As a Hong Kong's regulator slaps a HK$5 million fine on a bank that breached money laundering regulations, CT looks at the work being done behind the scenes to improve KYC technology.
A 7% slump in the renminbi's value as the winds of trade war blow has an unwanted consequence: 2016-style capital controls and difficulty in withdrawing money from the country.
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.
Do it once, do it well has always been the tradesman’s motto. Corporates looking for a similar KYC gold standard may have found it in JP Morgan’s new Data Once platform
Notional cash pooling avoids the physical transfer of foreign exchange, reducing FX risk. The US tech manufacturer's Yvione Zhou explains how it works in Asia.
Belgian multinational Solvay reveals how it made pooling work — while another treasurer tells how his company fell foul of a policy change. Both agree keeping regulators onside is key.
It can be the single most important investment of any corporate treasury and you only get one chance to get it right. CT takes you through the critical path analysis in setting up a TMS.
The chemical giant is moving payments out of China to Thailand while switching hedging activities back to its Brussels head office. Its treasury team explains how it's going to work.
The regulator clarifies its relaxed rules on forwards settlement in FX and sets out several specific examples of financing needs for which treasurers can use such products to hedge.
