SAVED BY THE TREASURY – CORPORATE TREASURY MANAGEMENT IN HONG KONG
By Ng I-ching While a degree of order has been restored to the financial world, many company treasurers remain cautious in managing cash and risk, reports Ng I-ching. Before the onset of the financial...
View ArticleAmerica’s Accountants to Help Business Owners Plan for Inside Buyouts
By Scott D. Miller Business owners and their advisers must weigh tax consequences, tax cliff or not, when considering a sale. Succession planning took a hit in recent years. The financial crisis of...
View ArticleTips for Accountants on How to be Sure Transactions Go Smoothly
By George W. Russell Allegations of wrongdoing over deals made by technology giant Hewlett- Packard and commodities trader Olam have put mergers and acquisitions under the spotlight. George W. Russell...
View ArticleTHE EVOLUTION OF FIRM AND BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS
By George W. Russell Accounting firms are teaming up with business service companies to broaden their offerings. George W. Russell looks at how some partnerships evolved and what they offer the...
View ArticleINTEGRATED REPORTING: CHANGING CORPORATE REPORTING WORLDWIDE?
By Leigh Roberts The finalised integrated reporting framework may transform corporate reporting worldwide This year will be remembered for the birth of a new prince … and the birth of an accepted...
View ArticleThe Reality of Intra-group Financial Assistance
By Cicelia Potgieter While Doris Lessing, British novelist, poet and playwright, had the luxury of believing that “borrowing is not much better than begging and lending with interest is not much better...
View ArticleSection 45 of the South African New Companies Act: Thorny issue?
By Natasha Sexton Section 45 of the new Companies Act – Loans or other financial assistance to directors – remains difficult. Two years have passed and implementation of the new Companies Act 71 of...
View ArticleAnnual Reports: More than compliance documents
By Sue Ludolph Annual reports should be instruments of communication and not simply compliance documents, says Sue Ludolph. The size of the annual report of all companies is ballooning, and not...
View ArticleWave of Merges and Acquisitions in China will Continue to Bring Opportunities...
Mergers and acquisitions activity has scaled up dramatically in China. A Plus looks at the Mainland’s corporate hunters and their targets as well as how Institute members can smooth the deal process....
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