Bank Relations & KYC

Industry Roundup: 29 March

4 years ago by Graham Buck

Credit Suisse pulls back in Russia; Barclays error 'may cost £450m'; ESG dilemmas of Ukraine invasion; El Corte Ingles opens to crypto

Risk Management

Industry Roundup: 24 March

4 years ago by Graham Buck

WTO on supply chain disruption; Partial reopening for Moscow exchange; Crédit Agricole post-Brexit fees; Citi, Stenn pair on supplier financing

Environment, Social, Governance

Industry roundup: 17 March

4 years ago by Graham Buck

Shell directors sued by ClientEarth; Europe boost for crypto; Volante service speeds ISO 20022 compliance; Piteco and TAS simplify SWIFT access

Environment, Social, Governance

Industry roundup: 15 March

4 years ago by Graham Buck

Citi broadens Russian exit; Nickel prices soar; Santander launches grain-backed tokens; Jamaica offers CBDC incentive; DCash service restored

Risk Management

Industry roundup: 10 March

4 years ago by Graham Buck

Airlines’ hedging offsets oil price spike; US corporates’ Russia exposure assessed; London-listed Russian companies; Biden authorises crypto review

Environment, Social, Governance

Industry roundup: 8 March

4 years ago by Graham Buck

Procure4Peace formed to assist Ukraine; Building materials shortage to intensify; Shell joins Russia exodus; Supply Chain Catalyst tool launched

Environment, Social, Governance

Europe’s big banks still funding oil and gas expansion

4 years ago by Graham Buck

European banks are still funding oil and gas production despite guidance to limit their expansion in favour of greener options, reports ShareAction

Bank Relations & KYC

Industry roundup: 7 February

4 years ago by Kylene Casanova

Barclays and Rainmaking partnership, Singapore digital economy, Federal Reserve digital dollar, Keybank and Google Cloud partnership

Environment, Social, Governance

Industry roundup: 13 January

4 years ago by Graham Buck

Maersk moves to greener fuel; Switzerland tests digital currency; India crackdown on commodity derivatives; Unilever’s ethical stance under fire

Environment, Social, Governance

Industry roundup: 11 January

4 years ago by Graham Buck

Kuwait targets sustainable finance; US jobs market turbulence to continue; Omicron to extend chip shortage; Milestone for UAE's Al Manassah

Environment, Social, Governance

Venture capital “catching up on ESG issues”

4 years ago by Graham Buck

Traditionally slow in considering environmental, social and governance aspects, venture capital firms have started to push for the adoption of ESG

Cash & Liquidity Management

Industry roundup: 28 December

4 years ago by Graham Buck

Nepal co-operatives get financial lifeline; New milestone for digital renminbi; Use fewer new banknotes, urges MAS; Japan's anti- payment fraud league

Region

Industry roundup: 21 December

4 years ago by Graham Buck

Bank of Montreal buys Bank of the West; Vegan firms assessed; Maersk supply chain partnership with Unilever; Deutsche Bank's LatAm return

Environment, Social, Governance

Industry roundup: 14 December

4 years ago by Graham Buck

Commerzbank tightens rules on fossil fuel; BIS focus on cross-border payments; Rho raises US$75m for expansion; Worldline, Bex Pay partner in Brazil

Cash & Liquidity Management

Industry roundup: 9 December

4 years ago by Graham Buck

Citi expands cross-currency sweeps; Bangladesh factories join PrimaDollar's ESG scheme; China begins phase two of digital yuan

Investing

Insurers get the message on climate change, says BlackRock

4 years ago by Graham Buck

While geopolitical risk is still their top concern, environmental risk has moved up the agenda

Environment, Social, Governance

ESG: importance of data, take one step at a time

4 years ago by Tim Nicolle , Founder & CEO, PrimaDollar

We need to measure where we are now and set targets for tomorrow. Finance should play its part

Environment, Social, Governance

FCA takes firms to task over greenwashing

4 years ago by Graham Buck

Sustainability claims often don’t stand up to scrutiny, says the watchdog

Regulation & Tax

US Treasury Secretary: 15% is minimum global corporation tax rate

4 years ago by Graham Buck

Janet Yellen said the proposed new rate “works” and won’t be reconsidered

Regulation & Tax

Industry roundup: 1 November

4 years ago by Jack Large

AMEX business account; CDCS coverage and concerns grow; New tax rules; Commerzbank joins Tradeteq

Environment, Social, Governance

“Real-time ESG” data on supply chains, a breakthrough

4 years ago by Tim Nicolle , Founder & CEO, PrimaDollar

How to collect and use real- time ESG data and drive change in your supply chains

Environment, Social, Governance

Deutsche Bank executes first green repo financing

4 years ago by Ben Poole

The move comes as banks attempt to broaden the ESG solutions available to their clients.

Environment, Social, Governance

How to become a competitive and attractive business partner of the future using ESG

4 years ago by Jack Large

Two recent reports from CRISIL and AD Little show how corporate treasurers can now and should act more responsibly by DOING ESG RIGHT

Environment, Social, Governance

Tesco to offer sustainability-linked supply chain finance

about 5 years ago by Ben Poole

From Tesco's green supplier offering, to new social loan principles, via StanChart's ESG-linked derivative and more, ESG in finance keeps pushing on.