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RE-ENGINEERING |
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MAKING ACCOUNTING COOL
Trying to make accounting cool; CFOs on the move (Feb 2007) |
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LET IT FLOW
Driven to dizzy heights by global equity, corporate deals in Asia this year are also remarkable for their financial innovations. (Dec 2006/ Jan 2007) |
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FACTS AND FANTASIES
Progress in corporate governance in Asia
(September 2006) |
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GOODBYE, GUANXI
Well-connected China Gas moves to professionalize its financial management. Will it succeed? (June 2006) |
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RACE TO REFORM
Resurrecting scandal-ridden CA has fallen largely on the software company’s new CFO. (Feb 2006) |
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FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX
A new generation of managers is transforming China’s joint-stock commercial banks. (Nov 2005) |
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SECRETS OF THE M&A MASTERS
The way to a successful deal is fraught with peril. M&A experts reveal the seven paths to a successful deal. (Oct 2005) |
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RETAIL THERAPY
Dutch food retailer Royal Ahold,
nicknamed “Europe’s Enron,” has put its financial
house in order. Now investors expect to see forward-looking
plans. (Jun 2005) |
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BORN IDENTITY?
Taiwanese electronics maker BenQ
suffered a setback in its contract manufacturing business, while
its own brand chugs along. How long can this two-in-one business
model hold? (Jun 2005) |
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PEOPLE PROBLEMS
Oracle’s takeover of PeopleSoft
is a done deal. Here’s what PeopleSoft customers can expect.
Pay-per-view budgeting (May 2005) |
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SHARED
SERVICES, PRIVATE HEADACHES
Setting
up a shared service center can save a company millions in finance
and administrative costs. It can consolidate far-flung back
office functions into one seamless, centralized operation. It
can also be a miserable experience for a CFO. (Nov
1998) |
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FAREWELL,
FINANCE
Two companies show
how offshore outsourcing renders the finance function obsolete.
(Jun 2004) |
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ORIENT EXPRESS
Increasingly, western companies are
migrating high-value technology functions and research and development
operations to India and China, a trend that is changing the
face of outsourcing in the region. (Oct
2003) |
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WILL IT
STILL FLY?
When outsourcing
giant EDS missed its earnings targets in December, Cassandras
waved goodbye to good deals from major suppliers. Now, in a
sweet turnaround, it looks like CFOs are actually enjoying a
buyers' market. (Mar 2003) |
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COMING
TO TERMS
CFOs are turning to
property management outsourcers to cut better deals on leases.
(Oct 1999) |
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LOW-FAT
DAIRY PRODUCT
Food retailer
Dairy Farm aims to turn its finance function into a money-maker.
(Sep 1999) |
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