Financial management: Literature

Following years of turbulence, the mobile industry is finally showing signs of recovery. Mobile appears to be back in favour with the stock market, with prices appreciating relative to the market and fixed-line averages.

During the 1990s economic boom, financial services companies moved into the alluring mass affluent segment, relying heavily on technology. However, as aborted attempts at mass affluent offerings have proven, technology alone won't win the wealth management game.

Today, automotive is truly global, with design and manufacturing occurring on virtually every continent in the world. However, increasing globalisation has brought the industry to a major crossroads in its evolution.

In a challenging period for the downstream industry, companies are struggling to achieve real shareholder value. We believe to succeed, companies should revisit their strategic intent and recognise future forces that will shape the downstream. But a good strategy alone will not ensure success.

Media and entertainment (M&E) companies face daunting challenges as they prepare for the future media world. To succeed, they must develop and implement a comprehensive digital media strategy that embraces the potential of fully integrated media.

Though companies are understandably reluctant to tackle the issue of rising trade funds investment costs, new tools and techniques can help them regain control.

Three strategic initiatives promise the type of far-reaching change that is required to rein in costs today and position firms favorably for the next market upturn.

As Asian banks and financial institutions emerge from a series of jolts to their stability, in the form of scandals, consolidations, declining consumer confidence and price wars, the industry is forced to rethink, re-strategise and reengineer processes and business plans.