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WATCH
OUT SONY
Long labeled as a pure semiconductor
play by investors, Samsung Electronics is pitching its
broader credentials as a manufacturer of telecommunications,
digital media and home appliances to the world - and its
competitors. In a first-ever interview with the press,
CFO Doh-Seok Choi tells CFO Asia how finance
is supporting the company's bid to be a diversified giant.
read the entire
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| FEATURE |
WHEEL
OF FORTUNE
Asia's biggest companies are missing
out on the opportunity to access almost US$40 billion because
of poor management of their working capital. CFO Asia's
third annual review of working capital practices highlights
the winners and losers in the opportunity stakes, and looks
at the companies - and industry sectors - that are getting it
right. |
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| FEATURE |
MOST
DANGEROUS GAME?
Customer
financing seemed like a good idea during the roaring 1990s.
But with economies worldwide in the doldrums, those companies
that took on huge short-term liabilities to finance sales in
the face of sagging demand are now facing the same basic challenge:
how should they manage the risks associated with the questionable
practice of extending credit to their buyers? |
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| DEALWATCH |
TURNING
THE TIDE
China's government
is keen to find new ways to finance the world's biggest hydropower
project. |
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| TECHWATCH |
A HIRE
POWER
Internet-based services
e-procurement, particularly for companies using temporary and
contract workers, is providing measurable gains in ROI. |
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| 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. |
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| POINT OF VIEW |
THE DEEP HOLE SYNDROME
How one CFO is digging his company
out of "The Deep Hole Syndrome". |
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| CAREERS |
YOU'RE NOT CFO MATERIAL
Take note of these ten signs that
you're not CFO material. |
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