Owner of FX Prospect
Simon is an experienced risk- & treasury management professional who worked at various financial institutions a.o. ING Financial Markets. He combines unique knowledge- and skill sets in the area of risk management, governance and control, financial instruments & derivatives and system implementation. Most recently, he has been working at his own company FX Prospect and provides FX forecast information and consultancy solutions for FX and risk management.
Simon is a VBA Chartered Investment Analyst (cf. CFA III) and holds a certification in Financial Risk Management of the Global Association of Risk Professionals. He speaks Dutch and English fluently.
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Rousseff impeachment: short-term strength for BRL
22-04-2016 | by Simon Knappstein | Will the ousting of President Rousseff help the Brazilian Real to strengthen or not? From a high of 4,15 at the end of January USD/BRL has fallen steadily to 3,55 level today. This strengthening came on the back of a broadly weaker USD, a rebounding oil price, renewed inflow into […]
Negative Interest Rate Policy: No lasting effect on FX
14-04-2016 | by Simon Knappstein | Negative interest rates are gripping Central Banks worldwide. The BoJ has resorted to this unexpected and unusual policy at the end of January. The ECB is expected to dig deeper into negative realms at their March meeting. The Swedish Riksbank has also gone negative and the Fed is […]
Consensus FX forecasts March 2016
30-03-2016 | by Simon Knappstein | The March edition of the consensus FX forecasts report shows that spot US Dollar has weakened broadly since February. In the forecasts for 1 year the changes for he USD are less strong and more diverse though. Changes vs. February Against the CAD and RUB the USD […]