HSBC’s strategic push to Asia promises explicit investment in transaction banking platforms and lending rates set to undercut existing lenders*, but the shift will be far less substantial than presumed.
Basel III proposals requiring banks to report intra-day liquidity will severely stifle correspondent relationships, but the infrastructure could be valuable to companies.
CT's Working Capital Chronicle has been updated. New deals include: Singapore Airline's new FX payments facility; Toyota's new derivatives reporting platform; and LyondellBasell Industries' cash management solution.
A group of European blue chip companies are leading the effort to organise multinational corporates to get greater transparency on global banking charges.
A survey of China’s top companies reported a marked dissatisfaction with trade finance and liquidity management services, products they also ranked as among the most important, according to East & Partners.
The Corporate Treasurer is launching its ‘Cash Mandate Chronicle’, a submission-based deal table benchmarking innovative cash mandates in Asia-Pacific. We want YOUR submissions.