Tag: intercompany

Both Hong Kong and the OECD have spoken back about HK’s inclusion by the European Commission on a blacklist of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions.

With volatile currency swings and unpredictable stabilisation measures, treasurers in Asia-Pacific are increasingly turning to intercompany loans and hedging.

Mining companies grilled over use of marketing hubs in Singapore signal transfer pricing is under regulatory focus.

After latest news on OECD’s transfer pricing transparency initiative, treasury consultants warn that compliance burdens will dump a ‘mess’ on Asian RTCs.

The OECD has secured approval from the G20 to launch negotiations between governments on a multilateral instrument to implement tax treaty related transfer pricing measures.

Utilising subsidiaries’ cash at the group level has become vital as more Asian corporates move onto the international stage. Bank independence is viewed as the Holy Grail of treasury.

India’s new 2013 Companies Act has got treasurers in a bind, requiring them to fix intercompany loan rates to government securities.

Standard Chartered’s Frankie Au takes corporates step-by-step through applying to make intercompany renminbi loans.