Cryptocurrencies' problem is they’re often backed by little more than hope and hype. Bridgecoin, however, says it’s about to change all that. CT looks at its mechanisms and challenges.
Cross-investment in related enterprises, an opaque business model at the mercy of regulators and a netherworld of shadowy financial products, Anbang is a signal lesson in what to avoid in China.
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.
Kaushik Shaparia, Deutsche Bank’s Asia-Pacific head of trade finance and cash management for corporates, tells CT what the bank’s new CEO and strategy means for his patch.
In a panel on cash strategies, treasury groups and member practitioners divulged their strategies for dealing with what’s coming in 2015, including ditching banks who charge on deposits.