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.
The latest court ruling for Citi to pay damages to Mercuria does not mark the end of a legal dispute that centres on trade finance fraud at the Port of Qingdao.
A crucial court decision and improved practices around commodity assets and collateral is helping restore confidence following fraud at the Port of Qingdao
Citi failed to force Mercuria Energy to stump up $270 million, but the crucial UK High Court ruling over metals financing will provide comfort for trade finance banks in China and users of repo agreements alike.
BHP Billiton and Cargill have shifted an entire bulk trade and payment transaction into a first time four-corner bank payment obligation with ANZ, Westpac, and an essDocs electronic bill of lading.
The ruling on a critical dispute between metals trading firm Mercuria and Citi has been posted on the UK High Court's commercial list. The long-awaited decision will be publicly available today at 2:00pm BST.
Bolero and essDOCS inked their first deals on India trade and bank payment obligations (BPO), breaking new ground for the normalisation of electronic trade documents.
Data from East & Partners shows a 13.2% drop in export loans in Australia in the period from 2012 through 2014 and is said to pose a challenge for Australian banks.