Protecting Your Bottom Line with Hedging
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CST
Market volatility and rising rates shouldn’t throw your institution’s financial performance into question. Learn how hedging with derivatives can help offset rates-related earnings pressure and protect your bottom line as part of a disciplined ALM process. ALM First’s balance sheet strategy and hedging experts will describe how to build a well-designed hedging program from risk assessment to ongoing program management. Explore the various derivative instruments commonly used by depositories to manage interest rate risk and their application in profitable hedging strategies. Before rising rates negatively impact your bottom line, discover when and how to hedge to stabilize earnings and achieve your strategic objectives.
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Gavin Montgomery
Director, Advisory Services
Gavin Montgomery joined ALM First Financial Advisors in 2020. As a Director for the firm, Gavin assists financial institutions in building high performing and efficient balance sheets. He develops holistic partnerships with clients, interpreting full balance sheet risk analytics and risk positioning to determine the best opportunities for each institution to achieve their financial goals.
Supported by our experienced team, Gavin provides advice and insights on loan pricing, loan transactions, investment portfolio management, funding strategies, hedging and more. He also coordinates internal collaboration to deliver analytics and timely reporting to assist clients throughout the entire process from strategy development through implementation and post-execution analysis.

Robert Perry
Principal
Robert Perry is a Principal at ALM First Financial Advisors with more than 30 years of experience in banking and bank-consulting businesses. He joined firm in 2010 to lead ALM First’s Asset Liability Management (ALM) and Investment Strategy Groups and is responsible for the development of asset liability and investment portfolio themes for the firm. He also provides strategic focus for financial institution client portfolios that are primarily invested in the high credit quality sectors and is instrumental in balance sheet hedging strategy development.
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