Glencore will pay US$1.5bn to settle bribery charges – Industry roundup: 26 May
by Graham Buck
Federal Reserve delay for ISO 20022; Citi mulls DB Mexico purchase; BNP Paribas joins Onyx blockchain; The WFE assesses circuit breakers
Sustainable Cash & Liquidity Management
Biden unveils Indo-Pacific Economic Framework – Industry roundup: 24 May
by Graham Buck
ESG meets growing resistance; Warning on supply chain workers; Austria to make EU green bonds debut; Singapore jobs boost
Industry roundup: 5 April
by Graham Buck
US Treasury tightens Russia squeeze; EU raises €6bn from second green bond; China’s RMB cross-border payments rise; UK plans crypto NFT
Industry roundup: 24 February
by Graham Buck
McKinsey upbeat on mining sector; Botswana to end cheque use; Few escape supply chain disruption; Islamic finance 'helping sustainability aims'
Industry roundup: 17 February
by Graham Buck
ESMA aims to bolster MMFs; PBoC claims digital yuan success; Survey finds spreadsheets still prevalent; LPA, Globalance partner on ESG reporting
Venture capital “catching up on ESG issues”
by Graham Buck
Traditionally slow in considering environmental, social and governance aspects, venture capital firms have started to push for the adoption of ESG
Appliance of science to Walmart’s supply chain finance
by Graham Buck
The retail giant’s claims an “industry first” in introducing science-based targets for its sustainable SCF programme
Industry roundup: 10 November
by CTMfile
PNC Treasury Management launches AI/ML cash forecasting application, Bank of England and HMT announced next steps to explore UK CBDC, MAS announces Sa
Today’s biggest business risk: Flying blind into chaos and disappearing markets
by Jack Large
Climate change and the full ramifications of ESG CANNOT BE IGNORED, they need to be measured and managed with the latest technologies and insights
HSBC Taiwan approves two green guarantees
by Ben Poole
The move is to foster renewable energy development for two corporate clients.
Deutsche Bank launches green deposits for corporates
by Ben Poole
Deposited funds contrast with an equivalent amount of the bank’s green asset pool, enabling clients to support transition to a sustainable economy.
Green deposits sprouting in the US
by Ben Poole
MUFG Union Bank has launched green deposits for its corporate clients in America.
This is what is driving Citi
by Jack Large
Digitisation, combined with building business resilience AND SUSTAINABLITY
Prominent corporates score innovative bank support
by Ben Poole
Both Unilever and BASF have broken ground on services from banking partners that will support their treasury operations.
Banks ramp up plans to tackle carbon emissions
by Ben Poole
HSBC is the latest to aim to align its portfolio of financed emissions to achieve net zero.
Green deposits gain traction
by Ben Poole
Standard Chartered's sustainable deposits hit the US$2bn mark, showing corporate commitment to green cash management.
HSBC’s Green Deposits debut in UK and Singapore
by Ben Poole
The accounts will help support green projects backed by the bank.
Nasdaq solution seeks to simplify corporate ESG reporting
by Ben Poole
The platform aims to support corporate sustainability and the ESG reporting process for public companies.
EBA pushes for early action on sustainable finance
by Ben Poole
The EBA’s workplan on sustainable finance will focus first on key metrics and disclosure to support banks’ green strategies.
US companies and labour unions unite for climate action
by Ben Poole
ING says the alliance underlines the importance of a stable transition to a low-carbon economy.
BNP Paribas announces complete coal exit and raises financing targets for renewable energies
by Ben Poole
The bank will cease all financing related to the thermal coal sector in 2030 in the EU and worldwide by 2040.
THE UK: Things can only get worse or are there reasons to be cheerful?
by Jack Large
deVere Group, CEO: “Investors to move assets out of UK as economy ‘stumbles towards abyss” while Will Hutton says be cheerful .....
SSGA launches first-ESG-focused money market fund
by Graham Buck
State Street Global Advisors launches its first MMF based on social, governance and environmental criteria
ESG bonds boom in South Korea
by Graham Buck
June 2019 is shaping up to be a bumper month, with major green bond offerings and a social covered bond