Liability Management
Grand redesign
Non-bank market-makers are increasingly being viewed as serious players as they set about building customer franchises amid a wide-scale bank pull-back
Best Banks Awards: Deutsche Bank scoops five wins
The bank triumphs in spot FX, structured products, the eurozone, EUR/USD and EUR/JPY
Best Banks Awards: Citi wins nine awards, including top prize
Citi voted Best Bank Overall and gains eight other accolades
EBS and TR launch corporate push
As both platforms expand FX services aimed at treasurers
Corporate treasuries tweak hedging policies as volatility bites
Delegates at the ACT 2015 conference hear multinationals' plans to adjust hedging policies
Corporate hedging is all about discipline - FX Week Europe
Pedro Jimenez highlighted the importance of sticking to hedging policies and keeping close to the market
Corporates ‘complacent’ over FX hedging costs
Treasurers wrong to believe tight prices will last indefinitely, says senior treasurer at a global technology company
Best e-FX platform for corporates: Citi
Citi was one of the first banks with an e-FX offering for corporates
Corporates get ready to hedge renminbi risk
Uptick in renminbi volatility brings more corporates to hedging market
European corporates past the worst of reporting hurdles
Francois Masquelier says European corporates got through the implementation of trade reporting "largely in one piece"
Buy side needs to attach costs for execution
Investigation into currency benchmarks is the result of asset managers outsourcing execution to banks at no cost
Let Hornby's FX nightmare be a lesson to smaller firms
Philippe Gelis writes that small and medium corporates can incur significant losses if they fail to hedge against moves in FX
Swedish corporates feel the pinch of the krona’s strength
The Swedish krona has remained strong over the past year, creating challenges for Sweden's exporters that have found their profit targets dented by the FX headwind
Corporates reluctant to add single-dealer platform connections
New electronic execution platforms for corporate clients face a challenge to win new business, with many firms preferring to minimise the single-dealer platforms they connect with
Corporates remain lukewarm on offshore RMB, despite reported growth
Data released from Swift this week suggests international trade settlement in RMB continues to grow, but corporates aren't so sure
FX Week Europe: Corporates go back to basics in tough market conditions
Regulatory change and the increasing costs arising from credit risk mitigation measures on the sell side are a growing concern, according to four corporate treasurers that spoke at the FX Week Europe conference
FX Week Asia: Exemptions offer little solace for corporates
Corporate treasurers remain concerned about increased hedging costs as a result of new regulation, and expect banks to pass the costs on – despite exemptions for corporate hedging
Spotlight on: Rick Martin, Virgin Media
Corporate treasurers have become increasingly vocal in lobbying for exemption from certain elements of over-the-counter derivatives reform. Kathy Alys speaks to Rick Martin, director of investor relations and treasury at Virgin Media, about how his job…
Next economic crisis to come from pension funds
Unregulated pension fund industry will be a systemic concern
Esma exemption provides corporate relief
Corporates relieved at Esma clearing exemption, but express concern about uncertainty over uncleared derivatives
Spotlight on: Douglas Pelton, Lufthansa
Douglas Pelton, treasury manager in the liquidity and risk management division at Lufthansa, talks about the German airline's currency exposures and the evolution of the e-FX business
Spotlight on: Sven Carlsson, Ericsson Group
The head of markets at Ericsson talks to Joel Clark about the change in the telecommunications group’s treasury function and FX hedging strategy over the past 17 years, as well as his views on new regulation
Fears over regulation raised by treasurers at ACT conference
Corporate treasurers complain about the unintended consequences of the proposed financial transaction tax, as well as clearing rules for OTC derivatives and Basel III capital rules
Spotlight on: Damian Glendinning, Lenovo
The Chinese PC manufacturer’s group treasurer talks to Joel Clark about his role in setting up a global treasury function when Lenovo bought IBM’s PC business in 2005, and explains his belief that FX risk management should be kept as simple and…