How Treasurers Can Support Supply Chain Resilience
Tom Alford (TMI) is joined by HSBC’s Florence Tan to highlight the critical importance of establishing supply chain resilience. Florence offers key insights on why treasurers have a crucial role to play in helping trade flows to run smoothly, from navigating geopolitical shifts and AI-driven digitalisation to defining ESG goals. Tune in for a candid […]
Navigating the Liquidity Tightrope
In partnership with Northern Trust Asset Management This video is a recording of a live event that took place on 19 November 2024. Join TMI and Northern Trust Asset Management as we discuss how treasurers are balancing risk and return in short-term investments. We will explore the key findings from our Global Corporate Treasurer Investment […]
Why Investors Need Climate Change Probabilities Not ‘Certainties’
Current climate-change scenarios, while effective for policy development, are of little use to investors, and could even be increasing jeopardy. TMI talks to a climate risk scientist from the EDHEC Risk Climate Institute about the issue, and a possible solution. The precision with which financial projections based on climate-change scenarios have been presented is dangerous, […]
Labelled Bonds’ Use of Proceeds: Transparency and Ambition Needed
Marina Petroleka, Global Head of Research, Sustainable Fitch, discusses green, social and sustainability bonds’ contribution to environmental and/or social impacts and the level of transparency and ambition in project or target selection, based on Sustainable Fitch’s ESG Ratings data. Sustainable Fitch’s ESG Ratings provide a quantitative and qualitative assessment of the impact an issuing entity […]
Cheaper, Faster and Sustainable: Digital Trading Goes Live
In the ever-evolving landscape of corporate finance, the Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023, which received Royal Assent in July and will be in operation from September 20, stands as a monumental milestone, poised to reshape the way corporate treasurers manage financial transactions. The UK has become the first G7 and G20 country to enact legislation […]
Transition Finance Gap Remains Amid Uncertainties
The purpose of transition finance is to fund the improvement of carbon-intensive activities in pursuit of a more sustainable world. This contrasts with green finance, which is used by companies or projects already considered as being green. Transition finance is one of several tools developed in recent years to align global financial flows with a […]
ISSB’s Standards are a Major Boost for Market Transparency on Sustainability
The recent launch of the International Sustainability Standards Board’s (ISSB’s) two standards for sustainability-related financial reporting – covering general requirements (IFRS S1) and climate-related disclosures (IFRS S2), respectively – is a major milestone in raising the status and promoting the standardisation of sustainability-related financial reporting globally. The ISSB has already received support from bodies such […]