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Trade Finance, Cash management
Bumpy road or motorway?
After LIBOR, digitalisation and future proofing were among the “trends to shape a new decade” discussed by delegates at the 2020 BAFT Global Annual Meeting in Frankfurt READ MORE -
Securities Services, Technology
Creating a sustainable post-trade future
In an ever changing post-trade space, Deutsche Bank’s Global Head of Securities Services Michaela Ludbrook assesses how new technologies, combined with geographical reach and component-based services, make a difference READ MORE
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September 2019
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Trust and agency services
ESG: integrating strategy with communications
With Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing now a mainstream feature for investors, issuers are making changes to show how this creates a positive impact and aligns with their strategies, writes flow’s Janet Du Chenne
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Cash management
Balancing the board
Although gender diversity is moving in the right direction, the financial services sector has been a slow adopter. flow reports on a new diversity and inclusivity initiative from Money20/20 to redress the balance in a fintech-populated ecosystem READ MORE -
Trade Finance
Why trade gets paid
In light of recent restructurings and regulatory developments, the title of this article is perhaps more optimistic than the result may be. However, some guidance as to how to approach the issues in receivables financings may help to improve the position of the debt holder. READ MORE
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TECHNOLOGY
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Technology
The other 99%
The only way to make the most of what technology transformation can do is to rethink transactional processes from scratch rather than trying to convert analogue processes to digital ones, says Simon Taylor READ MORE -
Cash Management
Safety twice
With cyber-crime on the rise, and the implementation deadline under PSD2 for Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) in online payments coming up fast, banks and payment service providers are coming up with some innovative solutions READ MORE -
Technology
Getting to grips with stablecoins
Facebook’s plans to issue its own cryptocurrency, Libra, has triggered questions on its potential impact on traditional payment systems, monetary policies and, more broadly, financial stability. READ MORE
REGULATION
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Cash Management
Regulation driving banking transformation: Second Edition
A regulatory environment that supports the safe and robust development of the data economy is essential for banking transformation, says new white paper READ MORE -
Technology
Rethinking the rules of pay
The intersection of technology, its applications in financial services and the resulting laws and regulations impacting the transaction banking industry is reordering the competitive basis of e-payments. Boon-Hiong Chan examines these changes and shares his perspective READ MORE -
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Regulation
Securitisation Regulation: What CLO managers need to know
The EU Securitisation Regulation consolidates and harmonises the European Securitisation risk retention regime and aims to create “simple, transparent and standardised” (STS) transactions READ MORE
MACRO AND MARKETS
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Macro and Markets
The mood music for 2020
US-China trade tensions have dominated the past 12 months and the negative impact on capex and business spending as yet show little sign of lifting, reports Deutsche Bank economist Torsten Slok READ MORE -
Cash management
The euro moves centre stage
Two decades on, the euro’s role in the international financial system is in transition. As usage of the single currency grows for borrowing, inter-bank funding and cross-border carry trades, the eurozone is emerging as a global provider of liquidity.
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Trade finance
Stronger together
Now that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has celebrated its 50th birthday, how will it meet its 2025 objectives? flow provides an update on this vibrant trading bloc’s progress so far and looks at how it is leading the way READ MORE
DOSSIER GREATER CHINA
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Trade finance, Commodities
Blue-sky thinking
How can China maintain the war on smog yet ensure steady supplies of home-produced aluminium? flow’s Clarissa Dann investigates how prepayment finance supported Qiya in honing its low-cost, reduced-emissions technology READ MORE -
Trade Finance
China’s Belt and Road Initiative - A guide to market participation
China has set out to rebuild its ancient Silk Road with the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). This paper provides an explanation of the BRI’s touchpoints and what this means for infrastructure and finance providers READ MORE -
Trade Finance
Many rivers to cross
As China’s role on the global stage expands, Bank of China’s Yunfei Liu talks to flow about the foundations needed to build bridges in international trade READ MORE
COMPANIES
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Corporate cash management
Barista of treasury
Coffee is second only to oil in the pecking order of most traded commodities, and coffee corporates need treasury systems that can cope with complex payment flows. flow’s Clarissa Dann reports on how Neumann Kaffee Gruppe rose to the challenge READ MORE -
Cash Management
Heart of the enterprise
Business software provider SAP leads a consistent programme of innovation, the latest being its digital boardroom. Head of Global Treasury Steffen Diel demonstrates why leaving one’s comfort zone and being permanently curious can work miracles READ MORE -
Trade finance
From the rubble
Structured export is helping hospitals, railways and local market buildings deliver positive impact to emerging economies. flow’s Clarissa Dann reports on two transformational projects in Ecuador READ MORE