Geopolitical Uncertainty Looms Over 2025 Interest Rate Paths

Welcome to the latest edition of Liquidity Link Live, your exclusive market analysis provided by Northern Trust Asset Management, one of the world’s largest cash managers. Tune in each month to discover the very latest insights on the UK, Eurozone and US markets. This edition was recorded on the 5th November 2024.

TMI’s Ben Poole speaks with Enhesa’s CFO, Laurent Marcelis, about navigating the challenges of rapid global growth.  Learn how the team has optimised treasury and finance processes, ensured efficient management of senior debt obligations, and supported financial stability throughout a whirlwind expansion. Laurent describers where treasury can add strategic value in the planning process, providing actionable insights for treasurers planning growth through acquisitions.

TMI’s Ben Poole sits down with William Potts and Nick Batty to uncover how Rotork, a global leader in flow control and instrumentation solutions, reshaped its treasury operations across APAC.  This candid discussion explores the drivers behind the company's transformation, from streamlining payments and collections with a global e-banking solution to enhancing FX management and implementing a cross-border cash pool centralised in Singapore. Learn why BNP Paribas emerged as their partner of choice for the project, as well as how aligning cash management globally delivered significant benefits.

Join Daniel Farrell (Northern Trust Asset Management), Karl Adams (ICD), and Jean-Philippe Bernard (John Deere Cash Management S.A.) as they explore how treasurers navigate risk and return in today’s market. Discover insights on diversifying portfolios, the appeal of MMFs, debunking liquidity myths, and planning for efficiency—all tailored to the challenges of the current interest rate environment.

Tom Alford (TMI) is joined by HSBC's Florence Tan to highlight the critical importance of establishing supply chain resilience. Florence offers key insights on why treasurers have a crucial role to play in helping trade flows to run smoothly, from navigating geopolitical shifts and AI-driven digitalisation to defining ESG goals. Tune in for a candid discussion on tools and strategies to drive value in the SCF space.

Eleanor Hill (TMI) is joined by Rajesh Vedantham (Standard Chartered) to explore the impact of ISO 20022 and the efforts being made to drive adoption of this new payments standard. Don’t miss the key steps corporates need to take for successful ISO 20022 adoption, and the best practices around implementation. You’ll also hear views on the current progress of migration, leaders in the field and insights on how those falling behind can close the gap.

Peter Crawley (HSBC) joins TMI's Tom Alford in the TreasuryCast studio to discuss bank resilience and the common threats that are facing today's treasury operations. With a running theme of how bank's are facing potential disruption, Peter outlines the critical questions treasurers should ask their banks, explains how real-time payments remain protected, and highlights how collaboration strengthens systemic resilience within an unpredictable world.

Eleanor Hill (TMI) joins Winnie Chen (Bank of America) to explore the evolving landscape of global payments and advancements in real-time cross-border transactions. In their discussion, Chen and Hill examine shifting client needs and how these align with broader industry trends. They also emphasise the need for treasurers to pay attention to real-time capabilities, and outline key payment priorities for the months ahead.

Eleanor Hill (TMI) spoke with Sunday Domingo (Standard Chartered) at the 2024 Sibos conference to discuss the double-edged role of new technologies in finance, with a particular focus on what financial institutions are doing to protect their clients. This candid conversation covers the evolving nature of threats and how criminals are now using AI to their advantage. They examine the impact of real-time payments and the risks of combining this with AI, emphasising the need to prevent real-time automated fraud. Domingo also outlines straightforward steps organisations can take to defend against the rising tide of cybercrime.

Eleanor Hill (TMI) is joined by Maarten Lossie (ING) to reflect on the recent trends and developments within the cross-border payments space. In this podcast, Hill and Lossie cover the challenges that financial institutions face in offering customers a seamless, user-friendly payments experience. They also discuss how the G20’s roadmap for cross-border payments is progressing, and consider what the future of payments could look like.