July 26, 2017 Banking Relations

Banks More Open about Fintech Coziness

The old desire to keep technology sources under wraps has faded as banks scramble for the tech they cannot build themselves.

• July 25, 2017

  Capital Markets: Euro MMF Reform

  Europe approves money market fund reform that hew close to US rules.

• July 21, 2017

  Treasury & Taxation: The Downside of Repatriation

  A cash repatriation holiday may weaken notion of net debt.

• July 19, 2017

  Regional Treasury: Pesky Asia Capital Controls Require Strategy

  Dealing with capital controls in Asia can be daunting. And when it comes to regulators, some suggest the in-law approach.

• July 17, 2017

  Treasury & Taxation: Will New Sec. 385 Rules be Eased Further or Scrapped?

  Treasury’s 2016 proposals under Section 385 are on list to be rescinded or modified.

• July 14, 2017

  Capital Markets: Covenant Quality at New Low

  Moody’s says corporates are benefiting amid deteriorating cov protection.

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July 07, 2017 Banking Relations

Custodian Banks: Unloved but Here to Stay

There are a lot of things that treasurers would rather do than work with their custodian banks. But with MMF reform, custodian banks are here to stay.

Trends Data:

Not Much Change Investment Models

Although broad US tax reform is unlikely, passage of a reduced corporate rate is possible, probably in 2018. Meanwhile, companies have cheered the dismantling of the regulatory state by Trump. Still, members of the NeuGroup peer universe haven’t done much to change their investment models following Trump’s election. Source: NeuGroup Peer Research, 2017 H1 (tMega, T30LC, T30, Tech20, AT30, ATLG)