Edward Russell

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Senior Writer, Corporate Treasury News

Edward Russell is responsible for the Corporate Treasury News site, while also covering transaction banking, infrastructure and transportation for FinanceAsia. Prior to joining the magazine as a reporter in August 2008, he was associate editor of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai's journal Insight. Edward has worked as a freelance writer on a breadth of topics including aviation, infrastructure, business and investment, and trade. Edward graduated from George Washington University with degrees in international affairs (concentration in development economics) and geography.



Recent articles by Edward Russell

Cash
The tug of war for Asia Inc's banking business
J.P. Morgan and Bank of America Merrill Lynch are the latest to try for a slice of Asia’s lucrative corporate banking pie, but with fierce competition, can they really ...
28 September 2010
CorporateTreasury Moves
Centralised from the start
Most companies centralise their treasuries to save money after expanding, Pacific Andes did it from the get go.
21 September 2010
Risk
Open account trade "desperate" for standardisation
BNY Mellon global trade product head Michael McDonough says open account trade needs a standard format, but Swift’s TSU may not be it.
24 August 2010
Corporate
The tug of war for Asia Inc's banking business
J.P. Morgan and Bank of America Merrill Lynch are the latest banks to want a slice of Asia’s lucrative corporate banking pie, but with fierce competition, can they really ...
9 August 2010
Cash
Is credit the new king for Asian corporates?
Asian companies are once again borrowing more, but it’s not yet time to worry.
3 August 2010
Cash
AirAsia eliminates the FX guesswork
AirAsia’s new foreign exchange solution cuts out the uncertainty when dealing in multiple currencies.
27 July 2010
Cash
Behind the scenes support for Asean economic integration
Franck de Pratere, head of Southeast Asia at Swift, discusses Indonesian payments and Asean economic integration from the sidelines of the organisation’s Jakarta Business ...
20 July 2010
Cash
Lenovo's smooth operator
A day in the life of Damian Glendinning, treasurer of Lenovo.
13 July 2010
Cash
Swift steps up corporate outreach in Asia
Swift plans to hold a record number of business forums this year as it expands its activities in Asia.
13 July 2010
Cash
The unlikely regional treasury of Actavis
Regional finance director Henryady Sudjana explains why the pharmaceutical company Actavis is implementing a centralised regional treasury in Indonesia.
6 July 2010
Cash
Indonesia payments infrastructure set for upgrade
Indonesia and Swift are working together to upgrade the country’s high-value payments system.
6 July 2010
Cash
Tom the builder at DBS
DBS’s new global transaction banking head Tom McCabe is excited about building a business, again.
29 June 2010
CorporateTreasury Moves
Treasury appointments, June 29
A roundup of the latest CFO and treasurer moves from around the region.
29 June 2010
CorporateTreasury Moves
Heidi Miller to lead international at J.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan promotes Heidi Miller as first president of international.
29 June 2010
CorporateTreasury Moves
DBS appoints Stratton head of GTS sales
Ken Stratton joins DBS as global head of sales for its transaction bank among other management moves.
29 June 2010
Cash
MediaTek streamlines treasury
Taiwan’s MediaTek appoints J.P. Morgan to streamline its treasury operations.
29 June 2010
Trade
China liberalises RMB trade settlement scheme
Global importers of Chinese goods can now settle transactions in RMB under new PBoC rules.
29 June 2010
Cash
Axiata moves to centralise its treasury
Growing Asian telco Axiata will benefit from a centralised treasury, says the company's head of group corporate finance Reza Abdul Rahim.
22 June 2010
Risk
US derivatives regulation will impact Asian treasurers
Pending financial reforms will require banks to put up more collateral to back trading in FX and interest rate swaps, potentially increasing the cost of these tools for treasurers.
22 June 2010
CorporateTreasury Moves
Logica appoints Richard Davies products director for Asia
Davies is to target payment infrastructure upgrades at Asian banks with Logica’s Laps solution.
22 June 2010
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