A hierarchical culture makes it easier for companies to cook the books, but will they always be one step ahead of the short sellers? This series looks at how fraud works in Asia
Notional cash pooling avoids the physical transfer of foreign exchange, reducing FX risk. The US tech manufacturer's Yvione Zhou explains how it works in Asia.
While today's technology makes it possible to process payments instantly, deep-rooted issues such as reconciliation, AML, compliance and FX seriously hamper banks’ abilities to evolve.
The Chinese conglomerate's over-arching ambition finally gets the better of its board – and its financial officers may have been powerless to halt the slide.