Swap Advisory Services
Our professionals have significant experience in the development and placement
of derivative and financial products in the marketplace. Through
our affiliation with a large, multidisciplinary professional services
firm, we are able to obtain a higher level of due diligence in connection
with financial products that other firms are not able to achieve. FS&L
provides a range of financial product services, including:
- Risk management tools
- Derivative products
- Interest rate swaps
- BMA (Tax-exempt)
- LIBOR (Taxable)
- Swap options, or “swaptions”
- Caps
- Floors
- Collars
- Assess the advantages/disadvantages and risks/rewards of financial
products for each case
- Negotiate with counterparties as it pertains to derivative products
- Negotiate and comment on the ISDA Master Agreement, Schedule and
Credit Support Annex
- Asset/Liability modeling
- Sensitivity analysis
- Mark to market reports
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Provide swap “market pricing letters ” in connection
with swap pricing
- Coordinate GASB, FASB, and annual disclosure statements
Using financial products
can be an effective way to manage risks and/or hedge a debt portfolio.
We enable our clients to understand,
take advantage of and monitor different financial products. We
take the time
to explain the risks and rewards associated with financial products
so that our clients make fully informed decisions.
FS&L has made substantial
investments in derivative technology. We have the ability to price
breakeven swap rates and have the same pricing
capabilities as swap providers*, as well as the ability to access
and monitor real-time market data.