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    Technical white paper - When analyzing cross-border investments, realize that currencies will mean revert

    Multiple Authors
    • March 23, 2021

    Key Takeaways

    • It’s important to consider where a currency trades relative to its historical mean when allocating capital overseas.
    • Our machine learning model trained on 30 years of data demonstrates that a currency hedging strategy based on SVB’s proprietary signals could add significant internal rate of return (IRR) to overseas investments.
    • The gravitational pull of mean reversion may take years to take hold, so this strategy is appropriate for private equity and growth investors with long-dated investment horizons.
    The focus of this paper is to introduce an objective framework to arrive at a hedging decision — when to hedge and how much to hedge — to maximize the economic value of the hedges on the basis of risk versus reward. Click here to view PDF.



    Ivan Asensio, Ph.D. Headshot
    Written by
    Ivan Asensio, Ph.D.
    Ivan Asensio is responsible for delivering strategic risk management advice to clients through direct and iterative dialogue and tailored consulting engagements.
    David Song Headshot
    Written by
    David Song
    David Song is a foreign exchange advisor for Silicon Valley Bank in Menlo Park, California.

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