ICBA brokers can help to insure you against the next political risk crisis

By Ron Doyle

Kevin Carmichael in his article on monetary policy in the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business of Friday, January 15, 2010, refers to the high levels of worldwide government debt, resulting from huge stimulus packages, as the biggest threat to global recovery. The article refers to the World Economic Forum Global Risk Report 2010, in which the London based group raises concerns over the high degree of interconnectedness between all areas of risk and warns that unless we address these risks they may cause the next crisis.

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Using put options successfully as bankruptcy protection

Excerpt from ICBA Advantage Issue 3 - Spring 2009

Businesses want solutions that provide protection against the results of distressed customers going bankrupt. The ICBA member for Mexico, Brazil, Hong Kong, China and the U.S. gets client requests for creative and sound solutions to this problem. Yet, credit insurance is not always an available option.

An alternative that works to good effect is an Accounts Receivable Put Option (A/R Put)

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