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Bangalore blooming into innovation hothouse
Comment Their Indian units are driving innovation not just for the regional but also the global markets. He calls them an enlightened breed of multinationals that have come a long way from using R&D merely for adapting existing... [27 Nov 2009]
Outsourcers to fall victim to cloud computing rush?
News However Carr said following the shift to cloud computing - which he believes is as inevitable as the move from localised to centralised power generation - businesses should not expect the same big players to dominate the outsourcing and... [19 Nov 2009]
Does your business really need an office?
Comment These processes that occur in buildings create the sort of good companies which can survive cyclical markets," he said. Richard Leyland weighs up the pros and cons. At the recent Workplace Trends conference, one speaker... [17 Nov 2009]
Photos: Dell unveils its very first smartphone
Photo Dell has named mobile operators Claro in Brazil and China Mobile in China as the first carriers for the Mini 3 but the company has not confirmed whether the device will be coming to other markets. Dell may be better... [16 Nov 2009]
Confronting Risk in Business Relationships and Emerging Markets: Enhanced Due Diligence and Corporate Intelligence
White Paper The reputational and business risks associated with conducting business in emerging and expanding markets, with new business partners, agents, joint ventures, vendors, suppliers and distributors are increasingly... [13 Nov 2009]
Recent Market Events: Accounting and Reporting Considerations
White Paper Credit risk spreads - particularly for structured credit products - have widened dramatically, and securitization activity has all but shut down in a number of markets. Many securities dealers and other institutions that... [13 Nov 2009]
Aligning Risk Management, Finance, and Operations: Senior Executives on Governance, Uncertainty, and Performance Amid a Global Banking Crisis
White Paper Financial markets around the world have been in turmoil for over a year: investors have taken heavy losses, access to credit is highly constricted and financial markets are highly illiquid. The world... [13 Nov 2009]
Serving the Hedge Fund Industry: Seasoned Professionals for a Time of Change
White Paper With market uncertainty and tight credit markets, funds are closing in record numbers. Hedge funds are facing a time of unprecedented challenge and opportunity. Gates and lockups are more frequent. Fee structures are... [13 Nov 2009]
Liquidity Risk Management
White Paper The financial markets cannot hope to recover until confidence is restored. Banks need to recover their faith in each other and rebuild their reputations across their stakeholder base. They must also regain the trust of... [13 Nov 2009]
Sharing: Global Sourcing Trends
White Paper Economic and social drivers such as labor arbitrage and tax incentives, as well as access to global talent and global markets, have fueled off-shoring during the past 20 years. Today, as cost containment becomes a... [13 Nov 2009]
Convergence of IFRS and US GAAP
White Paper Current accounting and reporting practices fall short of meeting the information needs of the capital markets in the 21st century. A critically important element in the solution to this problem is the convergence of US... [13 Nov 2009]
Integrated Governance, Risk, and Compliance: Improve Performance and Enhance Productivity in Federal Agencies
White Paper Off late high-profile accounting and management scandals in the commercial sector have given rise to legislative action to improve internal controls over financial reporting for companies participating in the financial... [13 Nov 2009]
Implementing PCI Compliance Controls With ScriptLogic
White Paper Several large, well-known institutions and brands have been boldly exposed in the media and pummeled in the financial markets after major data security breaches within their organization were revealed. [13 Nov 2009]
Risk Analysis on the Fly: Fast Markets, Complex Portfolios
White Paper In response to unprecedented market stresses in the past year, highly complex financial organizations - such as large multi-strategy hedge funds and bulge bracket banks - need to enhance their data management capabilities, principally... [11 Nov 2009]
Photos: Android marches onto even more smartphones
Photo Sony Ericsson said the X10 will be available in 'selected markets' from Q1 next year. It's two years since Google announced it was building an open mobile OS platform - and the number of smartphones with Android inside... [06 Nov 2009]
