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.
Although sections of the market seek an extension to the date for phasing out Libor, treasury officials, bankers and lawyers say they are working under the assumption there won’t be any delays.
Mitigating systemic risks when LIBOR expires is all about fallback clauses and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association is taking further steps to firm up the post-IBOR world.
Expectations that banks will be able to recoup losses from low interest rates by hiking fees remain unrealistic given the weak overall economic conditions in China and Hong Kong
If “data is the new oil” then is it flowing freely across digital pipelines? Will data subjects benefit? Will artificial intelligence be used ethically? Deutsche Bank looks at the need for effective cross-border data ...
Beneficial ownership, it seems, is in the eye of the beholder. With jurisdictions making their own rules, they're set to become as complex as sanctions, a banker argues
China's currency watchdog upgraded its rules on centralised cross-border fund management in March. Three months later, Delphi Technologies and Deutsche Bank had a cross-border pooling solution in place
Trade finance may take a beating in light of more stringent enforcement around trade embargoes by US authorities. Corporate treasurers would do well to keep a close eye on the developments.
Banks and service providers armed with thick pitch books filled with irrelevant case studies came under fire from treasurers at our recent CT Week in Singapore