How do you pay invoices, when there's no one to process them? A veteran supply chain and trade banker has told CT that the Covid-19 outbreak is having the inadvertent effect of boosting digitisation
When it comes to the bounce back, the markets and analysts are looking to more permanent damage. The coronavirus recovery is likely to be U-shaped, they say, rather than V-shaped
Supply chains squeezed, deliveries delayed and consumption collapsing, these are testing times for treasurers. CT looks at how much stretch there can be in contract language.
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.
Two days of volatility in SOFR, the main contender to replace Libor, has cast doubt on its suitability as a new benchmark rate for corporate financial activity
Beneficial ownership, it seems, is in the eye of the beholder. With jurisdictions making their own rules, they're set to become as complex as sanctions, a banker argues
Financial firms can’t seem to come to an agreement on the unofficial “pre-cessation” trigger that will signal the beginning of the end for Libor. Meanwhile, SOFR faces some controversy.
A survey of nearly 500 US-based financial professionals indicates the tax cut at the end of US president Donald Trump’s first year in office has barely caused a ripple in cash management practices
