Borrowers in China are now faced with a clampdown as the banking watchdog sets oversight on how lenders should deal with the collateral pledged for loans.
High scores in the banking regulator’s benchmarking exercise are vital if an IHB is to win approval to expand its range of services. CT spoke to an SOE treasurer on how the process works.
Transitioning onto the nation’s electronic system can save treasurers in China from a massive paper hunt, but the banking industry needs to be ready first.
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China has given some conditional lifting to its suspension of net capital outflows from the cross-border renminbi cash pools in the country. But the criteria for firms eligible for the relaxation remain unclear.
To help China-based treasurers better manage group liquidity, CT provides a full guide to different cash pool structures available in the country, along with their merits and pitfalls.
China’s tax reforms may not reduce tax burdens on popular cash pools, and might even increase costs. The traditional zero-balance cash pool structure specifically suffers.