For corporate treasurers in Hong Kong and Singapore, risk mitigation strategies can only take you so far. CT looks at how the coronavirus recession will hit smaller economies hardest
When corporate giants such as Hong Kong's MTR are facing headwinds, you know that everyone's in trouble. CT takes a look at what this might mean down the track
Where does Libor live in a bank? Why are banks in Asia not looking at Libor transition seriously? Which bank is racing ahead? It’s been an interesting couple of weeks for Libor transition watchers.
A recent Goldman Sachs report estimates that capital flows worth $4bn have been lost to Singapore as a result of the recent HK unrest. Where does this leave Hong Kong as a corporate treasury hub?
Protests, riots and mayhem – it’s enough to give any treasurer indigestion. So is it time to move your treasury operations to Singapore, or should you wait out the storm?
Markets are skittish, prone to starting at shadows or gorging themselves on rumours. Is China’s ‘counter-cyclical bounce’ just the latest piece of scuttlebutt to affect the currency or is the writing on the wall?
China’s leading optical device manufacturer has seen the equivalent of $29 million wiped out on the back of the renminbi’s devaluation. Meanwhile, the PBoC’s latest move is adding to its pain.
It's like nothing China's treasurers have seen in the past 10 years; a toxic combination of defaults, US rate hikes, a downturn at home, regulatory interference and trade tensions are killing bond issuance.