Wealth & Finance International - January 2017

35 January 2017 It doesn’t stop there, we have real estate professionals that have ne- gotiated and structured transactions valued at over £6bn. This pooled knowledge and experience is why Vedanta Hedging are consistently chosen to act as an expert witness in some of the largest derivative legal cases in the UK, as well as advising listed PLCs on their hedging strategies. Opportunities and challenges in 2017 2017 is looking to become the busiest by far for Vedanta. Brexit has caused a significant shift in volatility in both the FX and Interest Rates market. It has now become more than ever, important for businesses to have a solid hedging policy in place and to regularly review this policy and its implementation. Regulation from both an accounting and con- duct point of view, is continuing to evolve and provide a very challenging landscape, not only for businesses, but also accountants and we expect this to be a big growth area for Vedanta. In all walks of life, in any business sector, if there is opaqueness, there will be someone willing to take advantage of this to the detriment of the end client. Even with financial regulation tightening, the goalposts are constantly moving with regards to transparency. This process will never stop as financial institutions will always look to enhance their returns by ever more discreet ways. Currently, banks are appearing to be more transparent in derivative pric- ing, but in fact are imposing more onerous conditions in other parts of their derivative agreements. This makes obtaining independent advice more critical than ever. Name: Ahishek Sachdev Company: Vedanta Hedging Limited, Email: [email protected] Web Address: www.vedantahedging.com Address: 35 New Broad Street, London, EC2M 1NH Telephone: 020 7183 2277