Money market funds have so far failed to find favour with treasurers, except in China. A new product in Hong Kong could change all that – if high fees don't get in the way.
Four months after CBRC’s brought in new rules on entrustment loans as part of a crackdown on shadow banking, a treasurer tells CT just how difficult it has been for liquidity-hungry corporates
As tycoon Li Ka-shing steps down, we take a look under the hood of the company's financials and assess how it approaches some evergreen treasury challenges.
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.
From today Chinese financial institutions no longer have to set aside 20 per cent of the value of dollar purchases. For treasurers, that means lower costs and an opportunity to hedge.
Knorr-Bremse treasurer Ernest Mui has called for China to establish more Shanghai-style free trade zones in order to balance China’s corporate treasury needs.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Treasury Markets Association (TMA) both announced plans that could further open up the marketplace for offshore renminbi in Hong Kong.