Standard Chartered Renminbi Globalisation Index slowest growth for 13 months
by Kylene Casanova
Stock Connect may be impacting CNH liquidity. SCB sees Taiwan 2015 deposit at CNY400B and also expects further slowing of RMB growth
FX Management & Crypto
Background
According to the latest Bank for International Settlements (BIS) survey of foreign exchange volumes, in 2013, almost $5.3 trillion in currencies globally are traded daily. The increasing…
Read moreNew signals on RMB’s future as a global reserve currency and a payment currency
by Kylene Casanova
Issuance of offshore RMB bonds and as 50 countries now use RMB for more than 10% of their payments value with China & HK, but will the Chinese economy survive the $6.8tn wasted investment
New ways to use the RMB in cash-pooling, for dividend payments and in CDs
by Kylene Casanova
Ford Motor, PBoC and Standard Chartered exploit the potential for improved cash and treasury management by using RMB
New Change’s live mid-rate FX benchmarks COULD SAVE YOU MANY BPS/SPOT OR SWAP
by Kylene Casanova
The new benchmarks rates for 42 currency pairs could change global FX market forever as full transparency of your FX dealing costs will be visible
PBOC issue detailed implementation rules on MNCs cross-border RMB cash pools
by Kylene Casanova
Opens door, from June 2015, for eligible multinationals outside the FTZ in China to also have a RMB cash pool
Cryptomania grows as BNP paper predicts Bitcoin payments between large corporates
by Kylene Casanova
BNP Paribas analyst wonders whether ultimately the more revolutionary impact of Bitcoin will be as a tool for the financial world. Palychata sees 5 ways Bitcoin could shake up finance & asset servicin
The international payments solution for all the emerging economy currencies
by Kylene Casanova
Buy direct from the service supplier that your bank probably uses: Intnl FCStone
Corporates migration to FX algos and to Single Dealer Platforms will continue
by Kylene Casanova
Greenwich research shows that financial institutions and corporates are moving to single dealer platforms using algo trading
RMB reaches record levels of payments activity between offshore centres
by Kylene Casanova
The ‘unstoppable march the of RMB’ as 28% of securities settlement confirmations in RMB were done outside China and Hong Kong, compared to 16% during the same period two years ago
What Bitcoin all about, why Bitcoin burst, but could still revolutionise banking
by Kylene Casanova
The essential breakthrough of Bitcoin is to allow two people to exchange money directly with each other, without the need of an intermediary, and to do it wholly digitally
CNY, euro direct trading is now live
by Kylene Casanova
No longer have to exchange via the US dollar
Does CitiFX Pulse single dealer platform remove need for multi-dealer platforms?
by Kylene Casanova
SDP algorithmic FX dealing solutions and benchmark solutions are now so advanced and transparent that this is now a valid option. Should corporates avoid using MDPs for really large deals?
Global adoption of RMB grows by 35%
by Kylene Casanova
SWIFT’s RMB Tracker shows that one third of the world’s financial institutions are actively using RMB for payments to China and Hong Kong
Are you ready to switch to Renminbi payments?
by Joe MK Ng , Deutsche Bank
Checklist of practical considerations for corporate treasury departments
The Reminbi: 2014 and beyond
by Kylene Casanova
Deutsche Bank paper for SIBOS 2014 on translating developments into tangible business opportunities
ITG launches FX Volatility Index application
by Kylene Casanova
New Index forecasts volatility in coming trading day based on historical trends & adjusts for implied volatility as well as recent volatility trends across dealers and ECNs on previous trading day
CLS review Part II: implementation and the risk reduction and operational benefits
by Kylene Casanova
Experience of corporates who have implemented CLS, what they have to do on a daily basis, and their benefits
Risk management is all about getting control and being able to answer key questions
by Kylene Casanova
AtlasFX cartoon and Visual Risk show how to answer and keep your boss calm (possibly)
SAFE clarifies FX cash pooling programme rules (TRANSLATED)
by Kylene Casanova
Q&A published (in Chinese) explaining rules for FX pools in China
CLS minimises FX settlement risk and improves corporates’ FX processing efficiency
by Kylene Casanova
Progress report - Part I: Service continues to improve and offers best way to minimise daylight FX overdrafts, yet only used by some 50 corporates
FX basics - the 5 mistakes businesses make when processing international payments
by Kylene Casanova
Kantox shows how you can eliminate them
China-based corporates can now buy RMB options and swaps
by Kylene Casanova
New SAFE rules from August 1 allow use of of options derivatives and swap in FX management
South Korea cracks the top ten in RMB payments. Is this where to locate SSC?
by Kylene Casanova
RMB reinforced its position as the seventh most active currency for global payments and accounted for 1.55% of payments worldwide. RMB payments increased in value by 7.1% in June 2014, rest by 1.4%
SWIFT Tracker shows that RMB breaks into the top 10 most-used currencies for payments
by Kylene Casanova
Needed infrastructure cross-border RMB payments being put in place