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Fintech

China's international payment system gathers steam

One month in and it’s a case of so far so good for the China International Payment System (CIPS), even allowing for limitations in operating hours.

Paul Golden, November 12, 2015

Fintech

Big data transform treasury role

Companies are beginning to recognise that the insights garnered from big data can help them move towards the concept of real-time financial analysis, especially when combined with internal data from traditional data-management systems.

Paul Golden, November 11, 2015

Foreign Exchange

Chinese corporates reassess FX hedging

Having done well from their exposure to the RMB during the past decade, the currency’s surprise devaluation in mid-August should force Chinese companies to brush up on hedging strategies that were rusty at best, but many are instead simply focusing on opportunistic borrowing strategies.

Paul Golden, November 11, 2015

Sponsored by Societe Generale

The changing world of prime brokerage

New regulations are radically shifting the prime brokerage landscape, and market participants are changing their business models to adapt. James Shekerdemian, Global Head of Prime Brokerage Sales, Societe Generale Prime Services, looks at how services are evolving in response to new rules.

November 10, 2015

BANKING

Banking: Tower of regulation

The sheer volume of legal documents pertaining to new regulation that banks must read and take action on across their businesses is a daunting and ever-growing mass that, if printed and piled up, ‘would stretch for a kilometre into the sky’.

Peter Lee, November 09, 2015

BANKING

Lima offers remote prospects

A bullish market backdrop did little to raise hopes for global growth at the IMF/World Bank meeting

November 06, 2015

BANKING

Gulf banks feel the pinch

They may be well-capitalized, but their funding needs are rising, just as the buyer base falls away.

November 06, 2015

Foreign Exchange

Lira market poised for news on new AKP government

The AKP’s surprise victory last weekend added momentum to a lira relief rally that had begun in the run-up to the election, with some investors punting a strong government will kick-start reforms stalled since Turkey’s last election in June – but the rally is likely to prove short lived unless PM Davutoglu makes reputable appointments in key economic posts.

Solomon Teague, November 05, 2015

Fintech

Real-time payments face euro split

Europe does not have the infrastructure in place for implementing cross-border real-time payments. The ECB have called for this to happen, and EBA have recently issued an RFP to find a provider.

Kimberley Long, November 05, 2015

Euromoney Country Risk

South Africa on critical list as Brics keep falling

The borrower’s fundamentals are pointing to a downgrade that would chalk up a trio of Brics on junk status based on S&P’s metrics.

Jeremy Weltman, November 05, 2015

Treasury

Global OTC derivatives reform gathers pace

Companies that use over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives to manage foreign-currency earnings exchange-rate risk will have taken note of recent pro-active developments on market reform in Asia and Africa. The next step – mandatory clearing in Asia – will trigger a wave of margin compression and shifts in market infrastructure.

Paul Golden, November 04, 2015

Euromoney Country Risk

Country risk: Why Moody’s is wrong on Ireland

Ireland’s triple-B rating is out of line with its improving ranking in Euromoney’s country risk survey. Even Fitch and S&P might need to take action if the trend continues.

Jeremy Weltman, November 04, 2015

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