Corporate treasurers and CFOs are backing a weaker renminbi in 2019, betting the People’s Bank of China will weaponise the currency to fight the escalating trade war.
The tit-for-tat trade war is escalating and for embattled corporate treasurers it means manning the foreign exchange bunkers. CT looks at the situation in the currency trenches.
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.
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
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?
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.