A battle over the soul of supply chain finance is raging as fintechs slam banks as outdated, banks accuse fintechs of being lightweights and the rating agencies who insist that trade credit is not debt
Hong Kong and Singapore might present themselves as the only spots to host RTCs. But corporates say setting up in China's capital can see a treasury unit play another role entirely...
Big tax cuts and a Trump spending splurge are set to keep the dollar strong, FX experts say, while the shock election result is unlikely to derail a December rate hike.
India's central bank proposes change to rules that force subsidiaries to settle their own hedging transactions, a move that would cut costs and improve efficiency for MNCs.
*Hong Kong launches fintech sandbox
*SFC designates CCPs for OTC derivative transactions
*PBoC to rule China’s bond market
*Korea opens world’s first Fintech Open Platform
*CFETS announces list of participants allowed in interbank RMB trading
*China issues rules to clean up P2P lending
*MAS proposes National Payment Council
*RBI announces rules on group exposure framework
The latest Asian corporate loan volumes and deal rankings in the region as of August 8, provided by Dealogic. The data is used as a guide of credit appetite among the region's lenders.