Trade & Forfaiting Review Magazine Archive

Trade & Forfaiting Review magazine archive

Volume 11 Issue 3

Features

The year in review: Looking up This article is for subscribers only
Geoffrey Wynne, partner at law firm Denton Wilde Sapte, examines how deal structures evolved during 2007 and looks at what may lie in store in 2008.

The year in review: Commodity market This article is for subscribers only
Commodity prices proved robust in 2007, but greater volatility will make 2008 much more challenging all round, believes Paul Schuilwerve, head of the global commodities group at Fortis Bank.

The year in review: Not so risky business This article is for subscribers only
In a period of increasing market turmoil, trade offers an increasingly attractive profile relative to other forms of risk, argues Bruce Proctor, head of global trade services at JPMorgan Chase.

The year in review: Challenging times? This article is for subscribers only
TFR has talked to a range of well-known professionals in trade finance to find out what’s exciting them – and vexing them – as we move into 2008.

Legal spotlight: Invoice discounting This article is for subscribers only
Invoice discounting dates back to Roman times. David Lacey, a partner in the finance group at Stephenson Harwood, examines its use in trade finance transactions.

Feature: Development banks This article is for subscribers only
Development banks are teaming up with commercial banks to target high-risk markets, reports Ivan Castano Freeman.

Regulars

Profile: Lars Millberg This article is for subscribers only
Lars Millberg, global head of trade finance at Sweden’s Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, is planning to apply his experience in cash management to revolutionise trade finance.

Market view: Crisis? What crisis? This article is for subscribers only
Mark Cooper of TFC Brokerage reports from China about the potential effects of the so-called credit crunch in Asia.

Letter from Hong Kong Free
David Sullivan introduces the first-ever 'TFC Awards' for excellence in trade finance. And some of the winners aren't even TFC clients...

IFA world: Education, education, education Free
From the very first IFA AGM, held in Austria back in 1999, the newly-established IFA Board announced that education was going to be one of the priorities of the newly formed association.

60-second interview: Nam Hariharan Sahasra This article is for subscribers only
Nam Hariharan Sahasra, regional manager for Falcon Trade Corporation in Dubai, talks about the changing shape and nature of trade finance in the Middle East.