Treasurers have a duty to keep tax costs down—and often use complicated structures to do so—but where do they draw the line? A fresh report reveals the common structures used by aged care providers to reduce tax.
As cash-strapped banks offer high rates for long-term deposits, a wise treasurer tell CT he's sticking to one-month deposits. After all, rates can only go up as liquidity is squeezed further.
As Beijing finally acts to restrict controversial, opaque, risky wealth management products, CT looks at what the impact will be for corporate treasurers.
Some of the world’s top companies – also including Roche, GE and others – join Swift’s global payment initiative pilot. But whether other “Swift corporates” will be able to go GPI-active remains to be seen.
A recent survey reveals 64% of Hong Kong CFOs have hired an employee who has not been a good fit with the team. CT looks at ways to avoid this situation.
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.
The RBI will let non-residents participate in the interest rate swap markets, introduce a mandatory loan component in working capital finance and allow rupee 'swaptions'
A massive tax reduction plan promoted by Premier Li Keqiang is intended to boost small and medium-sized enterprises. Treasurers may want to revisit contracts and renegotiate pricing.
After the city's securities watchdog steps in to stop an initial coin offering, corporates seeking to tap this funding source face a regulatory minefield. CT tries to map a way through.