Risk & Compliance

New initiatives from global firms show financial AI moving beyond analysis towards recommending actions and supporting transaction execution.

The global weather phenomenon is already raising food and commodity prices, and increasing input costs, putting pressure on margins and working capital.

The aims of Phase 2B include decarbonising manufacturing processes, and to offer transition pathways for hard-to-abate sectors.

Singapore has opened a stablecoin consultation, while a rupiah-SGD framework will help cross-border trade.

As firms move beyond spot market purchases, forward offtake agreements are a hedge for treasurers looking to de-risk, says Tencent's Andy Yu.

With the majority of chief financial officer appointments at firms listed in Apac going to first-timers, Paul Golden examines the key issues such as technology and strategy that these newcomers need to address to hit the ground running.

With a new PCC framework for captive insurance and the launch of the SAFR AI governance toolkit, Singapore's regulator is moving aggressively to reinforce the city-state's financial infrastructure against emerging risks.

The Reserve Bank of Australia said the cash rate remains its primary policy tool, but new guidance sets out how it could deploy additional monetary tools to respond and prepare for future crises, such as another pandemic on the scale of Covid-19.

Asian corporates are looking beyond preconceptions about the role of fractional chief financial officers amid a global talent shortage and, in particular, among smaller firms with a close eye on costs. Paul Golden reports.

Amid a strong bond market, the government is prioritising taxes, tax agreements and talent, to encourage more firms, including from Belt and Road countries, to set-up treasury centres in the SAR; proposals will be sent to LegCo in 2027.

As the war in Iran drags on, the Small Industries Development Bank of India has been handed a capital infusion to improve credit flow to MSMEs in rural areas, support technology initiatives and to partner with local banks.

Philip Kam, APLMA's CEO, believes that SLLs shouldn't "drown businesses in paperwork".