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.
ABB, GE, Honeywell and Siemens have already profited from the Belt and Road Initiative. CT tells you how to help your company do so too – while minimising the risks.
Increasingly, treasurers rely on internal and external systems, and large corporations have expensive, automated TMS. At its heart however is the idea that information means business.
As China's currency hits its highest levels since 2015, analysts say it’s not about to end there. That's already leading to steep foreign exchange losses for some Chinese exporters.
Europe's new financial regulations might be taking the risks out of the market, but it is putting risk back into the boardroom and onto the desks of corporate treasurers
Liquidity lies at the heart of treasury management and getting it right is often a matter of good habits rather than good luck. Here’s a guide to the most important factors to consider.
An estimated $2.6 trillion in overseas earnings lurks out of reach of the US tax man and much of it may be in China. Will US tax reforms mean it finally goes home?
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.
It’s said the secret to a good relationship is never having an opinion – and it seems the same applies to hedging. One of Hong Kong’s most successful funds tells CT how to get hedging right.