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The Common Pain Points of Foreign Currency Funding

Juan Pablo Orjuela

At Cfx Risk Management, we’re committed to helping CFOs, Treasurers, and Founders navigate the complexities of foreign currency funding. For over a decade, we’ve partnered with organisations seeking to raise capital in more mature markets abroad, and helped them manage their FX exposure. Our mission is to provide transparent, technology-driven solutions that simplify funding workflows, reduce operational risk, and foster collaboration.


Many treasury teams we’ve worked with rely on multiple Excel spreadsheets to manage:

  • Funding Details: Tracking individual loan agreements and multiple drawdowns.

  • Currency Conversions: Reflecting ongoing fluctuations in exchange rates.

  • Hedging Arrangements: Quantifying how forward contracts or options impact final costs.

  • Drawdown Workflows: Scheduling and monitoring capital needs for various projects.


This patchwork approach often results in:

  • Limited Visibility: Consolidating loan information in a single view becomes difficult.

  • Unclear Cost of Funding: Determining accurate funding costs for business decisions is time-consuming.

  • Data Entry Risks: Multiple spreadsheets heighten the chance of inconsistent formulae and errors.

  • Audit Complications: Key information is scattered, creating hurdles for compliance and regulatory reviews.

  • Obscured Hedging Impacts: Factoring in hedge instruments is often an afterthought, obscuring the real cost of funding.


To overcome these obstacles, we developed a Foreign Currency Funding Module that aligns with our core values of transparency, innovation, and reliability. This solution streamlines every step of the borrowing process, from initial drawdowns to final repayments.


Centralised Foreign Currency Funding Workflow

  • All-in-One Platform: Consolidate details on funders, drawdown schedules, and repayment terms in one place.

Funders Management Workflow
Manage all your funders in one place.
  • Flexible Management: Create multiple funders, track separate drawdowns, and store all related documentation securely.

    Funders Loans Workflow
    Manage multiple drawdowns for each funder.
  • Instant Forecasting: Access real-time data on current and future funding costs—at the click of a button.


Real-Time Cost Visibility

  • Dynamic Calculations: Our engine factors in exchange rates, spreads, fees, and interest rates.

  • Functional Currency Reporting: View all funding costs in your base currency, ensuring clarity on true expenses.

Cost of Funding Calculation
Calculate your historical funding cost and expected funding cost, given your currency exposure.
  • IFRS Compliance: Automatically calculate profit and loss in an IFRS-compliant format for accurate financial reporting.

Funding FX P&L
Calculate your historical and expected FX P&L, based on your currency exposures.


Hedging Impact Analysis

  • Integrated FX Module: Seamlessly combine your funding data with hedging strategies to see real-time effects on costs.

  • Scenario Testing: Evaluate various hedge ratios and instruments for optimal currency exposure management.

  • Informed Decisions: Forecast and control your FX risk more effectively by understanding the total impact of hedges.


FX Hedges Scenario Tool
FX hedges scenario tool too measure the impact of hedging in your cost of funding.

Improved Auditability

  • Complete Audit Trail: Every loan term, drawdown date, interest cost, and hedging transaction is fully documented.

  • Regulatory Readiness: Meet compliance standards with ease, thanks to centralised, transparent record-keeping.


Breaking Organisational Silos

  • Collaborative Platform: CFOs, Treasurers, and Commercial teams finally share a unified view of funding data.

  • Enhanced Alignment: A single source of truth leads to faster, better-informed discussions and decisions.

  • Centralised Alert System: The Cfx hub provides a central alert and task setting system to track the team work.



Transform your treasury operations with a Foreign Currency Funding Module that aligns with your organisational goals and values. By adopting the right tools and processes, you’ll gain a competitive edge in international markets, ensuring that your foreign currency funding decisions are both strategic and cost-effective.

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