David Blair
Managing Director, Acarate Consulting
Articles
Asia's Top Treasury Hotspots
Businesses seeking the best location for a treasury hub have to weigh up many factors ranging from tax incentives to political risk. Here, David Blair offers an insight into the pros and cons of five Asian financial centres. Asia has evolved rapidly this century,...
CIPS - China’s Hybrid Net Settlement Clearing System
CIPS will replace the current arrangement for offshore CNY which uses designated clearing banks. CIPS does not replace SWIFT, but uses SWIFT messaging and formats. The net result is faster and more reliable cross-border CNY payments for all users. What is CIPS?...
Location, Location, Location
Location, Location, Location by David Blair, Managing Director, Acarate Consulting With Hong Kong very publicly gunning for Singapore’s pre-eminence, treasury centre location has become a hot topic again. What are the key success factors? And who is likely to win...
Shanghai Free Trade Zone for Liquidity Management
SFTZ for Liquidity Management by David Blair, Managing Director, Acarate Consulting SFTZ has been a hot topic this year. What is all the excitement about? And is SFTZ really critical for China treasury? China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has...
