FDR Sàrl

Risk Management  ⋅  Process Review  ⋅  Compliance

What We Offer

FDR Sàrl, headed by Françoise Deshusses, is an expert business delivering customised consultancy services to trading companies. With over 25 years of expertise with several multinational companies in London, Zurich and Geneva, M. Deshusses has developoed extensive expertise in risk management and compliance. This multi-faceted experience has allowed FDR to develop risk mitigating processes for trading companies. The essence of FDR SàRL is a pragmatic approach that implements lean solutions tailored to clients’ needs and expectations.

What We Do

FDR Sàrl is an expert business delivering customised consultancy services to trading companies, headed by Françoise Deshusses. With over 25 years of expertise with several multinational companies in London, Zurich and Geneva, she has have developed extensive expertise in the areas of leading risk management and compliance departments. This multi-faceted experience has allowed FDR to develop risk mitigating processes for trading companies. The essence of FDR SàRL is a pragmatic approach that implements lean solutions tailored to clients’ needs and expectations.
Our Missions
Since its creation, FDR Sàrl has been trusted with missions to help commodities companies review their market risk processes, present their risk matrix to outside partners, as well as develop internal risk tools. FDR has further conducted company reviews and established directives and policies for regulatory purposes, primarily in the area of energy and soft commodities. Further missions included the design of a course on the interactions between physical and derivative financial instruments.

Our logo describes the philosophy of our missions. It represents the “Cras” sailing instrument which allows a ship to assess its location by observing its surrounding, then deciding its destination or goal and finally defining the direction to follow to reach its goal. In line with this time-tested process, we assess a company’s current business environment, determine the desired outcome, and design the process of how to get there. Through a pragmatic and lean approach, FDR holds the flexibility to adapt to potentially changing targets or unforeseen shocks while mitigating negative implications efficiently.

Publications and Conferences
• Invited speaker for Master Advanced Studies, “Commodities and Globalisation” HES SO, (April 2016),
• Speaker on panel: “Regulatory Landscape derivatives”, 2016 Trading Forum (March 2016)
• Speaker at conference with E&Y: “Regulatory Impact on Industry” (Sept. 2015)
• Speaker at Burgenstock conference: “Commodity and Regulation panel” (Sept. 2015)
• “World rules and interplay with Switzerland”, Agefi Special Editions Commodities 2016
• “Limites de position des produits dérivés”, Agefi February 2016
• “Controlling financial risk” Chapter 18 of Oil Trading Manual
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