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MACRO AND MARKETS
Past the tipping point
Companies drag their heels on climate change because many managers believe that for the planet to win, profits must fall. And others don’t see the relevance to their customers. READ MORE -
Cash Management, Regulation
Reversing a downhill race on tax
State finances are weak, yet while many companies can afford to pay more rich countries have almost halved their corporate tax rates over three decades READ MORE
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September 2019
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Technology, Regulation
Eating each other’s lunch
Strategic adviser and fintech partner, or reactive follower? As technology and regulatory changes upend the transaction banking landscape, cross-functional teams rather than islands of expertise are the way forward, argues Boon Hiong Chan READ MORE -
Securities Services, Technology, Regulation
Market reform and new technologies precede exciting post-trade future in Asia
flow reports on the themes to emerge out of the Network Forum Asia meeting in Hong Kong READ MORE -
Cash management, Regulation
Open banking – heralding the dawn of open finance?
As open banking gains traction, regulators are turning their attention to the next stage of development. Regulatory expert Polina Evstifeeva reviews initiatives READ MORE
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TECHNOLOGY
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Technology, Regulation
Eating each other’s lunch
Strategic adviser and fintech partner, or reactive follower? As technology and regulatory changes upend the transaction banking landscape, cross-functional teams rather than islands of expertise are the way forward, argues Boon Hiong Chan READ MORE -
Technology
Filling the data lake
As real-time cash management shapes the consumer experience and negative interest rates attack passive deposits, corporate treasurers are employing API-enabled analytics in determining what cash needs to move where and to optimise their FX positions, reports Elizabeth Pfeuti READ MORE -
Technology
Speed of pay
The global correspondent banking model has frustrated corporate clients and prompted market entrants to develop alternative solutions. flow’s Graham Buck assesses whether the model is fit for future purpose READ MORE
REGULATION
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Cash Management, Regulation
Reversing a downhill race on tax
State finances are weak, yet while many companies can afford to pay more rich countries have almost halved their corporate tax rates over three decades READ MORE -
REGULATION
Are you ready to leave libor?
With the phasing out of the most widely-used benchmark interest rate, flow looks at how one bond transaction successfully switched to a new reference rate READ MORE -
REGULATION
The next big bang?
The ongoing T2/T2S consolidation programme promises a ‘big bang’ moment for the industry READ MORE
MACRO AND MARKETS
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Cash Management
Norsepay
The Nordics have a long history of intra-bloc cooperation and innovation at the top of the European digital pecking order. flow examines how this has played out in payments and trade finance READ MORE -
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MACRO AND MARKETS
Why e-FX is rocket science
How is technology supporting clients and providers in maximising FX market opportunities? Graham Buck talks to Deutsche Bank’s Head of E-FX David Leigh READ MORE -
MACRO AND MARKETS
Past the tipping point
Companies drag their heels on climate change because many managers believe that for the planet to win, profits must fall. And others don’t see the relevance to their customers. READ MORE
DOSSIER GREATER CHINA
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Trade Finance
Many rivers to cross
As China’s role on the global stage expands, Bank of China’s Yunfei Liu talks to flow about the foundations needed to build bridges in international trade READ MORE -
Trade Finance
A refined approach
Were it not for China’s economic reforms, Ma Zhi Qing would still be running a farm. Today he leads a multi-billion-dollar petrochemical corporate. Clarissa Dann visited the team to hear more about Shandong Qingyuan’s growth story READ MORE -
Securities Services
Connecting capital
International investors can’t get enough of China, and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing has been at the innovation coalface, facilitating access by upgrading its post-trade systems and using new technologies to accelerate the settlement of securities READ MORE
COMPANIES
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Cash Management
Heart of the enterprise
Business software provider SAP leads a consistent programme of innovation, the latest being its digital boardroom. Head of Global Treasury Steffen Diel demonstrates why leaving one’s comfort zone and being permanently curious can work miracles READ MORE -
Cash Management
Creative sounds
Until Spotify disrupted the music ownership model, the music industry was under siege from piracy. Clarissa Dann reports on how the Swedish audio media phenomenon has applied its corporate treasury infrastructure to support this incredible growth story READ MORE -
Trade Finance
Nature of the beast
How do commodity-backed structures work in the face of adversity? flow's Clarissa Dann takes a closer look at Ukrainian metals and mining group Metinvest
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