Two days of volatility in SOFR, the main contender to replace Libor, has cast doubt on its suitability as a new benchmark rate for corporate financial activity
Fundraising and factors that inform a bank’s decision on whether to extend it is one that can keep treasurers, particularly for smaller firms, on tenterhooks. Companies can greatly increase their chances of success ...
Protests, riots and mayhem – it’s enough to give any treasurer indigestion. So is it time to move your treasury operations to Singapore, or should you wait out the storm?
A massive KYC drive is reportedly under way at Deutsche Bank. It has asked around 1,000 investment banking customers to present company ownership information by the end of June
The intensifying spat between the US and China could push refinancing costs sky high for corporates in Asia-Pacific heavily exposed to the dollar, S&P Global Ratings warns.
Amid warnings to embrace new reference rates, corporates in Hong Kong are happy to maintain the status quo until their banking partners step up to the plate and act.
Treasurers seeking to obtain higher returns through safe yet liquid assets could consider US and European structured credit as alternative to traditional investments.
Steady pickup in money markets using the Secured Overnight Financing Rate is helping financial industry participants formulate fallback language for existing financial products that use Libor.