Black Swan

As the world looks set to implode again, take time to enjoy how absurd things can be…

IASB rule change promotes transparency for investors and shareholders.

Given its past performance, there is a good chance Indonesia’s govt will force companies to trade in RMB.

Are equity investors reacting to crude debt statistics, or are we at risk of analysing things that aren’t there?

RMB development is in full swing, but MNC strategies to manage exposure less so. Local treasurers need to be taken seriously.

To develop its financial markets, Malaysia has enforced close-out netting on large of financial transactions, benefiting corporates.

Regulators in Indonesia are spooked and responding to what they fear is the second coming of the Asian Financial Crisis. Corporates are suffering as a result.

Tweaking the renminbi reference rate to maintain confidence for RMB international trade is the beginning of more interventions.

Is Bitcoin a ponzi scheme, as some detractors have argued, or does it still have value as a means of transaction?

India’s central bank is out to force every company to hedge all FX debt exposure, but this heavy-handed approach is not the cure.

US overhauls of money market funds won’t immediately affect Asia, but it raises the spectre of great change in the industry.

CITIC is under the spotlight again over its infamous 2008 FX blow up. The news reveals weaknesses in Hong Kong’s securities laws.