At Home in the World′s MarketsThe finance department in Hamburg regulates the monetary and foreign exchange positions and draws up guaranties. This occurs in close coordination with the branches. Financial services for our business partners have acquired greater significance in the past few years. We have expanded our involvement in this sector accordingly. Included among the significant tasks are liquidity management as well as interest and currency management.
Sustained economic success without sophisticated risk management is no longer possible today. We have optimized our own system of risk management over the years. The finance department not only controls the credit risks of our business partners but also controls the security structures to reduce settlement risks within the scope of our trade finance activities.