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Monday, October 19, 2009

Events and Trends Vol. 228

This report targets financial services organizations that are rethinking their talent management strategies in a fundamentally changed business, capital and regulatory environment.

Friday, September 18, 2009

The current government in Taiwan has made good on its promise to improve relations with mainland China in order to foster potentially lucrative commercial ties and capitalize on the enviable investment and business position built up over the years by Taiwanese-owned businesses on the mainland.

Monday, August 17, 2009

Events and Trends Vol. 226

Results are in from the PwC’s latest annual survey of foreign banks in China

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Events and Trends Vol. 216

In this issue, we feature the latest survey report from PwC on financial services industry M&A in Asia. Some 281 senior executives were canvassed, and they expressed surprising interest in pursuing further M&A despite the ongoing credit crisis. A significant minority expected the crisis to increase dealflow.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Events and Trends Vol. 217

Taiwan is coming around to the inevitability of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as the sole global medium for communicating corporate financial information. Spurred into action by recent moves in the U.S. to embrace IFRS, Taiwan’s regulators are now keen not to be left behind.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Events and Trends Vol. 218

Events and Trends presents part two in a special three-part series on first-time adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards, courtesy of PwC Global. This time, the focus is on optional and mandatory exceptions to applying IFRS retroactively.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Events and Trends Vol. 219

The dire consequences of failing to control risk appropriately are being felt by companies in all industries and sectors, demonstrating the importance of strengthening the internal audit function.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Events and Trends Vol. 220

The PricewaterhouseCoopers brand marked its tenth year in 2008. On the occasion, CEO Samuel A. DiPiazza Jr. and the heads of regional clusters look at the last decade’s successes, the opportunities and challenges of the present.....

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Events and Trends Vol. 221

PricewaterhouseCoopers finance and HR specialists from around the world suggest practical ways financial services firms can enhance their finance function. In a nutshell, it come down to getting the right people with the right skills, organisation, motivation and empowerment to do the job.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Events and Trends Vol. 222

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Events and Trends Vol. 223

Articles from PwC Taiwan partners highlighting some of the developing trends and issues that may occupy directors in the year ahead. Topics covered include.....

Monday, September 1, 2008

Events and Trends Vol. 215

This month's feature article highlights the direct relationship between human capital and a company's financial health and business sustainability, and explains how 'hard' measures such as return on investment per full time employee can help business leaders to choose the right people management policies for their companies.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Events and Trends Vol. 214

PwC's 11th Annual CEO Survey focuses on the risks and opportunities of today's risky business climate, and how business leaders are succeeding with collaborative and networked approaches.....

Monday, May 5, 2008

Events and Trends Vol. 211

Our focus on issues confronting directors in 2008 continues as we present PwC’s listing of key questions shareholders are likely to raise in the course of the current proxy season. This extensive......

Friday, April 25, 2008

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Events and Trends Vol. 210

This issue features two articles on the latest developments for directors in the U.S. and Taiwan. Looking at the near-term prospects, one conclusion stands out: 2008 will be a challenging year, with major regulatory changes taking effect amid persistent market turmoil and tight credit. For firms in Taiwan, boards need to address a number of significant issues before they convene annual shareholders’ meetings.

Monday, December 10, 2007

Events and Trends Vol. 207

The SEC announced in November that companies outside the U.S. will no longer need to reconcile IFRS-based financial statements with US GAAP. This step – quickly reciprocated by the European Union – has been welcomed as a step towards international integration and a common language for financial reporting.............

Monday, December 10, 2007

Events and Trends Vol. 208

Even as the ultimate cost of the subprime lending collapse remains uncertain, prospects for global M&A remain surprisingly strong, bolstered by continuing sources of liquidity for deals. PwC professionals have identified the key trends impacting the M&A market, and in four feature articles we examine those trends and recent developments.

Monday, December 10, 2007

Events and Trends Vol. 209

In this issue, we present a series of articles on the key emerging trends for Taiwan’s accounting profession, and corporations generally, in 2008 and beyond. These articles, all by experts at PwC Taiwan........

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Events and Trends Vol. 206

Growing demands from directors, senior management and other stakeholders suggest that internal audit groups in Asia Pacific corporations need a risk-centric mindset and an expansion of the internal audit function to include more risk assessment and assurance over controls......

Monday, November 5, 2007

Events and Trends Vol. 205

Survey results identify three major dimensions of the people agenda that determine how successful CEOs are at achieving their objectives: attracting and retaining the right talent; increasing the effectiveness of personnel; and managing people to make business change sustainable.

Monday, October 1, 2007

Events and Trends Vol. 204

This issue looks at the most recent trends in M&A activity in Asia-Pacific, as firms both within the region and from the West continue to look to Asia as the...........

Friday, August 31, 2007

Events and Trends Vol. 203

We are pleased to bring you the fourth installment in PricewaterhouseCoopers' "Technology Executive Connections" series of survey reports. The focus this time is on managing IP, which is well justified given the ever-growing importance of IP assets, and the fact that most technology company executives surveyed believe their companies could extract considerably more value from their IP.

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Events and Trends Vol. 202

Despite having its share of critics, outsourcing continues not only to grow but to evolve. In particular, expansion into more strategically sensitive core functions like innovation/R&D involves unprecedented levels of complexity. The increasing complexity of outsourcing arrangements can be mastered by sophisticated managers.....

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Events and Trends Vol. 198

We are pleased to present the third in a series of briefings based on extensive surveys and interviews of senior executives at financial services firms in Asia and around the world.

Friday, July 6, 2007

Events and Trends Vol. 201

This issue of Events & Trends features a recent survey of foreign banks active in China's financial industry. It is more than a snapshot of where things stand, as it devotes considerable attention to where banks expect to be in coming years, including their growth plans what they see as their best opportunities for the future.

Monday, May 14, 2007

Events and Trends Vol. 200

This 200th edition of Events & Trends features highlights from "Make or break: thinking for tomorrow – Ten years inside the minds of CEOs", which consists of a series of interviews marking the 10th annual PricewaterhouseCoopers Global CEO Survey..........

Friday, April 13, 2007

Events and Trends Vol. 199

This month, Events & Trends features the 5th installment in PwC's series for investors in the retail and consumer goods sectors. "São Paulo to Shanghai”"provides an overview of the investment environment for those sectors in six countries, from Eastern Europe (Russia and Poland) and Asia (China and India), to South America (Brazil and Argentina)..........

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Events and Trends Vol. 197

For today's technology companies, talent management - recruiting, developing and retaining the best people - is of paramount importance. However, a large percentage of senior technology executives say that their companies are doing a poor or only fair job at this part of the business. This, and much more, is revealed in our feature article, which is the third part of PwC's series of reports for and about technology companies. In it, you will find what we hope are thought-provoking observations on current talent management issues and opinions, backed by copious empirical information from a recent global survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit.

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Events and Trends Vol. 196

Changes in Taiwan's tax code have been growing in frequency and complexity. In late 2005, for example, a law establishing a "income basic tax amount" (i.e., a minimum tax) was passed, and the authorities are still coming up with supporting measures and interpretations.

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Events and Trends Vol. 195

Companies with international aspirations need little convincing when it comes to the importance of establishing a strong position in China. But for relative newcomers, the business and regulatory environment can seem anything but clear cut and transparent. Focusing on 'aligning tax and operational strategies', the feature article breaks the latter into sourcing strategies, sales strategies and services strategies.

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Events and Trends Vol. 194

This is no bubble - digital convergence is real and it's changing everything. So says one of the executives interviewed for our feature article.....

Thursday, October 19, 2006

Events and Trends Vol. 193

With both China and India now attracting investment on a large scale, much of it from companies across Asia, cross-border transactions are becoming central to how companies in the region organize and do business.........

Monday, September 18, 2006

Events and Trends Vol. 192

There's a revolution going on in the way people learn about, access, use, share and interact with each other about media. PricewaterhouseCoopers' Technology Center has been busy examining the consequences of that revolution.....

Monday, August 21, 2006

Events and Trends Vol. 191

In the highly competitive business of private banking and wealth management, firms try to poach long-term, high-net-worth clients from their competitors because they know those clients produce the most profits.

Thursday, July 27, 2006

Events and Trends Vol. 190

Businesses and individuals in Asia (excluding Japan) now spend over $300 billion financial services, and the total is rising by 10% a year, so financial service institutions there can look forward to ample growth opportunities.

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Events and Trends Vol. 185

Three years is a long time in many industries, few more so than financial services. With political, regulatory and economic unknowns affecting the industry's major drivers, predictions about the future of financial services must always be qualified.

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Events and Trends Vol. 186

This issue features the fourth annual edition of From Beijing to Budapest: Winning Brands, Winning Formats. This special research series looks at investment opportunities and risks for the retail and consumer goods industry in 20 emerging economies from Central/Eastern Europe to Asia.

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Events and Trends Vol. 187

International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) have gained wide acceptance in recent years, For companies in Taiwan, It is important to understand the impact of transitioning to these standards, for two reasons.....

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Events and Trends Vol. 188

Some evidence, reported in our lead article - "Key Trends in Human Capital - a global perspective, 2006" - suggests that participation by HR executives in strategic decision-making, at the board level at least, may be falling.

Monday, July 3, 2006

Events and Trends Vol. 189

Rapid economic growth in China and India, the world's two most populous countries, plays an increasingly central role in shaping the global economy. As markets and investment locations, however, while the two countries offer tremendous opportunities for foreign investors.....

Wednesday, June 12, 2002

Events and Trends Vol. 158

Early in 2003, Taiwan's high-tech industries were showing significantly greater interest in mergers and acquisitions than they had for some time.