It can be red faces all round when it comes to debt financing without a healthy dose of ESG. Even in cost-sensitive emerging markets sustainable finance is going mainstream.
The City of London has wasted no time getting out of the Brexit blocks, putting India firmly in its sights as a market for London as a corporate treasury hub
Evolution in fintech is challenging the way corporates manage their cashflow. Given their acquisitions Amazon, Alibaba and Tencent are at the pointy end – particularly in Asia.
Regulators are placing increasing importance on codes of conduct. While compliance might not be strictly essential, your licence to trade could hinge on it in future.
Treasurers have long been frustrated by bureaucratic, protectionist rules from New Delhi; the latest reforms raise hopes the Modi government will deliver better.
Compliance in emerging markets might be getting easier, but it can still be a minefield for the uninitiated. Here are the top compliance trends in Asia’s most complex regulatory regimes.
It remains to be seen whether India’s move to new accounting standards will get a belated boost in the upcoming budget, but progress is being made elsewhere in the region.