After a record-breaking quarter with plans for a second digital bank, Singaporean bank UOB is seeking to enhance its trade-related corporate banking service for Southeast Asia
HSBC is offering treasurers self-managed virtual account management capabilities in Hong Kong and Singapore, pipping Citi whose solution only extends as far as Europe
Head of Commercial Treasury Abel Martins Alexandre spoke to CT about relocating its treasury from London to Singapore – and what it took to transform its treasury into a commerical entity
New regulations have put the future of notional pooling in question. But Asia's capital controls mean treasurers at some multinationals still see it as key to handling trapped cash in the region.
Singapore might have the pedigree and Hong Kong the proximity to China, but fast-emerging corporate hubs in Southeast Asia are snapping at their heels.
Dover Corporation and Roche China are ready to take advantage of currency liberalisation from the Shanghai Free Trade Zone (FTZ) through two-way renminbi sweeping.