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TAIWAN
TO CHINA
A lower cost
production base, once the key reason to move to China,
has been supplanted by more urgent motives - it is one
of the world's biggest markets for electronics. Taiwan's
companies now have direct access to that market, with
the recent easing of a ban on key technology investments
in the mainland.
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| FEATURE |
HOT
STOCK ENVY
Despite the sickly stock markets,
some small-cap stocks have taken off. Hong Kong's Kingmaker,
for one, has tapdanced all over the Hang Seng Index for the
past two years. But Tai Ping Carpets has not been so fortunate.
Its newfound profitability aside, investors are stepping around
China's largest carpet maker. |
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RATINGS UNDER REVIEW
Recent measures are the first steps
in an overhaul of credit analysis in Asia over the next few
years. |
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| FEATURE |
POWERS
OF INFLUENCE
Many decisions CFOs make are influenced
by politicians, financiers and others around the world. Here
are 24 of those most likely to have an impact on business
in Asia. |
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| CREDIT MANAGEMENT |
WHEN
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. |
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| MONEYWATCH |
THE
SOFT SELL
If you're thinking of an IPO, here's
a primer on both soft and hard underwriting.Soft under writing
is done on a best-effort basis and leaves most of the risk
with the company. In hard underwriting the bank accepts the
risk, but these deals can be hard to find. |
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| TECHWATCH |
SECURITY COUNSEL
Is technology the answer to computer
security? One expert argues that it is only one line of defense
The cost of network security. |
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| CAREERS |
Grapevine
Who's moving up, down and out in
Asian finance. |
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