clients on over 8,000 transactions and $350 billion notional from offices in the U.S., Europe and Asia.

Chamber Of Commerce End Users Huddle Over Derivatives Reform

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Chamber Of Commerce End Users Huddle Over Derivatives Reform

By Katy Burne

August 18, 2010

“The MSP definition is not industry-specific and could apply to any company in any industry whose degree of hedging activity is roughly deemed systemically significant,” explained Luke Zubrod, regulatory advisory services director at swaps consultancy Chatham Financial. “The hope would be that it doesn’t affect too many industrial companies, but it could, depending on where the SEC and CFTC set thresholds around substantial positions…
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FX Hedging: Quantifying Currency Risk

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FX Hedging: Quantifying Currency Risk

Thursday, September 9, 2010, 2-3pm EDT

With such significant swings in currency exchange rates, many firms are re-evaluating their currency risk management programs. This webinar will explore a methodology that firms can use to identify and hedge their currency exposures, and will also present a brief discussion around the metrics and key issues that firms consider when implementing a hedging program. Attendance is complimentary, and 1 CPE credit is available for participation.
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FX Hedging: Product Overview and Hedge Accounting

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FX Hedging: Product Overview and Hedge Accounting

Thursday, September 23, 2010, 2-3pm EDT

Many firms are re-evaluating their currency risk programs with the recent significant swings in currency exchange rates. This webinar will explore the types of currency hedging products and the common issues associated with foreign currency hedge accounting. Chatham will identify individual hedging products and explain the variations such as collar, average rate option, and window forwards. Attendance is complimentary, and 1 CPE credit is available for participation.
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WEBINAR – FX Hedging: Quantifying Currency Risk

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Thursday, September 9, 2010, 2-3pm EDT

WEBINAR – FX Hedging: Quantifying Currency Risk: With such significant swings in currency exchange rates, many firms are re-evaluating their currency risk management programs. This webinar will explore a methodology that firms can use to identify and hedge their currency exposures, and will also present a brief discussion around the metrics and key issues that firms consider when implementing a hedging program. Attendance is complimentary, and 1 CPE credit is available for participation.
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2010 Finance and Strategy Summit – Washington, D.C.

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September 15-16, 2010

2010 Finance and Strategy Summit – Washington, D.C.: Chatham will be visiting with attendees of the Survival to Revival conference, which is dedicated to finance and strategy and the individuals who drive these valuable aspects of business. If you are attending, please stop by and visit Chatham at Booth #17.

WEBINAR – FX Hedging: Product Overview and Hedge Accounting

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Thursday, September 23, 2010, 2-3pm EDT

WEBINAR – FX Hedging: Product Overview and Hedge Accounting: Many firms are re-evaluating their currency risk programs with the recent significant swings in currency exchange rates. This webinar will explore the types of currency hedging products and the common issues associated with foreign currency hedge accounting. Chatham will identify individual hedging products and explain the variations such as collar, average rate option, and window forwards. Attendance is complimentary, and 1 CPE credit is available for participation.
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BOTTOM LEFT ANNOUNCEMENT

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There’s a Derivative in Your Cereal

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:31:30 +0000

There’s a Derivative in Your Cereal

By Sam Peterson

July 29, 2010

“Over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives are perhaps the most feared and despised of all financial creations, even more than sub-prime mortgages. After all, Warren Buffet famously referred to them as “financial weapons of mass destruction.” Though few know it, Americans’ everyday lives are touched by the hidden hand of OTC derivatives…
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Risk Consultancy Launches Derivatives Regulation Advisory

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:11:21 +0000

Risk Consultancy Launches Derivatives Regulation Advisory

By Katy Burne

July 20, 2010

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“There was a need for expertise on a highly technical subject matter and not a lot of desire to gain that expertise from the banks,” said Zubrod, a director at Chatham. “The [new unit] translates a Washington-focused exercise into one specifically focused on the business community…
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