Risk Mitigation in Trade Finance
Andy covers the most common risks involved in a transaction in Trade Finance as well as other considerations.
Overview
Running a successful trade finance business involves understanding and mitigating the risks inherent within the transaction. All commercial transactions contain risks. These risks refer to the likelihood the seller, buyer, or financier will make or receive a payment. The challenge for a trade financier is to minimise, or where possible, eliminate those risks.
Key learning objectives:
Define Supplier Performance Risk and Purchaser Performance Risk
Explain how these risks can be mitigated
Understand what other considerations need to be made, especially when dealing with foreign countries
Summary
Expert
Andy Sweeney
Andy began his career at Citigroup Global Markets as a money market trader. He then joined RBC Capital Markets and subsequently Mizuho working in bond syndication. After leaving banking, Andy joined a trade finance team to advise on structuring a bond. Since then, Andy has joined Blackstar, where he advises corporates on structuring trade finance.
