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The Asset 15 September 2017 https://theasset.com/capital-markets/33446/sustainability-is-not-only-about-being-green-it-is-about-sustainable-earnings-and-a-better-future Sustainability is not only about being green, it is about sustainable earnings and a better future By Gopul Shah VIEWPOINT  The inter-dependency between corporate profitability, reputation, and longevity with environmental, social, ethical, health and safety policies, practices, record and risks has influenced the corporate strategic business initiative and governance of corporate, bank, financial institutions, their customers and corporate stakeholders. The activist movement against unsound unreliable sustainable practices that impact climate change, devour of social good, justice and safety, lacks community and human development, is raising awareness, concerns and reputation risks for institutions that deal with non-compliant institutions, customers and stakeholders. Employees, customers, supply chain partners, st...

Treasury and Trade Solutions Liquidity Management Forum July 25 2017 Singapore *Liquidity and pooling strategies structures - stacking up against leading companies in Asia.  *Liquidity management goals - forecasting accuracy and digitisation, optimising liquidity and strategies.  *Rationalising bank relationships, enhancing cash visibility mitigating credit and settlement risk. *Future of supply chain and treasury - gearing up for impact of AI, automation, science and technology and millennials at work, impact of shared ledger and uberization, bitcoins as alternative currency.  *E-commerce landscape domination by Amazon-Alibaba, fintech and alternative finance whilst business emulating these models. *Impact of technology and digitisation on corporate culture, common language and protocols, work life, sustainability. Future of treasury,  talent and skills.

GT News 4 July 2017 at 8:38:37 PM SGT Trade Trumps tariffs Brexit, Trumponomics and the recent rise of protectionist political parties in Europe have certainly brought issues of international trade to the forefront in recent months. Trump is reportedly preparing trade restrictions on steel imports from individual countries, such as China, under the US’ “Section 232” investigation. These investigations are initiated to determine the effects of any imports on US national security. Under the investigation terms, huge tariffs can be imposed to protect American producers. However, China and the EU told the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Goods Council that imposing these tariffs could not be justified on national security grounds at a meeting on Friday. Brazil, Australia, Taiwan and Russia have also raised concerns. Cross-border trade not only boosts national economies but also discourages international conflict as countries and individuals cooperate for mutual benefit. The...

Video: Why supply chain financing could confine the supplier  By The Asset The Asset talks with Gopul Shah, director, corporate treasury & structured trade finance at Golden Agri-Resources, at the Enhancing the Supply Chain roundtable on March 2 2017 in Singapore. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KRBDbVhxJmg Shah discusses how the strengthening position of the customer reduces the bargaining power as a supplier, and how to bring people together and maintain value in this environment: “focus on your customers, your company, and your vision, that’s number one; number two, technology is definitely an enabler, and I think that brings people together.”

Are local and global players adapting to a “new normal”? Learn how top trading houses are adapting to today’s low pricing, high liquidity climate • Explore differences and similarities between regional and global traders’ strategies • Learn what their plans are for growth in 2017 Panel timings: 9.50-10.40, 28th February.  General topics for discussion: 1) The “Trump effect” on trade: General discussion of geopolitical uncertainty across the world to “set the scene” but perhaps not in too much detail 2) How do trading houses adapt to pricing volatility: Unexpected bull market; prices a fraction of what they were mid-2014 but still rebounding from the crash. Hard to predict. What strategies to mitigate that uncertainty? 3) How do regional & global trading houses compare with one another in their financing strategies: Is new technology closing the gap between global & local players, allowing local firms to have global reach, and global firms to gain local o...

• Supply chains have become international, complex and driven by customer and operational needs. Supply chain is also different for each country and entities, so as the need for financing. We have to leverage trade and supply chain financing through our trade, banking, insurance, logistics, packaging, and technology partners (using current account flows) to handle deliverable, subsidiary cross border finance, manage local currency and credit exposures, enjoy profitable arbitrages between local and international financing costs and structure financing and risks which is cost, tax and balance sheet effective.  • People, teams, cross functional agenda and politics could be big challenge in integrating supply chain and financing. In managing supply chain, we have to believe in the adage that 'what is good for customers, markets and stakeholders is good for the company; what is good for the company is good for everyone' and that all efforts around collaboration, innov...