HSBC Asset Management

In an uncertain global economy, one prediction that market participants are in unanimous agreement on is the prospect of rate cuts in developed markets. What does this mean for corporate treasurers, asks John Chiodi, chief investment officer, liquidity Americas, at HSBC Asset Management.

ESG money market funds offer an effective approach among other instruments for treasurers to incorporate considerations of sustainability within investment policy, says HSBC Asset Management (HSBC AM).

An exclusive survey by CorporateTreasurer and HSBC Asset Management shows a cautious and short-term approach to cash investing. But the influence of sustainability and some emerging appetite for funds of a certain quality might entice treasurers to expand their horizons.

Where consideration of ESG principles when investing or issuing debt was once a niche endeavour, it is increasingly becoming a core treasury discipline, says Lauren Gibson, APAC liquidity investment specialist at HSBC Asset Management.