ACCA - CFOs Debate Ways to Manage Cash

Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX2ol2pGlLs
Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnXTjWJuDok

August, 2009. ACCA brings five financial experts round the table to ask how CFOs in Asia can keep cash flowing during the downturn

Asia Now Quotes and excerpts from the interview: "This is a time of opportunity: it is important not to let concerns about risk obscure the fact that in many sectors, there'll be significant changes in the leading companies as a result of this crisis.  

The CFO has a key role to play in this changing ENVIRONMENT. Although it’s important to keep your hand on your wallet, and address risk, cost, working capital etc It’s also CRITICAL to have an eye to the future. To understand that customer intimacy is not just about getting paid, it’s about identifying and retaining those customers who are critical to future growth. It’s about finding new customers, it’s about proactively seeking opportunities to grow through acquisition.  

The CFO has a key role to play in ensuring that strategic opportunities for growth are identified and captured: a key danger is that you become overwhelmed by the “risk stuff” and have no time for that strategic stuff, which actually is the more important."

ATIC - Doing business in Asia has changed forever

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eNrBiPgd_A

April 18, 2009. Asia Traders and Investor Convention (ATIC). Convention Subject: Retail investments in the securities markets. Not only has securities markets change but so does business.

Simon Littlewood quotes, "The days of easy growth are over. The landscape has shifted irrevocably." Mr. Littlewood answers what part of business is getting harder and shares secrets to taking market share without lowering prices. He also discussed geographical differences that needs to be aware of and positive signs to all these changes.

From Simon Littlewood's interview; "First, growth is never going to attain the same levels again. Large numbers of people are competing for a smaller pie. Secondly, large number of people are much clever competing for it."

Littlewood Sees Ike Impact a 'Blip' in Oil Drop to $90s

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aaL89FpSxKuI

Sept. 12, 2008 (Bloomberg) Simon Littlewood, president of consulting firm Asia Now, talks with Bloomberg's Paul Gordon from Singapore about the likely impact of Hurricane Ike on oil prices, and factors driving the market.

Bloomberg  Japan Indonesia Free Trade Deal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVDELf5I-jU

Key Messages: Slash tariffs on Japanese car import and allow Indonesian masses to work in Japan. Indonesia is worlds largest liquefied natural gas exporter and Japan relies on it for about 3rd of its needs

Simon Littlewood, President of Asia Now, quotes, "Bilateral agreements have progressively been the way forward as large and complex negotiating round basically stumbled.. There’s a particular reason for Japan to get an agreement with Indonesia because needs its energy supplies.

BBC—South Korea as a Place to do Business in Scrutiny

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssQ1hoEdTXE

Issues: Corrupt practices and family-run conglomerates; too little is being invested on education and a problem with aging population.

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