Are we heading for another commodities supercycle? One could be forgiven for thinking this was just around the corner given some of the bounce-backs in prices, but ESG priorities and liquidity shortfalls bring different nuances, flow’s Clarissa Dann reports

As an extraordinary year draws to a close, flow take a look at 2020’s economic ups, downs, reverses from and accelerations towards any form of “normality” with thanks to our colleagues in Deutsche Bank Research

Clarissa Dann meets Group Treasurer Soumyo Dutta at the Reliance Industries Mumbai headquarters to discover more about its rapid organic growth, its journey to debt-free status, and how its treasury has aligned along the way

No industries are safe from digital disruption and the pandemic has accelerated the pace of change in the world of shopping. At a recent webinar hosted by The Economist, treasurers of a B2B and a B2C company outlined the challenges of expanding e-commerce operations, choosing the right platforms and payment providers, and increasing payments digitalisation to support emerging retail trends

The results of the Global Investor 2021 Beneficial Owners Survey reflect an investor focus on five areas of service differentiation against the backdrop of the stressed market conditions, say Deutsche Bank’s agency securities lending experts Johnny Grimes and Zorawar Singh

Maurice Leo, a Director in Deutsche Bank’s Agency Securities Lending team, assesses the important role of securities lending and repo in accommodating and facilitating market order and liquidity during pandemic-related volatility

Gold has seen its value soar during Covid-19. But what happens when its top-producing countries go into lockdown? Peter Steenkamp, CEO of South Africa’s Harmony Gold, tells flow’s Janet Du Chenne how the company is engaging investors amid the pandemic

Novartis is taking bold steps to increase access to medicines and tackle complex global health challenges. flow’s Janet Du Chenne explores how a social bond focuses the pharma company on achieving ambitious targets for getting medicines to low- and middle-income countries

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

As oil exploration and production companies restructure their operations to achieve net zero targets, ESG-aligned commodity finance is supporting them along the way. flow shares the experiences of Lundin Energy and Harbour Energy

How can buyers, suppliers and their financiers match supply and demand for purchase order and invoice finance in a transparent and safe environment? Much more easily, now that the Trade Information Network is live. flow reports on the Network’s first transaction in the pharmaceutical sector

Gold has seen its value soar during Covid-19. But what happens when its top-producing countries go into lockdown? Peter Steenkamp, CEO of South Africa’s Harmony Gold, tells flow’s Janet Du Chenne how the company is engaging investors amid the pandemic

Novartis is taking bold steps to increase access to medicines and tackle complex global health challenges. flow’s Janet Du Chenne explores how a social bond focuses the pharma company on achieving ambitious targets for getting medicines to low- and middle-income countries

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

In today’s business environment, investment firms need to be able to make quicker decisions, remove latency and eliminate manual tasks. flow’s Janet Du Chenne reports on how BNY Mellon’s technological transformation has enabled it to help clients achieve

International investors can’t get enough of China, and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing has been at the innovation coalface, facilitating access by upgrading its post-trade systems and using new technologies to accelerate the settlement of securities

Securitisations are going through a volatile period, but markets have begun to stabilise. flow reflects on recent Global ABS and Creditflux discussions and examines Deutsche Bank Research findings to assess the major trends impacting the securitisation markets and the outlook

Twenty-one years after it was established, the UK-Swedish biopharma company AstraZeneca is one of the first developers of a candidate vaccine against Covid-19. flow's Janet Du Chenne finds out how a people-centred mindset makes a difference in scientific innovation

Following the success of the blockbuster anti-cancer drug DARZALEX (daratumumab), Genmab is developing a pipeline of proprietary antibodies. Anthony Pagano, the Danish firm’s new CFO, tells flow’s Janet Du Chenne how the company’s US capital raising fits that strategy

When emerging economies build for the future, they need modern and efficient maternity care. flow reports on why the structured export financing of Argentina’s Hospital Provincial Nueva Maternidad Felipe Lucini was a turning point in sustainable finance

While the Covid-19 pandemic has stimulated international delivery demand, fulfilment has been tough within a dislocated transportation network. flow’s Clarissa Dann reports on how Deutsche Post DHL Group has stepped up, walks the sustainability walk – and optimises its treasury

In December, German automotive component producer Continental agreed a €4bn revolving credit facility with a 27-bank syndicate aligned to sustainability performance. flow’s Clarissa Dann on how the company is navigating Covid-19 and a Tesla-disrupted market place