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.
With increasing liberalisation, the Chinese financial market is seeing more cash investment options than ever, but Danone's Asia treasurer cautions of the need to be aware of regulatory U-turns that can sour a deal
From a small Hong Kong office, a state-owned giant manages billions that bankroll global energy projects. Now, it's looking at taking its cash-pooling solutions global.
New rules imposing capital floors are being keenly debated – especially among German, French and Japanese banks. The outcome could be critical for corporate treasurers in emerging markets.
The US will be given the time it needs to settle its position before Basel III rules are finalised, a Deutsche Bundesbank official says. Meanwhile in Asia, the rules' effects are already being felt by CFOs.
The British engineering giant faces a huge bill over illicit payments to third parties in Asia and elsewhere. The case offers important lessons for CFOs in examining payments to third parties overseas.
Global body for securities regulators say local market participants may stop dealing with entities considered 'US persons' in swaps market as complex rules kick in. One treasurer says the shift has already begun.
StanChart and Baoxin Group; HSBC and Saint-Gobain; and Citi and Roche have announced new cash programmes relating to pooling and netting in the Shanghai free trade zone following central bank clarifications.