US Leads Easing Talk as Risks Shift
Exclusive insight for TMI subscribers! Northern Trust Asset Management share a monthly market commentary for treasurers. Eurozone Market Update With no ECB meeting in August, attention shifted to market data and speeches from central bankers. President Christine Lagarde adopted a cautious tone, flagging risks to Q3 growth while noting that recent trade agreements had reduced, […]
Central Banks Hold Steady as Trade Risks Evolve
Exclusive insight for TMI subscribers! Northern Trust Asset Management share a monthly market commentary for treasurers. Eurozone Market Update At its July meeting, the ECB held rates unchanged, reiterating its data driven, meeting‑by‑meeting approach and adopting a subtly hawkish tone. President Lagarde highlighted the euro area’s resilience despite global trade uncertainty and reaffirmed that currency […]
Bank Projections Reflect New Realities for the Remainder of 2025
Welcome to the latest edition of Liquidity Link Live, your exclusive market analysis provided by Northern Trust Asset Management, one of the world’s largest cash managers. Tune in each month to discover the very latest insights on the UK, Eurozone and US markets. This edition was recorded on the 4th July 2025. Sign up to […]
Global ‘Just-in-Time’ Liquidity Network Nearing Completion
“As we become increasingly used to interacting on a real-time or instant basis, it’s obvious that the international payments system is nowhere near fit for purpose in today’s global digital economy,” states Nick Ogden, serial fintech entrepreneur, founder of WorldPay, ClearBank and now the RTGS.global network. Working with regulators, central banks and commercial institutions, Ogden […]
Are Banks Safer Now than During the Global Financial Crisis?
The outcome of the global financial crisis of 2008 – 2010 led regulators and central banks the world over to re-look at the way banks are regulated and governed. So what exactly has changed in the South African context? Basel III requirements The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision now imposes the following requirements: The Liquidity […]
IBOR Transition: Challenges and Impacts for Corporate Treasurers
South Africa’s major corporates seem not to have awakened yet to the fact that in a few years interbank offered rates (such as LIBOR and JIBAR) will transition to alternative reference rates. This transition will be one of the most significant transformations of interest rate benchmarks in the last 25 years, but are major corporate […]