Derivative toolkit: Hedging debt with derivatives

PwC's accounting podcast · Jul 12, 2022 · 36m · transcript

In our Toolkit podcast series, we take a deep dive into one accounting topic each month that goes beyond the basics and into areas that require judgment. This month, we are covering derivatives–a complicated area that generates numerous questions.

In this episode, Heather Horn was joined by Bret Dooley and Chip Currie from our National Office to dive into the complexities of accounting for hedges of debt.

In this episode, you will hear them discuss:

1:30 - The economics of debt issuance and risk management decisions

4:01 - How derivatives fit into these decisions

8:55 - What to think about…