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COVER STORY
BIG SPENDER
SM Investments makes a huge bet on the growth of overseas remittances and consumption in the Philippines. Are the risks too great?
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FEATURE
HARD TO SWALLOW
What Asia’s globalizing companies need to know about protectionism in Europe and the United States.
 
TOPLINE

FOREX FEARS
Asia’s surging currencies.

CRIMINAL INJUSTICE?
Employee fraud.

BOUND TO GROW?
Spending IPO proceeds.

CAPITAL CONTRARIANS
Unusual working capital strategies.

RISKY BUSINESS
Risk and the Asian CFO.

HOW LOW CAN THEY GO?
Getting the most from online reverse auctions.

 
BY THE NUMBERS
BACK TO THE BIG EIGHT?
Five years after Sarbanes-Oxley, are we back to the accounting Big Eight?
 
IN TECH

THE HOST WITH THE MOST
After years of speculation, SAP finally unveils its first hosted-software suite. Was it worth the wait?

WIRELESS TRANSFER
Plus: Down in the bayou, banks go wireless.

 
INSIGHT

GROUP THERAPY
Groupthink can result in spectacularly bad decisions, but the malady can be prevented.

 
ON THE RECORD
EDWARD BASTIAN, CFO OF DELTA AIR LINES
 
IN PRACTICE: SPECIAL SECTION ON BANKING & FINANCE
ONE NATION, LEFT BEHIND
Banks in Asia and Europe may have the advantage over U.S. competitors because of Basel II.
 
IN PRACTICE: SPECIAL SECTION ON BANKING & FINANCE
DEBT IN DISGUISE
The boundaries between receivables securitizations and loans are blurring.
 
IN PRACTICE: SPECIAL SECTION ON BANKING & FINANCE
FEAR FACTORS
The global credit crunch is far from over. Six banking executives discuss their concerns.
 
IN PRACTICE: IT SECURITY
INSECURE ABOUT SECURITY
Anti-hacker technology improves, but best practice is still the ultimate protection.
 
IN PRACTICE: YOUR MOVE
THE ESSENTIAL SKILLS
Beyond financial acumen, CFOs also need a magic box of tricks.
 
GRAPEVINE
WHAT GOES AROUND
A ruthless U.S. class-action lawyer gets his comeuppance; CFOs on the move.
 

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