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RESEARCH/
SURVEYS |
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HALF FULL AND THEN SOME
New research suggests that CFOs, like CEOs, can be confident to a fault. (Jun 2008) |
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TOP TEN CONCERNS OF CFOs
Our quarterly look at the top ten concerns of Asia’s CFOs finds consumer demand high on the list. (May 2008) |
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STILL HANGING ON…
The latest Business Outlook Survey. (April 2008) |
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INNOVATION’S BIG SPENDERS
R&D spending in China. (Dec 2007/Jan 2008) |
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BUSINESS OUTLOOK SURVEY
Our latest Business Outlook Survey finds that Asia’s CFOs remain far more optimistic than their U.S. and European counterparts—for now. (Dec 2007/Jan 2008) |
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NOT-SO-SMALL TALK
A successful deal may hinge on the ability to create trust—or uncover deception. (Dec 2007/Jan 2008) |
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BUSINESS OUTLOOK SURVEY
Asia’s CFOs respond to economic turbulence. (October 2007) |
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CAREFUL
WHERE YOU CUT
A new study
helps quantify the cost of cutting marketing and R&D spending.
(September 2007) |
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THE BIG
SQUEEZE
Asia’s top
companies are getting better at managing their cash, but a lot
of money is still unnecessarily tied up in working capital.
(September 2007) |
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BUSINESS
OUTLOOK SURVEY
The voracious
Oracle acquisition machine consumes Hyperion Solutions.
(Jul/Aug 2007) |
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BUSINESS
OUTLOOK SURVEY
CFO optimism
in Asia is at its highest in two years, even though regional
markets are in a fretful mood. (April
2007) |
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SELLER’S
MARKET
In Asia’s hot
market for finance talent, mid-tier employees are in greatest
demand. Our annual pay survey benchmarks finance salaries.
(March 2007) |
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A
REAL WAGE
Asian pay levels rising faster than anywhere else (March
2007) |
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CHEAPER
BY THE DOZEN
Guess which
market had the lowest investment banking fees for IPOs in 2006?
Here’s why the answer is close to home. (March
2007) |
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CHEAPER
BY THE DOZEN
Guess which
market had the lowest investment banking fees for IPOs in 2006?
Here’s why the answer is close to home. (March
2007) |
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HAPPIER
IN ASIA
Asia’s CFOs
are, pound for pound, more optimistic than their North American
and European counterparts. But how realistic are the good tidings?
(October 2006) |
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MORE RULES,
HIGHER PROFITS?
New research
suggests good corporate governance may reduce the cost of capital.
(September 2006) |
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SAY YES
TO DR NO
The essential role
of CFOs as counterweight to overly optimistic CEOs (September
2006) |
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A BUBBLE
BURSTING?
Asia’s CFOs
voice their concerns over pricey oil, skittish markets, and
US gyrations (July/August 2006) |
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OH,
SAY CAN YOU SEE?
Hardship allowance in Hong Kong? (May
2006) |
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BE SOMEWHAT
AFRAID
For all the hype about
avian flu, few companies have drafted plans to deal with a pandemic.
(May 2006) |
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GAINING
LEVERAGE
Local Asian banks
are gaining on their international counterparts, making more
options available to CFOs. (Apr
2006) |
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ALL SYSTEMS
GO
Asia’s CFOs remain
more optimistic than their counterparts in the US and Europe.
(Apr 2006) |
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OVERDUE
DILIGENCE
The lessons dealmakers have learned (Apr
2006) |
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WHEN MONEY
ISN’T ENOUGH
One surprise
from CFO China’s latest salaries survey: richly rewarded
finance executives in foreign enterprises are not happy.
(Mar 2006) |
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PROGRESS,
OF A SORT
Some positive
trends in China’s banking sector, but serious problems
remain. (Mar 2006) |
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CUSHIONING
THE BLOW
Why auditors matter (Mar 2006) |
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LIQUID LIABILITIES
High fuel prices are a top worry
– but few CFOs have done much about it. (Dec
2005) |
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LOOKING
GOOD
IT spending in Asia
next year will be robust, but there is a high probability of
a low-probability event upending expectations. (Nov
2005) |
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FUELED BY
WORRY
The Business Outlook
Survey by the CFO family of magazines and Duke University reveals
growing concern over the effect of high fuel prices.
(Oct 2005) |
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GO WITH
THE FLOW
Despite periods
of intense growth, top Asian performers are improving their
working capital management. But the gains are somewhat offset
by growing inventories and
shrinking days payables outstanding. (Mar
2005) |
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