Treasurers tell CT what a return to the reserve requirement on forward trading – which puts the brakes on renminbi-US dollar forwards – will mean for their operations.
China has been pushing for more Panda issuance, and a Hong Kong-listed water supply company has delivered despite not holding the top credit rating. It explains how and why.
Notional cash pooling avoids the physical transfer of foreign exchange, reducing FX risk. The US tech manufacturer's Yvione Zhou explains how it works in Asia.
Belgian multinational Solvay reveals how it made pooling work — while another treasurer tells how his company fell foul of a policy change. Both agree keeping regulators onside is key.
Oil and gas multinational may have changed the transfer pricing landscape for all time. Just because two companies have independent boards, a court decided, doesn’t mean it’s arm’s length.
While today's technology makes it possible to process payments instantly, deep-rooted issues such as reconciliation, AML, compliance and FX seriously hamper banks’ abilities to evolve.
CFO tells CT how he used a cross-currency swap to cut the effective interest rate on long-term bonds from 4.7% to 2.2%. He also discusses reducing the number of bank relationships
Hong Kong and Singapore might present themselves as the only spots to host RTCs. But corporates say setting up in China's capital can see a treasury unit play another role entirely...