At a CT conference in Singapore last week, senior treasurers discussed Southeast Asia’s regional effort to support corporate liquidity optimisation, and the pain points involved in cash pooling in the absence of interbank interoperability.
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.
Although liquidity still matters for global corporates, seeking out growth opportunities has emerged as a trend in the capital allocation strategies of CEOs.
Money market funds are emerging as a solution to the need for liquidity, capital maintenance and diversification in a volatile market with rising interest rates.
During his recent trip to Hong Kong, Randall discussed the trends he is seeing among Apac treasurers, and how the demand for real-time treasury is shaping liquidity solutions.