Blockchain? Libor? IFRS 9? What's a treasurer to do? CT takes a look at the best-read stories of 2018 as we wish all our readers a Merry Christmas and a very prosperous New Year
Regulators appear set to crank up AML/CTF and sanctions-related work and now have their eye on individuals too. But with the rise of China, regulators will have their work cut out for them.
As Asia’s economies grow, a business intelligence firm warns that a growing disconnect between distant headquarters and local offices could lead to an increase in fraud as internal audit teams fail to meet the mark.
Treasurers worried about China’s Cyber Security Law after ensuring their companies stay GDPR-compliant will need to soon think about India’s “fourth way” stance on privacy regulation
Singapore may have scrapped the idea of a centralised database to facilitate KYC checks for now but an advisory body in Hong Kong says the government might not even need one.
CSRC loosens buyback laws, Philippines: corporates ‘please explain’; HKMA calls on banks to review stress testing; APAC region struggles to meet benchmark deadlines; China seeks feedback on new blockchain rules
Microsoft’s group treasurer tells CT its role in a world first - a Swift payment on the cloud, a key step to lifting the software firm’s entire operations off-premise
Close-out netting derivatives get an update; Singapore to ‘ring-fence’ e-wallet deposits; MAS KYC plan ‘in a coma’; China’s new AML/CFT laws aimed at online FIs
Despite the advent of data and extraterritoriality, regulation is still a patchwork of regional fixes. When it comes to the crunch, whose laws should you obey?
Overshadowed by Brexit but no less impactful, the end of Libor is a big bang for contracts worth trillions. ISDA’s Anne Battle says treasurers need to shore up contract fallbacks sooner rather than later.