Preparing for the IBOR Transition: Practical Steps for Corporate Treasurers
Market awareness of the impending shift from Inter-bank Offered Rates (IBORs) to new risk-free rates (RFRs) is strong, but corporates are yet to kick their preparations into gear. Businesses will need to identify the full extent of their exposures and adjust their contracts and infrastructure to accommodate the new rates. But they will also need […]
Infographic – Treasury Challenges: Covid-19
We recently surveyed over 250 treasurers and CFOs globally in order to discover their key priorities during the pandemic. Although there were no surprises around liquidity issues and FX volatility concerns, it was interesting to note that 11% of treasury teams are struggling with the transition to digital treasury. This is an area where they […]
Why Smart Cities Depend on Intelligent Cash Management
Why Smart Cities Depend on Intelligent Cash Management Throughout history, people have flocked to cities to improve the quality of their lives. After all, cities are the engines of growth, the seats of power and hosts of many of the best-paid jobs. Today, this trend of urbanisation continues at an accelerating pace. This migration […]
Environmental, Social and Governance: The Bigger Picture (Infographic)
There are many ways in which corporate treasurers can positively influence the sustainability goals of their firms – in particular by focusing on environmental, social and governance (ESG) objectives. You can now explore these in HSBC’s dedicated Sustainability Guidebook for Treasurers.
Treasury Convergence: Technology-driven business model transformation
Treasury Convergence: Technology-driven Business Model Transformation Today, more than ever before, corporate treasurers play a critical role as they help their firms implement strategies and transform their business models amidst an increasingly unpredictable and complex environment. The world is in flux, and businesses and the finance departments that support them, have to create order, efficiency and […]
SuperConnecting China’s Fintech Innovations with the World
SuperConnecting China’s Fintech Innovations with the World by Thomas Lin, Director, Mobile Money & E-Commerce Transaction Banking Client Access In today’s China, what you do on Mobile Wallets can impact your relationships and credibility. If you have been asked to share your WeChat contact after a business meeting, chances are it went well. If you […]
Liquidity Management in Latin America: Change and Opportunity
Liquidity Management in Latin America: Change and Opportunity By Gilles Roger, Regional Head of Liquidity and Investments in Latin America, HSBC Two commercially-important countries in Latin America – Mexico and Argentina – have recently announced various significant regulatory changes. Gilles Roger, Regional Head of Liquidity and Investments in Latin America, at HSBC explains how these […]
The Capital Goods and Automotives Sector: Paving the Way to Treasury Transformation 2.0
The Capital Goods and Automotives Sector: Paving the Way to Treasury Transformation 2.0 By Jared Smith, Global Sector Head of Capital Goods and Automotives, Global Liquidity and Cash Management, HSBC Major capital goods and automotives (CGA) corporates are often early adopters of new treasury techniques and technology largely due to their substantial size, as the […]
Natural Resources and Utilities (NRU) Infographic
2018: Key sector themes – Natural Resources and Utilities (NRU) Oil & Gas: demand exceeding expectations Power and utilities: solar leading the renewables charge Metals and mining: shifting demands Chemicals: continues its upwards trend 1 www.ft.com/content/3431665a-c060-31d9-984e-545c2efc994d2 ‘Why we need (plenty) more oil supply” HSBC Global Research, October 11 20173 www.opec.org/opec_web/static_files_project/media/downloads/publications/MOMR%20October%202017.pdf4 […]
Globally Demanding: Cash and Liquidity Management in the Infrastructure, Real Estate and Building Materials Sector
Globally Demanding: Cash and Liquidity Management in the Infrastructure, Real Estate and Building Materials Sector By Mark Eastwood, Global Sector Head – Infrastructure, Real Estate and Building Materials (IRB), Global Liquidity and Cash Management, HSBC Treasuries in the Infrastructure, Real Estate and Building Materials (IRB) sector1 operate against an extremely demanding backdrop. Globally dispersed operations, […]
A World of Opportunity for the Transportation, Aviation and Logistics (TAL) Sector Treasuries
A World of Opportunity for the Transportation, Aviation and Logistics (TAL) Sector Treasuries By Ziad Kabbara, Global Sector Head, Transportation, Aviation and Logistics, Global Liquidity and Cash Management, HSBC The Transportation, Aviation and Logistic (TAL) sector is currently undergoing various substantive changes. Collectively, these changes are providing opportunities for TAL company boardrooms and their corporate […]
Infrastructure, Real Estate and Buildings Materials (IRB) Sector Infographic
Infrastructure, Real Estate and Buildings Materials (IRB) sector: Major Growth Ahead Sources 1 HSBC Research2 https://www.pwc.se/sv/offentlig-sektor/assets/capital-project-and-infrastructure-spending-outlook-to-2025.pdf3 CBRE Research, 4, 5 Global 2000 Ranking, Forbes 20176 https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/264298/the-meteoric-rise-of-chinas-middle-class ,7 https://www.pwc.com/us/en/industrial-products/publications/assets/pwc-engineering-construction-industry-mergers-acquisitions-q4-2017.pdf
AkzoNobel: A Journey with HSBC – Building a Strong Partnership
Treasury Transformation: Delivering Value Our journey with AkzoNobel started in 2007, when they embarked on a treasury transformation project called ‘One Finance’, with the intention of achieving a number of key objectives for their finance function: To operate and be benchmarked as ‘best in-class’ level versus our peer group To provide comprehensive support to their […]
Consumer Brands, Retail and Healthcare Receivables in the Middle East: Doing Things Differently
Consumer Brands, Retail and Healthcare Receivables in the Middle East: Doing Things Differently by Chandra Segaran, Regional Sector Head (Middle East), Consumer Brands and Retail, HSBC While the Consumer Brands, Retail and Healthcare (CBRH) treasuries in some other regions are leveraging electronic methods for receivables management at a rapid pace, the situation in the Middle East […]
Drilling Down on Success: M&A in the Oil & Gas Services Sector
Drilling Down on Success: M&A in the Oil & Gas Services Sector A corporate roundtable hosted by HSBC Panellists Melissa Cougle, Group Treasurer, Ensco plc OK Azie, Group Treasurer, Baker Hughes Inc. Lance Kawaguchi, MD, Global Head – Corporates, Global Liquidity and Cash Management, HSBC M&A is critical to many organisations’ growth strategy, not least […]
Accelerating Treasury Success at Chassis Brakes International
Chassis Brakes International is an example of the growing number of mid-cap corporations that have successfully introduced SWIFT’s cloud-based solution Alliance Lite2 for bank connectivity. This is increasingly provided as an integral element of sophisticated, cost-effective treasury management systems (TMS) such as Exalog’s Allmybanks, as Chassis Brakes International’s experiences demonstrate. Treasury organisation Treasury at Chassis […]
The Future of Treasury
The Future of Treasury The EACT Summit featured an expert panel who discussed some of the changes in treasury over recent years, and how issues such as digitisation could impact on the role of treasury in the future. Panellists Maciej Müldner, Finance Director, Skanska Property PolandJan-Martin Nufer, Director, Treasury & Funding, BorealisJohn Colleemallay, Senior Director, Group Treasury […]
Engaging Corporate Perspectives in the Development of SWIFT gpi
Engaging Corporate Perspectives in the Development of SWIFT gpi SWIFT Following a successful pilot in 2016, SWIFT’s global payments innovation (gpi) initiative is now live with 12 banks already exchanging gpi payments in over 60 corridors, an important milestone in the transformation of cross-border payments. As gpi continues to build momentum, corporate treasury and finance […]