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• A survey reveals the growing pressure that CFOs are under

• Desperate times raise a question on board appointments

• Businesses across the African continent are flourishing (PDF) - -

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Turbulence upsets the balancing act

Economic turmoil demands greater feats of financial acrobatics, writes Chris Hughes

Zurich Financial Services: Focus on core expertise ensures healthy recovery

The insurance company did well to make things simple, writes Haig Simonian

Briefing notes: Risks that explain the rewards of rights issues

Chris Hughes examines the pricing controversy at the heart of one method of fundraising

Premier Foods: Public life after private equity

Chris Hughes on how one company coped with tortuous markets after listing

Accenture survey: Finance departments feel the pressure

Changing needs have bought the back office to the fore, writes Peter Thal Larsen

Me and my adviser: Dynamic duo wrestle with mobile marketing

Michael Prest hears how one of Turkey’s fastest growing technology companies is being led to success

On the move: Squeeze fails to halt banks poaching talent from rivals

Headhunters are targeting wounded competitors, writes Peter Thal Larsen

Viewpoint: A rare cycle that is unlikely to ever come round again

The current credit crisis is possibly the first where banks’ aversion to risk is the cause of corporate defaults, rather than vice versa, writes Peter Thal Larsen

Wall Street dispatch: Crisis queries power to appoint

Boards should broaden their areas of scrutiny and take more of an interest in the CFO’s day-to-day work, writes Francesco Guerrera

Gulf dispatch: Family-owned businesses need to reform

An overhaul of guidelines on scrutiny and self-regulation will strengthen corporate governance and increase efficiency, says Lina Saigol

Asia dispatch: Remain wary of China’s weakened walls

Africa: New sources of finance energise economy

Tom Horton: Carrier that caught the fisherman, twice

Facts and figures: Activity shifts towards the east


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