Risk Management

  • We offer clients a range of risk management solutions across interest rate and foreign exchange derivative markets, designed to help manage exposures to market movements.

    Our team combines derivative structuring and financial market expertise to develop strategies aligned to your business objectives. 

Foreign exchange

  • Our team of foreign exchange specialists can support you in managing your foreign exchange requirements and provide access to market insights to inform decisions about your currency transactions. We offer broad coverage across time zones and markets, with pricing available 24 hours a day, 5.5 days per week.

    You can manage your currency transactions conveniently and securely using CommBiz International Payment and Foreign Exchange (IPFX). IPFX provides access to real-time foreign exchange rates with same-day settlement, and transactions can be authorised via the CommBiz Mobile App.

    We use analytics to develop risk management solutions aligned to your objectives.   While these solutions are designed to help manage risk, they may involve costs, limitations and risks, and their appropriateness should be considered in light of your circumstances.

    Our solutions include:

    • Foreign exchange capability across a range of currencies, from major to emerging markets, including spot, forwards, swaps and NDFs;
    • FX options across a variety of currency pairs, which can be structured to support different risk management objectives; 
    • Bespoke solutions and structured solutions from our Client Risk Solutions team;
    • Research from our foreign exchange research team, including market analysis, commentary and strategy insights on global foreign exchange markets.

Interest rate risk

  • We offer interest rate risk management solutions designed to support a range of organisational structures and objectives. Our global teams combine expertise in structuring, project finance, asset finance and corporate transactions, supported by analytics, to develop strategies to help manage exposure to interest rate movements.

    Coverage across time zones and markets provides access to pricing and execution to support your business in navigating global markets. We provide liquidity and execution 24 hours a day, 5.5 days per week.

    Our solutions include the following products:

    • Swaps – basis, cross-currency, OIS, across a range of tenors and reference rates; 
    • Options – caps, floors, swaptions; 
    • Money market instruments; and 
    • Tailored combinations and structured products.

    While these solutions are designed to help manage risk, they may involve costs, limitations and risks, and their appropriateness should be considered in light of your circumstances.

Fixed income

  • Our global coverage supports a comprehensive fixed income offering. We provide execution, market intelligence and insights to support businesses seeking to generate income and manage risk across varying tenors and market conditions.

    We offer a range of investment tenors, from one day to 30 years, depending on your business objectives and investment horizon.

    Our solutions include the following products, spanning a range of credit qualities and risk profiles:

    • Government bonds;
    • Semi-government bonds;
    • Corporate bonds;
    • Floating rate notes;
    • Asset-backed securities;
    • Hybrid securities / convertibles;
    • Repurchase agreements;
    • Interest rate derivatives (swaps, options, FRAs);
    • 11am call (short-term deposit account);
    • Deposits;
    • Negotiable Certificates of Deposit (NCDs);
    • Commercial paper;
    • Residential and Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities (RMBS/CMBS);
    • Structured securities; and
    • Leveraged loans.

    While these solutions are designed to help manage risk, they may involve costs, limitations and risks, and their appropriateness should be considered in light of your circumstances.

Capital Markets & Syndicate

  • Capital Markets & Syndicate connects borrowers and investors globally, offering a comprehensive suite of public and private debt solutions, including loans, bonds and hybrid securities. Our clients include domestic and offshore corporates, financial institutions and government agencies.

    Our global distribution network, technical expertise and relationships with borrowers and investors support the structuring and execution of transactions to support client funding objectives. We leverage market insights to assist clients in accessing capital markets and managing funding requirements.

    While we aim to deliver effective outcomes, transaction execution remains subject to market conditions and dynamics.

Important information

  • This information has been prepared without taking into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. You should consider the appropriateness of the information in light of your own circumstances before making any decision.

    The products and strategies described may involve risks, including potential loss of income and capital, and other limitations, and may not perform as expected. Past performance and any projections or forecasts are not reliable indicators of future performance.

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Things you should know

  • As this advice has been prepared without considering your objectives, financial situation or needs, you should, before acting on this advice, consider its appropriateness to your circumstances. View our Financial Services Guide (PDF). Commonwealth Bank of Australia ABN 48 123 123 124. AFSL and Australian credit licence 234945.