The Reserve Bank of India has released futher guidelines around hedging, this time simplifying hedges under US$30 million in a move to improve access for SMEs.
An MNC can now enter hedging agreements in India, but it will have to process the instruments via a tri-partite agreement with an Indian bank, the MNC's Indian subsidiary and its own treasury function.
The US will be given the time it needs to settle its position before Basel III rules are finalised, a Deutsche Bundesbank official says. Meanwhile in Asia, the rules' effects are already being felt by CFOs.
Singapore’s central bank plans to free up bank capital with the launch of a trade finance trading platform. How this will benefits treasurers remains unclear.
The British engineering giant faces a huge bill over illicit payments to third parties in Asia and elsewhere. The case offers important lessons for CFOs in examining payments to third parties overseas.
Global body for securities regulators say local market participants may stop dealing with entities considered 'US persons' in swaps market as complex rules kick in. One treasurer says the shift has already begun.