Money market funds have so far failed to find favour with treasurers, except in China. A new product in Hong Kong could change all that – if high fees don't get in the way.
Notional cash pooling avoids the physical transfer of foreign exchange, reducing FX risk. The US tech manufacturer's Yvione Zhou explains how it works in Asia.
China's decision to reduce bank reserve requirements, the third such move this year, surprised no one. But the timing and nature of the latest cut are clearly linked to the risk of a trade war.
Shengjie Tan, Continental Automotive’s Asia treasury head, told CT how he managed to leverage the company’s banking relationships to set up a flexible liquidity framework that could minimise the impact of regulatory ...
China has given some conditional lifting to its suspension of net capital outflows from the cross-border renminbi cash pools in the country. But the criteria for firms eligible for the relaxation remain unclear.
German lighting producer Osram has been given the “green light” by the PBoC to expand its China pooling structure nationwide. It is working with Deutsche Bank on the upgrade.
HSBC’s strategic push to Asia promises explicit investment in transaction banking platforms and lending rates set to undercut existing lenders*, but the shift will be far less substantial than presumed.