Risk & Compliance

The central bank has tightened rules on cash purchases of foreign currency to help stabilise the rupiah; government spending in Q1 helped spur the country's strongest GDP in several years.

As geopolitical shocks compress planning horizons and AI reshapes finance, Asia's finance professionals are rebuilding and reassessing their functions, said an expert panel from Henderson Land, Chai Tai Fook Enterprises and SF Supply Chain.

From supply chain disruptions, shifting assumptions around rates and tenant fragility, CFOs and treasurers are dealing with the ripple effects of uncertainty across balance sheets, according to a panel at CTWeek.

As oil prices soar, one senior economist argues the currency is "adjusting to a new global equilibrium". Foreign investors pulled over $10bn from Indian shares in March and the RBI is introducing controls on banks' FX positions.

The war in the Middle East is causing market volatility leaving Apac treasurers and finance professionals needing to check a large number of variables.

The US president wrote about talks with Iran on his social media platform after giving Iran a 48-hour ultimatum to open the Strait of Hormuz. Stock markets in Apac fell heavily on March 23.

An increasing number of Asian companies are holding cryptocurrency on their balance sheets as a treasury asset, however, there is a reluctance to discuss strategy and potential pitfalls. Paul Golden reports.

The Fed is concerned about inflation coming from tariffs and energy prices. An attack on the world's largest gas facility is increasing concerns of a prolonged conflict in the Middle East as the price of oil soars above $110 a barrel. Many Asian countries are taking emergency measures.

Fighting AI with AI is one response for treasurers and finance teams to a growing sophisticated number of cybercrime attacks, such as deepfakes, according to a consultancy.

The private healthcare firm has rebuilt its treasury architecture to prioritise liquidity mobility, policy-driven hedging and system-led control amid rate volatility and fragmented capital markets. CT spoke with Manjiv Dodanwela, the firm's transformation lead for group treasury.

US president Donald Trump has suggested the war in Iran will end soon after the price of a barrel of oil climbed above $100. Countries across Asia have been trying to conserve energy.

The stock exchanges in South Korea and Thailand were temporarily halted on March 4, while Iran has issued a stark warning for the Strait of Hormuz.