With the world's key interest rate benchmark set to disappear as soon as 2021, those expecting an easy transition risk a rude awakening, a top Australian official says.
As the Bank of England sounds the long-expected death knell for the London interbank offered rate. CT looks at the implications of the new Sonia benchmark for treasurers.
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.
Hong Kong's draft rules on base erosion and profit shifting – perhaps the biggest shake-up of the corporate tax system since the 1940s – go too far, according to businesses in the city.
Companies in China are more confident than they’ve been for five years, according to the latest survey. But going forward, will the picture always remain this rosy?