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TRADE FINANCE, MACRO AND MARKETS
Supply chains rewired?
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TRUST AND AGENCY SERVICES
CLOs: weathering the storm CLOs: weathering the storm
Despite market volatility, concerns about rising levels of underlying asset defaults, and lower levels of issuance, collateralised loan obligations (CLOs) are holding strong in tough times. flow reports on the market’s pulse at two recent CLO events and finds it in a stressed yet stable condition
SUSTAINABLE FINANCE, FLOW CASE STUDY
Iberdrola: pioneering the renewable energy revolution Iberdrola: pioneering the renewable energy revolution
Making net-zero happen by 2050 as global energy demand ramps up looks more doable when utilities commit to clean energy assets for powering their grids. Spain’s Iberdrola worked this out 20 years ago and, as flow’s Clarissa Dann reports, the vision is paying off
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CASH MANAGEMENT
CASH MANAGEMENT, MACRO AND MARKETS, SECURITIES SERVICES
Digital currencies: the ultimate soft power? Digital currencies: the ultimate soft power?
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are the vehicle for central banks worldwide to develop their own digital payment alternatives. Not only are emerging market economies ahead of developed ones in launching them but CBDCs are also emerging as a soft power tool at a time of geopolitical volatility. flow’s Clarissa Dann provides a summary of a recent Deutsche Bank Research report
CASH MANAGEMENT
Has cash flow forecasting become obsolete? Has cash flow forecasting become obsolete?
At a time when crises and ‘unprecedented events’ seem to have become the norm, Helen Sanders assesses the value of cash flow forecasting when the future is impossible to predict, and considers what the alternative might be
CASH MANAGEMENT, TECHNOLOGY
APIs and the reality of real time APIs and the reality of real time
The vision of the real-time treasury has been on the horizon for years, but today the opportunities – and genuine use cases to meet treasurers’ day-to-day objectives – are manifest. As Helen Sanders reports, the challenge is not the technology, but the shift in mindset and enterprise prioritisation that is required
TRADE FINANCE
TRADE FINANCE, MACRO AND MARKETS
Supply chains rewired? Supply chains rewired?
Minerals – and their shortages – can make and break supply chains. As nearshoring becomes the preferred strategy for securing essential inputs in times of geopolitical volatility, how does this impact trade flows? Trade economist Rebecca Harding explains
TRADE FINANCE, MACRO AND MARKETS
Angola’s rebound Angola’s rebound
Angola was once top coffee producer and could feed its people but is now dependent on hydrocarbon exports to finance foodstuff imports. flow’s Clarissa Dann reports on how enlightened government reforms are attracting investment and lending to support long-term energy and food security
TRADE FINANCE
Fighting trade-related fraud Fighting trade-related fraud
With fraud fast becoming one of the biggest risks for global trade, flow’s Clarissa Dann takes a closer look at the vulnerability of trade finance to criminals and protection measures being deployed
DOSSIER SUSTAINABLE FINANCE
Iberdrola: pioneering the renewable energy revolution
SUSTAINABLE FINANCE, FLOW CASE STUDY
Iberdrola: pioneering the renewable energy revolution
Making net-zero happen by 2050 as global energy demand ramps up looks more doable when utilities commit to clean energy assets for powering their grids. Spain’s Iberdrola worked this out 20 years ago and, as flow’s Clarissa Dann reports, the vision is paying off
Greening Henkel’s supply chain
FLOW CASE STUDY, SUSTAINABLE FINANCE
Greening Henkel’s supply chain
Henkel is using its position as a key buyer to incentivise suppliers to pursue more sustainable practices. flow’s Clarissa Dann explores the critical role of the company’s supply chains in this transition and how sustainability-linked supply chain finance programmes are driving change
Cities under threat
SUSTAINABLE FINANCE, MACRO AND MARKETS
Cities under threat
Although COP27 at least kept the global climate change conversation going, agreement and common frameworks still seem some way off. flow shares insights from two Deutsche Bank reports setting out some practical next steps
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FLOW CASE STUDIES
Greening Henkel’s supply chain
FLOW CASE STUDY, SUSTAINABLE FINANCE
Greening Henkel’s supply chain
Henkel is using its position as a key buyer to incentivise suppliers to pursue more sustainable practices. flow’s Clarissa Dann explores the critical role of the company’s supply chains in this transition and how sustainability-linked supply chain finance programmes are driving change
A new suite of virtual accounts for home24
FLOW CASE STUDIES, CASH MANAGEMENT
A new suite of virtual accounts for home24
home24’s success as an online furniture platform is founded on effective process automation. flow explores how virtual account numbers help provide the efficiency needed to sustain the company’s rapid growth
Roche’s treasury transformation journey
FLOW CASE STUDY, CASH MANAGEMENT
Roche’s treasury transformation journey
The Roche Group treasury team has been on an ambitious journey since 2004, and this has since proved a model for treasury functions around the world. With the implementation of virtual accounts a pivotal step, flow charts treasury’s transformation to become a strategic business partner for the Group
SECURITIES SERVICES
SECURITIES SERVICES, MACRO AND MARKETS
China’s post-zero-Covid investment boom China’s post-zero-Covid investment boom
Since China dropped its restrictive zero Covid-19 policy, foreign financial institutions and asset managers have renewed their appetite for Chinese securities. At the same time, the Middle Kingdom’s financial institutions are looking offshore in search of diversification beyond their domestic market. flow explains the advantages of working with banks with fund custody licences in China
SECURITY SERVICES, MACRO AND MARKETS
Digital assets – from exuberance to utility Digital assets – from exuberance to utility
The boom in digital assets over recent years has been driven more by investor “magical thinking” than by practical considerations, suggests two Deutsche Bank Research reports by Marion Laboure and Cassidy Ainsworth-Grace. flow’s Clarissa Dann reports on the volatile journey towards mainstream asset adoption so far
SECURITIES SERVICES, REGULATION
A delicate balance Finding crypto equilibrium
Regulations cannot effectively manage human integrity, and Deutsche Bank’s Boon-Hiong Chan reflects on finding a delicate balance between protecting investor safety and the need for digital assets to continue their evolution in the light of the recent crypto firm collapses
MACRO AND MARKETS
Asia holds its ground in Q2
MACRO AND MARKETS, SECURITIES SERVICES
Asia holds its ground in Q2
In the latest Asia Corporate Newsletter, Deutsche Bank Research notes that the US banking crisis has lent strength to global economic headwinds, but Asia is well positioned to withstand the buffeting, with China’s reopened economy as a key driver. flow provides a summary of the report’s insights
Asia Q1 – From high jump to long jump
MACRO AND MARKETS, TRADE FINANCE
Asia Q1 – From high jump to long jump
In the first Asia Corporate Newsletter of 2023, Deutsche Bank Research Strategist Mallika Sachdeva reflects on key economic pivots underway in Asia – China’s scrapping of its zero-Covid policy and the Bank of Japan’s initial steps to exiting ultra-easy monetary policy. She also shares insights on the impact of all of this on Deutsche Bank’s currency and commodities views and what this means for corporates’ FX and raw materials hedging strategies
Cloud of recession
MACRO AND MARKETS
Cloud of recession
In April 2022, Deutsche Bank Research made headlines by reporting that central banks’ battle to rein back inflation at the expense of global growth would precipitate recession in 2023. As 2022 draws to a close, the team reconfirm the economic storm clouds while highlighting their silver linings. flow’s Clarissa Dann reports
TRUST AND AGENCY SERVICES
TRUST AND AGENCY SERVICES
CLOs: weathering the storm CLOs: weathering the storm
Despite market volatility, concerns about rising levels of underlying asset defaults, and lower levels of issuance, collateralised loan obligations (CLOs) are holding strong in tough times. flow reports on the market’s pulse at two recent CLO events and finds it in a stressed yet stable condition
TRUST AND AGENCY SERVICES, MACRO AND MARKETS
CLO ETFs come of age CLO ETFs come of age
flow takes a close look at the collateralised loan obligation (CLO) ETF market – a nascent yet growing asset class that combines two of the most significant securities innovations in decades
TRUST AND AGENCY SERVICES
Buoyant in Barcelona: Asset-backed securities Buoyant in Barcelona: Asset-backed securities
Asset-backed securities (ABS) continue to attract investor appetite and drew delegates to the 2022 Global ABS conference in Barcelona. flow reports on key themes and takes a closer look at insights into the auto ABS sector and collateralised loan obligation (CLO) structuring
TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY, CASH MANAGEMENT
CASH MANAGEMENT, TECHNOLOGY
CASH MANAGEMENT, TECHNOLOGY
REGULATION
Who is your counterparty?
CASH MANAGEMENT, REGULATION
Who is your counterparty?
Eliminating duplicative activities is essential for financial institutions seeking to provide added value to clients during the performance of underlying client checks. flow takes a closer look at how the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation has come up with a neat solution to address this
A brave new SDR world?
SECURITIES SERVICES, REGULATION
A brave new SDR world?
With the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR) Settlement Discipline Regime (SDR) having come into force on 1 February 2022, mandatory buy-ins for market participants that fail to settle a trade within a set period was postponed. flow provides a summary of the impact
Regulation and splinternet
REGULATION
Regulation and splinternet
A concept first envisaged a decade ago, the splintering of the internet is moving closer to reality as regulation attempts to impose both limitations and new responsibilities, reports Boon-Hiong Chan of Deutsche Bank Corporate Bank’s Market and Technology Advocacy team
DOSSIER ASEAN
DOSSIER ASEAN, MACRO AND MARKETS
The Philippines: Pliant like the bamboo and poised for growth The Philippines: Pliant like the bamboo and poised for growth
As the Philippines heads towards its national elections in May 2022 and grapples with Covid-19, flow highlights the country’s resilience and potential for those investing in and trading with ASEAN’s second largest market
DOSSIER ASEAN
Heirs of Lac Long Quan (Vietnam) Heirs of Lac Long Quan (Vietnam)
Vietnam has managed to weather the Covid-19 pandemic better than many Asian economies. flow examines what underpins this resilience and how it is driving flows of foreign direct investment and export growth
DOSSIER ASEAN
Indonesia’s place in the sun? Indonesia’s place in the sun?
Indonesia’s Omnibus Law seeks to boost foreign investment, jobs, and trade. flow examines its background and the opportunities this could bring as the country recovers from Covid-19 economic shock
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