SCORING IN ASIA More banks are sharing their access to the Swift cooperative network, arming treasurers with one more weapon in the corporate wars.(May 2008)
WHAT GOES AROUND A ruthless U.S. class-action lawyer gets his comeuppance; CFOs on the move.(November 2007)
BANKING
TO THE PEOPLE Swift offers
a new service allowing easier connectivity to the financial
messaging service. For now, though, not all companies are eligible
to use it.(May
2006)
LOCAL
HEROES
The region’s banks get some love.(April
2006)
TREASURE
TROVE How banks are getting
better at giving treasurers their heart’s desires. (Apil
2006)
GOLDEN HOARDS There’s more cash than ever
in the world’s companies. Why?(October
2006)
REMOTE CONTROL
TREASURY? Making sense of
the joys and perils of centralizing cash management. (Mar
2006)
THE OTHER
INDIA The world’s
back-office capital still uses old paper systems for its own
transactions.(Dec 2005)
APPRECIATING
REALITY How China’s
companies are preparing for a renminbi revaluation
Living in a culture of corruption(Jul
2005)
WISH LIST
GRANTED? Multinational corporate
treasurers and their global bankers are applauding a general
loosening of restrictions on cash management in China.(Nov 2004)
TREASURERS'
PLEA Pity
the poor treasurers, writes Nokia's money-man for the Asia-Pacific
in a polemic designed to rally his colleagues to press banks
into embracing innovative initiatives such as RosettaNet. A
rebuttal by a treasury specialist and former banker gives the
banks' side.(Oct 2003)
NO QUICK
FIX Companies are finding
limited advantages to becoming first movers in linking together
RosettaNet, a web-based platform for trading.(Oct
2002)
THE PERFECT
TREASURY The treasurer remains
the CEO of cashflow, the most prized metric of any company's
financial health. And the key to managing that metric is information:
knowing a company's financial position and risk exposure at
any given time. Today, there is no excuse for bad treasury management,
thanks to the risk management capabilities that emerging technologies
allow.(Apr 2002)
CHINA'S
ENTRY INTO WTO - CASH CONTROL A
lot of the uncertainty in cash management is now starting to
disappear, thanks to the introduction of a national interbank
clearing system.(Mar 2002)
FX AND THE
HOLY GRAIL Straight-through
processing is the buzzword that is making treasurer's hearts
flutter. The streamlining and automation of entire trade cycles
will not only reduce a treasurer's workload, but also shrinks
the potential for human error.(Mar
2002)
GETTING
PAID With
sales now coming in trickles, CFOs find themselves wearing their
credit risk manager's hat more often. The fact that Asia was
always a high credit risk was overlooked in the boom years,
but now credit management is something no CFO can take for granted.
To realign strategies in order to stay afloat during and after
a recession, CFOs need to accelerate credit collection without
alienating customers.(Dec 2001)
TIME BANDITS
In bad times, bill collection
leaps to the forefront of many companies' lists of priorities.
And for some companies, figuring ways to delay payment is the
order of the day. Particularly in Asia, where cross-border trade
is the lifeblood of many companies, accounts receivables are
swelling. Here's how some companies are coping with this payment
crunch.(Nov 2001)
GETTING
A HEAD FOR YIELDS Many companies
in Asia view cash management as nothing more than a survival
tool. But with Asian currency and interest rate outlooks headed
south, risk is back in vogue and treasurers need to prove they
can manage their assets around it. At the same time, a new way
of looking at cash management is emerging, emphasizing value
creation as well as traditional stewardship of working capital.(Apr 2001)
A
STAR IS BORN Once seen as a
simple route to cut costs, centralized treasury operations are
now doing much, much more.(Jul
2000)
LOCKBOX,
AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS Consoliding
treasury operation is far from easy. But more and more finance
executives say that such an understaking can be well worth the
effort.(Sep 1999)
WHEN
CORPORATES CHARGE Bausch &
Lomb turns to purchasing cards to help pare transactions costs
in Asia.(Jul/Aug 1999)
FOUND
MONEY Some CFOs are turning
to external auditors to help tune up their accounts payable
systems.(May 1999)
RELENTLESS An inside look at how finance managers
at troubled companies across the region are dealing with their
debt - and their persistent debt collectors(Feb
1999)
SURVIVAL
OF THE FASTEST? In the fast
evolving world of cash management, the path to success is fraught
with risk. The best advice:companies need to proceed with caution.(Dec/Jan1999)
LET'S
MAKE A DEAL! With cash in short
supply, CFOs are turning to barter to keep their businesses
running.(Nov 1999)
RISK
MANAGEMENT
BEIJING BROAD JUMP The Olympics controversy highlights a delicate corporate social responsibility issue for multinationals.(Jun 2008)
SHIFTING
THAT RISK Banks are finding
new ways to mitigate supplier risk. (Jun
2005)
INSURANCE
- FILLING THE VOID In a world
at war and facing random acts of terrorism, there are rational
arguments for covering CFOs with key-person life insurance.
But not everyone is buying it.(Apr
2003)
POINT OF
VIEW: RISK, SYNTHESIZED Securitization
has so far been little used by CFOs in Asia, but a new special
purpose vehicle, synthetic securitization, may change attitudes
towards risk.(Mar 2003)
INSURANCE:
COVER ME The corporate accounting
scandals in the US have highlighted CFOs' liability in shareholder
suits. But D&O premiums are soaring even as executives are
being asked to retain far more risk. And there are even darker
clouds on the horizon.(Dec 2002)
CREDIT MANAGEMENT:
SEEING IS BELIEVING Where credit
is involved in China, risk assessment is often poorly executed.
In fact, companies are pretty much on their own, since China
lacks a credit information bureau. More often than not, credit
is granted on the strength of relationships.(Jul
2002)
RUNNING
FOR COVER CFOs in Asia are
faring better than their counterparts in the US and Europe.
But premiums are trending higher anyway. Techniques allowing
lower premium in return for greater risk-sharing are being utilized
by regional CFOs.(Dec 2001)
EVERYBODY
INTO THE POOL Asian companies
and their treasurers are reducing finance costs by 'racing the
sun'.(Sep 2001)
INSURANCE Today's companies are vulnerable to
crimes in cyberspace. Insurance against e-business risks is
becoming more popular, but the lengthy process of getting a
provider, along with the costs involved mean that many companies
are doing without.(Mar 2001)
DEPARTMENT:
GRIN AND BEAR IT Many CFOs
in Asia are taking precautions against an economic downturn
blowing in from the US. They are tackling the problem in a number
of different ways.(Mar 2001)
THE GREAT
CASH HUNT All too often neglected,
efficient working capital strategies can make a strong contribution
to the bottom line. Click here to download the
Microsoft Excel file with the full ranking. Companies are grouped
in industries.(Feb
2001)
LOWERING
THE BAR Value-at-Risk is used
widely in the US and Europe. But can CFOs rely on this statistical
method in volatile Asian markets?(Sep
2000)
PLAYING
IT SAFE The computer industry
and governments are taking notice of a new approach to on-line
security. CFOs should too.(Sep
2000)
GOING TOO
VAR Value-at-Risk is used
widely in the US and Europe. But can CFOs rely on this statistical
method in volatile Asian markets?(Jul
2000)
DEFUSING
THE BOMB A new approach to
risk management can help finance managers take the sting out
the the next disaster.(Jun 2000)
GREAT EXPECTATIONS Banks are developing web-based products
to facilitate cash management. Will Asian companies put their
faith in them?(May 2000)
TO
CATCH A THIEF Poor internal
controls are contributing to a worldwide expansion in white-collar
crime. Can CFOs reverse the trend?(May
2000)
RIDERS
ON THE STORM Does insuring
against political risk make sense? It may, if your company has
millions invested in a volatile market - and can afford the
hefty premiums.(Nov 1999)
ACTS
OF GOD AND MONSTERS Getting
hit by a disaster is bad enough. Not having a plan to deal with
it is worse. More and more finance executives are now making
business continuity planning a priority.(Oct
1999)
RISKY
BUSINESS CFOs in Asia who skimp
on employee compensation insurance are asking for trouble.(Jul/ Aug 1999)
KIT
AND CABOODLE Understanding
the skepticism about enterprise risk management.(Jun
1999)
Living in a culture of corruption