China's central bank and FX regulator have replaced fragmented pilots with a nationwide, quota-based framework for MNCs. Integration into global cash management structures should become easier for treasurers.
The desire for greater visibility of funds is accelerating the evolution of cash pooling structures across the region. India and China are promoting themselves as locations for such activity. CT spoke with several bankers and treasurers to discover strategies.
A multi-currency cash pooling solution from Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited (BOCHK) is helping a leading company in the consumer goods industry to build a centralised, comprehensive cash management platform in Hong Kong.
China's currency watchdog upgraded its rules on centralised cross-border fund management in March. Three months later, Delphi Technologies and Deutsche Bank had a cross-border pooling solution in place
After a two-year suspension, China’s forex authority outlined last week it would make it easier for foreign companies to implement cross-border liquidity and payment structures once more
Mar 26, 2019
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European banks are still mired in problems of how to offer competitive notional pools to clients. New regulation is set to change this, but not until 2020.
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.
A new discussion draft on financial transactions may point the way for future laws on transfer pricing and the role of corporate treasury in intragroup transactions.
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.