Swaps

Interest rate and currency swaps are used to hedge and reduce the risk of changes in medium or long-term interest rates or currency exchange rates. Typically, our clients receive stable rental income from their properties but pay variable interest on their loans. If they don’t hedge the interest rates, their ability to service their debt may be jeopardised. Therefore, we use swaps and other derivatives to provide our clients with long-term fixed interest or to cover their currency risk.

We can arrange the swap internally by providing the client with a fixed-rate loan, or we can provide a floating-rate loan (Euribor or Libor) combined with a swap contract between the client and ING Bank.

Our experience in managing swaps, combined with ING’s strong rating, allows us to offer you access to world-class facilities and resources.

If you would like more information please contact one of the managers listed here.