At a recent CFO Dialogue organised by the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), Professor Mervyn E. King, Chairman of the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) said that the role of CFOs in the 21st century is different from the role in the 20th Century. In fact, the CFO of today cannot apply the same tools that were used in the 20th century because these tools have created the challenges and problems that we are facing today.

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A family-run business in the luxury jewellery industry, Mouawad has been serving celebrities, royals and VVIPs for 123 years. Pascal Mouawad tells us about staying on top of the jewellery industry and keeping the century-old brand alive.

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Food blogs are mushrooming everywhere. It has become a norm for us netizens to google up a restaurant or cafe's name ahead of time, soaking up all the reviews available; good and bad. What are the impacts of these reviews online and should restaurateurs take heed at all?

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As evidence suggests, CSR is increasingly important to the competitiveness of enterprises. It can bring benefits in terms of risk management, cost savings, access to capital, customer relationships, human resource management, and innovation capacity.What is the level of understanding our corporates have when it comes to CSR? What does it take to truly adopt and implement CSR, and what benefits can be reaped?

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Any entity offering goods or professional services is vulnerable to liabilities. What are Malaysian professionals and businesses susceptible to and how can they safeguard themselves?

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Endeavor is the only non-profit supporting high-impact entrepreneurs around the world. Their “mentor capitalist” model has broken down economic and cultural barriers to entrepreneurship through advising from a network of world-class business leaders. At a recent International Selection Panel in New York City, Juris Technologies Sdn Bhd (www.juristech.net) was selected to become the 2nd company to join Endeavor in Malaysia. We speak to both Endeavour and Juris Technologies to find out what it takes to be a high-impact entrepreneur.

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SME Corp is in the midst of rolling out their GST Awareness Seminars nationwide for the SMEs to help with implementation. Dato' Hafsah discusses the benefits provided by the Government for SMEs, including the RM1000 e-voucher.

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Shopper intelligence has increasingly become more and more sophisticated with the presence of digital platforms, especially as consumers now leave digital fingerprints all over the world wide web, enabling retailers to better study their preferences, and use it to better serve customers. What can shopper insights teach us now, and how can we use it in times of retail downturn?

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Dato' Michael Tio, Group Chief Executive and Managing Director, PKT Logistics Group was a big winner in The Star Business Awards 2012, taking home 5 trophies. This year, Dato' Michael returns as a sponsor and recounts what it took to win, while Iris Tan, Chairperson of SOBA tells us why the awards exist and what they hope to achieve this year.

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In conjunction with BFM's 6th birthday, we look at legends born on the 4th of September and learn from their successes.

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