North American Liquidity: Change, Challenge, Opportunity

Eleanor Hill, Editor, talks to industry experts about some of the key changes happening in the liquidity landscape across Europe, the US and Asia - including how corporate treasurers can prepare for these developments, embrace best practice, and future-proof their liquidity management strategy.

With interest rates remaining at record lows and inflation edging higher, the steady erosion of value caused by corporates stockpiling cash is becoming more evident. Could solutions such as dynamic discounting help?

HSBC's new Liquidity Management Portal (LMP) has been developed with the specific aim of maximising liquidity visibility by streamlining the underlying data management.

The era of real-time payments is upon us. But the rewards can only be reaped if treasurers embrace the possibilities on offer, and if regulators and banks continue to push towards global, not just local, real-time payments capabilities.

Multinational gold producer OceanaGold needs a scalable, flexible, cash management and liquidity investment infrastructure. The advantages of having a single global banking relationship with HSBC have been underlined by the bank’s support for the company’s international M&A growth and more.

Regulatory change in Asia-Pacific is now a fact of life for corporate treasuries, but given the right information and support, it is not an insurmountable problem.