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.
Whether you are trading hard or soft assets, or your company is exposed to volatile commodity prices, access to accurate, near real-time information can help treasurers, like those at Mercuria, mitigate exposures.
Regulators in Australia are pushing hard for corporate disclosure of climate-related financial risks. Cybersecurity and blockchain are also high priorities.
Jerome Tan, CFO of IMI explains how to manage a successful overseas acquisition, and how to conduct effective due diligence, and prevent unnecessary tax exposure.
Automation might be able to crunch the numbers at the back end, but for high-level regulatory decision-making you need a team of human beings … or do you?