How they do it at... Sasol
Mike Tisdall operates investor relations at the very sharp end. Sasol is a profitable high technology business with, until...
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Reporting Archive
MD&A in troubled times
Public companies must consider disclosure of material uncertainties they face from economic downturns each time they file a 10K or...
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Over the wall
It may come as a surprise to some that Chinese citizens are among the world's biggest savers, stashing away billions of renminbi...
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Blurring the numbers
In June 2000, Intel pre-announced that its second quarter earnings would include $1.5 bn from investments. That was positive news...
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Spotlight on Frankfurt (sponsored by Morgen-Walke-Scior)
Frankfurt has never quite been the darling of Europe. As a trendy tourist attraction, it suffers in comparison to the chic of...
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Learning a new language
The news that the internet is about to be revolutionized by a new programming language may come as a bit of a shock to those who...
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Zion Bound
Israel is well-known for patriotism. So how is it that so many of the country's best and brightest companies bypassed the Tel Aviv...
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Into the Great Wide Open
There can't have been many winners from the 1997 Asian crisis. But while the region teetered on the brink of financial collapse...
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Crystal Ball Gazing
Around the world, stock markets have grown to many different shapes and sizes. In 1531 the first exchange was created in Antwerp...
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How they do it at Infosys
A decade ago, India's markets were rigorously - most would say stultifyingly - regulated. And, more to the point, they were...
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