Fitch Ratings has flagged how forward-looking ESG-related metric gives investors a clearer idea of how such risks can impact the corporate debt they seek to invest in.
In a 12-year AI-led study, Deutsche Bank research found that stocks of companies receiving positive environmental news coverage outperformed their peers. What do treasurers have to gain?
A fishbowl discussion at GTR Asia saw an animated debate between ‘frenemies’ - an international banker and three fintech representatives - on how to tackle the persistent $1.5 trillion trade finance gap
If “data is the new oil” then is it flowing freely across digital pipelines? Will data subjects benefit? Will artificial intelligence be used ethically? Deutsche Bank looks at the need for effective cross-border data ...
Europe might be fracturing, but the region’s top treasury body are showing a united front, demanding that regulators don’t overstandardise and make their life difficult
Treasurers seeking to obtain higher returns through safe yet liquid assets could consider US and European structured credit as alternative to traditional investments.
If Twitter found that a 140-character limit was not enough, why are payment messages still confined to that number? Deutsche Bank thinks it’s time to use the 15-year old ISO20022 message format, but the road to ...
Victory for the Brexit Party at the European elections is set to have uncertain ramifications for pound sterling. Meanwhile, treasurers in the UK are bracing for a slowdown after a stockpiling binge.
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.
It’s fitting that Italy – the country that produced the world’s first sinologist Marco Polo – should be the first western economy to want to sign up to the BRI. But what do treasurers need to watch for?