Treasury

An increasing number of Asian companies are holding cryptocurrency on their balance sheets as a treasury asset, however, there is a reluctance to discuss strategy and potential pitfalls. Paul Golden reports.

The Fed is concerned about inflation coming from tariffs and energy prices. An attack on the world's largest gas facility is increasing concerns of a prolonged conflict in the Middle East as the price of oil soars above $110 a barrel. Many Asian countries are taking emergency measures.

Fighting AI with AI is one response for treasurers and finance teams to a growing sophisticated number of cybercrime attacks, such as deepfakes, according to a consultancy.

Lake is a senior executive who joins the global property firm from Accenture, where she was deputy CFO of its EMEA business.

The private healthcare firm has rebuilt its treasury architecture to prioritise liquidity mobility, policy-driven hedging and system-led control amid rate volatility and fragmented capital markets. CT spoke with Manjiv Dodanwela, the firm's transformation lead for group treasury.

Payments, including remittances, across Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, China, Germany, India, Pakistan, Spain, Thailand, the UK and the US, will come with certainty of cost, end-to-end traceability, and faster speeds, with over 25 banks go live by the end of June.

AirTrunk’s TOK1 hyperscale data centre campus in East Tokyo is scalable to over 300MW of capacity towards Japan's overall cloud and AI investment ambitions; 12 banks were involved in the deal.

The stock exchanges in South Korea and Thailand were temporarily halted on March 4, while Iran has issued a stark warning for the Strait of Hormuz.

Under the MoU, the HKMA, the SDB, and the NTICB, will conduct research on digital technology such as the use of electronic bills of lading and promote it in areas such as cargo trade and finance.

Amid multiple attacks from Iran, and continued Israeli and US strikes, there is great uncertainty in the region. Gas and oil prices are rising as QatarEnergy has stopped liquid natural gas production while the Strait of Hormuz is increasingly dangerous.

After 3.5% GDP growth in 2025, finance secretary Paul Chan offered support for SMEs, residents, treasury centres, AI hubs and the Northern Metropolis; there is also stamp duty relief for the intra-group transfer of assets.

After the historic ruling, one major global company is seeking tariff refunds while US president Donald Trump has issued 15% tariffs on every country, including across Asia; India is delaying talks with the US.