Hedging and choice of currency denomination in international syndicated loan markets |
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| Institution: | 1. Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and Bank for International Settlements (BIS), Australia;2. Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and School of Banking and Finance, University of New South Wales, Australia;3. School of Banking and Finance, University of New South Wales, Australia |
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| Abstract: | We examine the determinants of the currency denomination of debt decision of Australian and New Zealand firms and compare it with that of Asian firms around the 1997 Asian crisis. We control for location choice, and include firm and country specific determinants. We find hedging is the primary determinant of foreign currency borrowing by Australian and New Zealand firms. In Asian firms, however, firm leverage, the exchange rate regime, country political risk, and interest rate differentials determine the currency denomination of debt. With the exception of Hong Kong based firms, there is no support for the hedging hypothesis in Asian firms. |
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