As organisations contemplate the return to their workplaces and a new normal, leaders need to keep top of mind the mental...

The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) said today it has launched Reimagine business resilience in the COVID-19 world, a...

There are best practices that can help managers to maintain productivity while employees work from home, said Hays recently. “In...

About 22% of 476 rated non-financial companies in Asia Pacific have high exposure to coronavirus disruptions, up from 20% in...

Gartner said recently that 70% of S&P 500 companies have revised or completely withdrawn their earnings guidance due to the...

PwC said its latest COVID-19 CFO Pulse survey reveals a sense of optimism among finance leaders about their companies’ ability...

There are five economies that are more resilient than the others in Asia Pacific, according to the 2020 FM Global...

Many companies in Asia Pacific suffer from different levels of upaid receivables and delayed payments over the past three years,...

Gartner said recently the number of companies furloughing staff as well as cutting salaries and workforce in May and June...

As a global health crisis morphs into an economic one, Deloitte said recently that consumers do not only have considerable...

The average global cost of addressing the impact of a ransomware attack, including business downtime, lost orders, operational costs, and...

Moody's Investors Service said recently in a new report that Chinese insurers' solvency remains strong due to higher earnings from...

Unit 42, the threat intelligence arm of Palo Alto Networks, said recently that more than 86,600 domains classified as “risky”...

The shadow financing system in China will come under growing pressure in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic takes a toll...

Epsilon said today it has appointed Craig Forrester (pictured) as its Chief Financial Officer, with immediate effect.  Forrester will lead...

Finance professionals and students can complete their objective tests and case study exams from home starting in May, said the...

BlackLine said on Monday that it will offer BlackLine Remote Audit on a complimentary basis to a limited number of...

The coronavirus pandemic has specific implications for auditing firms, with the nature of the audit process needing engagement and direct...

Global VC investment in Q1'20 dip quarter-over-quarter with US$61 billion raised, according to Q1'20 edition of the KPMG Private Enterprise...

The global economy could shrink 4% in 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a Bloomberg Economics...

A Gartner survey of 99 CFOs and finance leaders taken April 14-19, 2020 revealed that 42% of CFOs are not...

The Asian Liquidity Stress Indicator (ALSI) climbed to its second weakest level, and the number of companies rated B3 and...

Malicious activities related to the coronavirus pandemic is also on the rise as user interest in the topic grows, said...

Companies in Singapore are decreasing recruitment budget while enhancing training and development initiatives to cope with the impact of the...

Business leaders in Asia-Pacific are focusing on navigating the immediate impact of the coronavirus pandemic on supply chains, revenue and...

It would be the ultimate test of resiliency of Hong Kong as the coronavirus outbreak is change the way people...

A Gartner survey of 145 CFOs and senior finance leaders on April 12, 2020 revealed 51% of respondents said they...

A Gartner survey of 317 CFOs and finance leaders on March 30, 2020 indicates that 74% intend to move at...

Content portal to provide insight, guidance and leading practices to Finance & Accounting professionals worldwide as they navigate new challenges...

While “Do CEOs matter?” has been a perennial question in management discourse, “the CEO effect” is difficult to isolate. Morten...

Business leaders are focussing on navigating the immediate impact that the global coronavirus outbreak has across supply chains, revenue and...

The Anaplan ebrief, Connected planning is a telco’s competitive edge, offers a way forward for telcos to better use the...

The number of carve-out acquisitions is expected to rise as businesses in Asia Pacific look to restructure because of the...

Economic confidence has fallen by 13% to -45, representing a report low in the 11 year history of a research...

The average monthly rent for expats in Singapore has risen for the first time in five years, said ECA recently...

Indonesia's (Baa2 stable) GDP growth will slow to its lowest rate since the 1998-99 Asian financial crisis, with prolonged risk...

Gartner says CFOs plan to cut SG&A budgets from 10% up due to COVID-19. However Gartner believes that the move...

Digital leaders are 50% more likely to see EBITDA increase by more than 15% while there are four key characteristics...

The world is already in a recession, according to Bloomberg Economics’ new global GDP tracker. A report by Bloomberg says...

While there are more video online meetings during the coronavirus outbreak, video job interviews are increasingly common as well. “Video...

While working from home is more common after the global coronavirus outbreak, companies need to help employees understand the risks...

The days of spreadsheets being the new technology for accountants are over and there is a fundamental need for accounting...

BlackLine said recently that it has made several complimentary offerings to help customers who could benefit from extra support closing books...

While more than 80% of large firms in China have started to resume operation since the last two weeks according...

A former senior executive from the Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing (HKEX) and an IPO consultant face charges for alleged...

The coronavirus outbreak and the related oil price shock will lower sovereigns' economic and fiscal strength, increase weaker sovereigns' vulnerability...

Is your company doing the same? A Gartner survey of 200 CFOs on March 17 revealed that 81% intend to...

While Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said the country should focus on maintaining employment amid the conronavirus outbreak, about 5 million...

Goldman Sachs said in a note on Sunday that it has downgraded outlook for the US economy in the first...

Companies that are identified as leaders in digital transformation – and who are using technology to drive and enable growth...

Moody's Investors Service said today that its Asian Liquidity Stress Indicator (ALSI) edged higher to 32.9% in February from 32.7%...

Only 12% of more than 1,500 respondents believe their businesses are highly prepared for the impact of coronavirus, while 26% believe...

Daily data on traffic congestion and coal consumption suggest that the Chinese economy overall is operating about 25% below its...

Accenture and Qlik’s survey of 1,000 employees in Singapore found that local companies lose an average of more than seven...

While RPA offers many benefits, CFOs face challenges related to implementation and employee mindset when deploying the technology. Malina Platon,...

Organisations allocate less than 10% of their training budget to address employees’ most significant skill gaps during finance transformation, according...

Fraud committed by customers tops the list of all crimes experienced (at 35%), up from 29% in 2018, according to...

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has cut its benchmark interest rate today by half a percentage point to mirror the...

There are ten trends that Gartner said recently that CFOs must understand to become successful in the future. Digital is...

The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants said recently it has launched a new online career portal to help accounting and finance...

Tencent-backed WeDoctor is hiring a new CFO to lead a Hong Kong initial public offering in late 2020 or 2021,...

Many Asia-Pacific organisations are holding back their adoption of AI because of mistrust, potential bias, and a lack of transparency...

CEOs of leading accounting professional bodies calls on all accountants to put their skills to use to help businesses fight...

Employer-sponsored health care benefit costs are expected to grow at the same rate as last year in Asia Pacific at...

Despite the overall growth in cyberattacks, only one-third of organisations say the cybersecurity function is involved at the planning stage...

While huge uncertainties remain over the impact of the coronavirus on China's economy, Fitch Ratings has come up with two...

There are three major long-term global economic issues, said ACCA, which recently published a related report together with the Institute...

A global survey by Protiviti and NC State University’s ERIM initiative reveals the top 10 operational risks in 2020. This...

The default rate for Asian high-yield non-financial companies will rise modestly to 2.4% in 2020 from 1.1% in 2019, amid...

Moody's Investors Service recently said that its Asian Liquidity Stress Indicator (ALSI) weakened further to 32.7% in January 2020 from...

South Korea life insurance firm Kyobo Life has implemented a high-performance computing platform for IFRS 17 and K-ICS financial reporting...

Singaporean employees are not actively looking for new jobs, said Hays which recently released results of a survey of 6000...

The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants estimated today that Hong Kong's fiscal deficit for 2019/20 will reach HK$18.1...

While the number of confirmed Coronavirus case and death toll are on the rise, more companies require their employees to...

Whether your tax, accounting and finance operations are locally-based, centralised or otherwise, investing in the right tools and resources optimises...

From enhancing compliance to optimizing data to elevating strategy, the latest innovations in corporate income tax technology deliver not only...

This Thomson Reuters whitepaper details some recommended tools and best practices to assist all companies actively involved in global trade...

Moody's Investors Service said recently in a report that the coronavirus outbreak will further weaken the revenues of rated Hong...

The world’s business leaders are increasingly embracing a new form of capitalism, moving from one focused primarily on shareholder value...

Organisations using blockchain smart contracts will increase overall data quality by 50% but reduce data availability by 30% by 2023,...

Blue Orca said today that aggregate net profits at China Medical System’s subsidiaries in China were 49% less than reported...

US businesses continued to be cautious about the economy and responded by building cash and short-term investment holdings at a...

Indian businesses face a range of challenges including trade wars and a global economic slowdown – but few firms are...

The IMF recently urged policymakers to use other policy tools other than easing as financial vulnerabilities such as rising debt...

Getting a pay rise, upskilling and feeling happier at work are the top three career goals for Singaporean workers in...

Some banks in Hong Kong have required their employees who recently visited China to work from home after the coronavirus...

More than 90% of treasurers report that responding to KYC (Know Your Customer) requests is more challenging today than it...

Against the global backdrop of rising market and geopolitical volatility, companies in Singapore are taking concrete actions to make the...

More than half of the global GDP is exposed to risks from the intensifying climate crisis, according to a report...

Moody's Investors Service said on Monday that it has downgraded the long-term issuer and senior unsecured ratings of the Government...

The IMF warned that the global outlook remains sluggish and is without clear signs of a turning point. As a...

China’s GDP expanded 6%in Q4 2019, according to the country’s official numbers. In the entire year of 2019, the country’s...

M&A activity was surprisingly resilient in 2019 though volatile economic activity led many executives to adopt recession footing, said Bain...

Hong Kong employees are absent from work for an average of 8.3 days a year, incurring annual economic losses of...

There’s the further sign of a retail collapse in Hong Kong as Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd. is quoted...

Moody's Investors Service said recently that its Asian Liquidity Stress Indicator (ALSI) slightly weakened in December 2019 to 31.8% from...

PwC predicts that 2020 will be a year of ‘slowbalisation’ in the global economy, where trade tensions continue to create...

The World Bank warned of the risk of a global debt crisis in its biannual Global Economic Prospects report published...

India’s GDP will grow 5% in the year through March 2020, the lowest since 2013, according to government numbers. Weighed...

While China has attempted to crack down on shadow banking activities, unregulated lending is in fact growing, said China Beige...

With only ten years to deliver the sustainable development goals (SDGs), there’s a great deal of work to be done...

A combination of slowing economic growth, sustained low interest rates and unprecedented levels of indebtedness will broadly influence the global...

Hong Kong is now the third most expensive location in Asia for expatriate workers to live, and sixth most expensive...

The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) said recently that it has scheduled to launch the new qualification...

Asian business confidence rebounded in Q4 2019 to hit an 18-month high with firms reporting a pickup in sales, though...

India should cut public debt instead of boosting the economy with fiscal stimulus, said IMF recently. The IMF estimated that...

Employers in Singapore are grappling with the rising cost of staff health benefits while at the same time modifying their...

The new Certificate in Public Financial Management (Cert PFM) qualification by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is now...

Security, analytics and customer service tare op CFO concerns as leaders focus as much on strategy as operations, said Protiviti...

China’s GDP growth won’t drop below 6% in 2020 and will hit 6.1% this year, wrote Sheng Songcheng, a former...

Moody’s Investors Service said recently that its outlook for APAC non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs),which highlights the key credit trends shaping...

More than half (55%) of the 228 Singaporean executives surveyed cite high levels of business confidence, on par with the...

Although the majority of finance leaders (79%) say they have the data volumes today to give stakeholders the insight they...

Moody’s Investors Services said today its outlook for China's financial institutions over the next 12 months is negative because slowing...

Hong Kong dollar jumped as much as 0.13% to 7.7982 per US dollar on Thursday, crossing the 7.8 threshold.  The...

Fractious geopolitics in a US election year, a rising tide of global activism and a new level of cyber warfare...

While government numbers indicated that Hong Kong’s retail sales by value shrank by 24.3% year-on-year in October, this might not...

Are you one of the personally effective CFOs? According to Gartner, only 22% of CFOs achieve a high degree of...

Asian nations lead the way again for real salary increases, with 13 out of the top 20 increases being seen...

A survey of 41 major corporations by Willis Towers Watson found that 61% believe political risk levels increased in 2019....

Business leaders and investors are increasingly rating companies on their ability to create long-term shareholder value instead of solely focusing...

China’s bond default is about to break its 2018 record, according to a Bloomberg report.Data compiled by Bloomberg indicates that...

Hong Kong’s retail sector continues its slump, with sales by value shrinking by 24.3% year-on-year in October, a record drop...

Credit conditions will weaken for most Indian non-financial companies in 2020, driven by sluggish economic growth and slowing earnings, but...

While disruptive changes take place at an unprecedented rate, disruptive trends, when viewed positively, can bring about CFO opportunities. These...

Accelerated upheaval across the international tax landscape spurred by tax reforms across the world as well as initiatives such as...

There are four challenges that Singaporean C-level executives will continue to combat next year, said Robert Half recently when releasing...

CFOs: Do you find technology makes paying tax easier?  PwC said it does according to its survey findings. The survey,...

Indonesia’s central bank cut reserve requirement on Thursday but kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 5%. The unchanged rate...

Atradius forecasts a 0.6% contraction in global trade growth this year with only a modest recovery to 1.5% growth in...

China lowered its new benchmark lending rate on Wednesday, in an attempt to give a boost to the slowing economy...

Despite the current economic slowdown and social unrest, ECA International said Hong Kong workers can expect an average real salary...

A global economic recovery will come much later than expected and at a much slower pace, UBS was quoted as...

Malaysia’s economic growth in Q3 weakened to 4.4% from Q2’s 4.9%, the slowest in a year. While Bank Negara Malaysia—the...

Employers in Asia Pacific, including Singapore, are working towards transforming their employee benefit strategy to meet changing needs, said Willis...

While organizations are eager to improve productivity, they start to question their current ways of measuring it, said Hays recently....

The Bank of Thailand has recently cut its benchmark interest rate again. Down by a quarter-percentage point, the key rate...

The Philippine’s Q3 GDP grew 6.2% year-on-year, remaining one of the fastest growing economies in Asia. The growth was fueled...

Will the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade pact still come through in February next year after India’s decision to...

The US dollar index could fall to as low as 85 as the Fed expands its balance sheet by buying...

If an issue can be prevented, don’t wait till you have to fix it. The World Health Organisation re-labelled burnout...

US businesses are expected to speed up its cash accumulation in Q4, said the Association of Financial Professionals that recently...

While there’s skeptism toward China’s reported economic growth numbers, Morningstar said in a recent report that the country’s Q3 GDP...

HSBC’s CFO Ewen Stevenson said the bank plans to restructure its loss-making businesses after announcing an 18% year-on-year drop in...

While the export-reliant Singapore economy has seen a more serious decline in the second half of 2019, the country believes...

Economies in the East Asia and Pacific region carried out 33 business-climate-enhancing reforms during the past year, said World Bank...

Nearly 60% of the banks in the world might struggle to survive an economic downturn, said McKinsey & Company in...

This is good news to female finance executives who aspire to become CFOs and female CFOs who might want to...

China reports a year-on-year GDP growth rate of 6% for Q3 2019, the slowest since Q1 of 1992, The country’s...

IMF has downgraded global growth once again.  Global growth is forecast at 3% for 2019, its lowest level since 2008–09...

Singapore's exports in September dropped for the seventh straight month as electronics shipments continued to slide, official data showed on...

Companies in most Asia Pacific markets are conservative in setting their salary increase budgets for 2020, said advisory firm Willis...

The vast majority (90%) of Hong Kong businesses surveyed by Robert Half anticipate challenges in upskilling staff to adapt to...

Moody's Investors Service said itsAsian Liquidity Stress Indicator (ALSI) strengthened to 31.1% in September from 31.8% in August.  Still, the...

Acquirers generally see higher returns from deals made in a weak economy, said the Boston Consulting Group that recently released...

Global confidence in Q3 fell to its lowest level since 201, according to a worldwide survey of more than 1,000...

Despite the surge in workplace automation, relatively few Asia Pacific employers, including those in Singapore, have developed an integrated digital...

Are you one of these companies that leave money on the table because you don't charge the right price or...

The backlog of high-quality IPOs continues to grow as issuers await more favorable market conditions, pushing IPO activity down across...

Fitch Ratings said that global growth next year will hit its lowest since 2012 when the Eurozone crisis was at...

Finance departments can save their teams from 25,000 hours of avoidable rework caused by human errors by deploying RPA in...

Does this resonate with you? Singapore business leaders are devoting 13.8% of their time to coaching and/or supervising poorly performing...

More than two-third of Asian firms surveyed by INSEAD recently plan to cut jobs out of recession fear though their...

Singapore’s factory output tumbled again in August—after a hopeful July, drawing the island state closer to a technical recession. August’s...

Singapore need to further digitize when it comes to accounting and tax, according to the TMF Group. While the island...

Medical costs in Asia Pacific are forecasted to increase from 8.6% in 2019 to 8.7% in 2020, said Aon recently....

The CFO Forum and Insurance Europe—representing 23 of the continent’s largest insurers and 95% of premium income—call for a delay...

While there are frequent reports of China’s slowing economy, ACCA said many Chinese companies will become global over the next...

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority—the city’s de facto central bank—has lowered its benchmark rate to 2.25% from 2.5% after the US...

Have you ever considered reverse mentoring in the finance function and/or your company? According to Hays, many innovative employers in...

Access to funding, risk management and improving usability are top of mind for treasurers today, according to results of a...

Gartner says 80% of hr leaders fail to consider how cost optimization efforts contribute to organizations’ overall cost savings

Nasdaq-listed Chinese consumer lending marketplace Hexindai Inc. announced recently the appointment of Ms. Kerrie Rui Zhang as CFO after the...

Hong Kong-listed Vanke Property (Overseas) Limited has named Yip Hoi Man as the CFO. Yip, aged 36, joined China Vanke...

SingEx Holdings Pte Ltd (SingEx) will use SAP S/4HANA Cloud to help drive the transformation of its global finance operations...

Employees in the finance function work long hours and under much pressure, having a high risk of burnout. What is...

Global insolvencies rising even faster than expected, said credit insurer Atradius recently. The company expects the highest increase of corporate...

Hong Kong-listed S.Culture International Holdings Limited recently announced that Lin Zheming has resigned as CFO with effect from Aug 31,...

G20 international merchandise trade, seasonally adjusted and expressed in current US dollars, continued its downward trend in the second quarter of...

Singapore-listed Boustead Singapore Limited recently re-designated the title of its director of group finance Chan Shiok Faun to Group CFO....

While the US-China trade war continues to change, a bank said China would use tools other than tariffs for future...

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has set up a steering committee to oversee an industry-wide interest rate benchmark transition from...

Divesting might not be the right strategy to add value.According to Willis Towers Watson’s Divestment Performance Monitor, in partnership with...

Banks in Asia's trade-dependent developed markets would face the most pressure on their credit profiles in the event of a...

More than 60% of respondents in mainland China and Malaysia said the traditional CFO role would not exist within the...

The Chinese yuan hits its 11-year low against the greenback on Monday as the US-China trade war escalated late last...

Bank Indonesia recently cuts its key policy rate by 25 basis points to 5.5%. This is expected to help the...

A total of 65.6% of finance executives in a survey by UK-based job board CV-Library indicate that work is impacting...

Former IMF deputy director of research Carmen Reinhart—now an economist at Harvard University—warns that Hong Kong’s unrest could trigger a...

The prolonged protests and the unresponsive government in Hong Kong have made investors and businesses worry about the peg between...

It takes three to 12 months to respond to security breaches, according to the annual Vendor Risk Management (VRM) Benchmark Study from...

While other Asia Pacific countries including more advanced economies report economic slowdown in Q2 because of the US-China trade war,...

Singapore's three largest bank by assets face rising asset risk in 2019 amid a weakening macroeconomic environment, despite their record...

While the implementation among Asia Pacific banking systems of the IFRS 9 accounting standard is making good progress, not all...

The market capitalization of the world’s 100 largest public companies has increased by US $1,040 billion (5%) in 12 months...

Amid the escalating US-China trade war, Singapore cut its economic growth outlook for this year on Tuesday to 0.0%-1.0% from...

Amid its currency drop below the “psychological barrier” of 7 and the intensifying trade war with the US, China—with its...

The People’s Bank of China set its daily reference rate at 7.0039 per dollar, the weakest since Apr 21, 2008. ...

Skills of the leadership team and the lack of collaboration among the C-suite, the IT team and wider business hold...

China’s central bank—the People’s Bank of China—set the Chinese yuan’s official reference point at a stronger point than the fixing...

Hong Kong’s economic growth remained sluggish in Q2 at 0.6% year-on-year. While consumption expanded by 4% year-on-year, it was slower...

Despite strong employment numbers and a tight job market, business leaders in the US continued their reluctance to deploy cash...

CFOs: Cyber insurance may create a false sense of security. Here's why. In a study of more than 105 CFOs...

CFOs who double up as COOs: Now is your time to brag about the improvements you bring to your organizations...

Five Asia Pacific economies—Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, China, and Japan—have made it to the world’s top 20 most innovative...

Malaysia is the ninth simplest place to do business in Asia excluding Australia and Oceania, according to a new report...

Despite the regulatory backlash against cryptocurrencies after Facebook’s announcement of Libra, there’s one reason to remain hopeful about crypto. The...

Ever wonder why you were rejected for a promotion last time? A new research commissioned by Robert Half found that...

ACCA’s GECS (global economic confidence survey) indicates that global confidence index in Q2 fell slightly after the bounce in Q1....

SWIFT announced recently the further enhancement of its gpi service with the full go-live of SWIFT gpi for corporates, a...

Are you one of those companies that have deployed RPA? A majority of the 450 executives across multiple regions, industries...

While Singapore’s growth will stabilize in the medium term around 2.5%, it will slow to 2% this year as a...

While Facebook’s Libra announcement drove the nine-day Bitcoin rally of 55% after June 18 to hit nearly US$14,000, it also...

PwC warned that HSBC CEO John Flint’s aim of “driving revenue at a faster pace than costs” could give managers...

China’s foreign exchange reserves increased more than expected in June, according to data from the People’s Bank of China on...

While AI has an estimated $15.7 trillion economic potential, immature understanding of ethical AI practices might hinder its realization, said...

Singapore’s PMI fell for the second straight month after shrinking 0.3 point to 49.6 in June.  This is the lowest since August...

After the US and Singapore, Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has recently banned Tim Leissner, Goldman Sach’s former...

Eight of the world’s top 10 most expensive cities are located in Asia as a result of the region’s high...

Moody's Investors Service says in a recently released report that all but five of the 47 rated South and Southeast...

Craig Wright, the self-proclaimed Bitcoin creator, said in Florida federal court on Friday that he’s unable to access his US$10...

Companies operating in Asia Pacific change their strategies as they expect the US-China trade war to deteriorate further. According to...

Is it another sign pointing a harder time? Global personal wealth just grew 1.6% in 2018, the weakest in five...

A study by Gartner now gives CFOs a glimpse into returned on invested capital related performance. The best CFO approaches...

Confidence among Asian companies in the June quarter fell to its lowest since the 2008-09 financial crisis, as the US-China...

Short seller Bonitas Research accused Hong Kong-listed Bosideng (HKEx: 3998) of public market fraud, which resulted in the firm’s shares...

IFRS 17 will transform insurance accounting but won't change insurers' underlying economic position, said Helena Kingsley-Tomkins, the AVP-Analyst at Moody's...

Singapore has experienced a significant rise up ECA’s cost of living rankings, now the 12th most expensive location in the...

The Asia Pacific region is expected to show the strongest growth in M&A activity over the next two quarters, said...

This is not good news for the economy of a country that has heavy reliance on export. Singapore’s non-oil domestic...

Confidence in the M&A market is rising, with 58% of technology, media and entertainment, and telecommunications (TMT) executives planning to...