J.P. Morgan’s wholesale payments team in China shared with CT why corporate onboarding has become so difficult. Meanwhile, a compliance professional at a European bank reveals the myriad challenges that hold up the ...
Navigating the cultural shoals of heading a new treasury team is not for the faint-hearted. Damian Glendinning reminisces on his time at the head of Lenovo’s treasury team in Singapore
A hierarchical culture makes it easier for companies to cook the books, but will they always be one step ahead of the short sellers? This series looks at how fraud works in Asia
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
China squares up to bond villains; India allows foreign corporates to deal in commodity derivatives; MAS moves on enforcement; China, Singapore deepen fintech ties; Malaysia eases sukuk regulations.
Corporate treasurers and CFOs are backing a weaker renminbi in 2019, betting the People’s Bank of China will weaponise the currency to fight the escalating trade war.
Events at Alibaba and JD.com have put the arcane but ubiquitous Chinese corporate legal structure in the news; how safe are they for foreign corporates and is change in the air?
It's not just Twitter and Facebook: a new survey from the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai shows VPN policy is causing trouble for 56% of foreign companies operating in China.
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.
ABB, GE, Honeywell and Siemens have already profited from the Belt and Road Initiative. CT tells you how to help your company do so too – while minimising the risks.