CT’s inaugural Hong Kong conference saw over 200 treasury-related professionals enjoy a day of thought-provoking discussion centred around the future of treasury in an increasingly digital and tech-savvy world
Data, distributed ledger and the death of the document. One of the region’s top transaction bankers spoke to CT about what’s in store for the corporate treasurer
For corporate treasurers already mired in the costly, slow and opaque world of cross-border payments, ether could offer a real solution: real-time, cost-free, “crypto-payments” with the need to buy cryptocurrency.
As cash-strapped banks offer high rates for long-term deposits, a wise treasurer tell CT he's sticking to one-month deposits. After all, rates can only go up as liquidity is squeezed further.
Some of the world’s top companies – also including Roche, GE and others – join Swift’s global payment initiative pilot. But whether other “Swift corporates” will be able to go GPI-active remains to be seen.
In managing a world of suppliers, the Australian conglomerate has a platform that allows it to play its banks like it’s conducting an orchestra. Group treasurer Cliff Allison explains.
A British company's high-profile collapse raises a question for all financial directors – when should you blow the whistle, how hard should you blow it and when is it time to declare it fatal?
From the PBOC’s currency cuts to the lessons of Samsung, we look at some of the stories that most affected corporate treasurers across the region this year
