Issue: May 29, 2012 (Archive)

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Numbers add up
KPMG tax partner Ayesha Abbas Macpherson Lau could have chosen - thanks to her family background - a more colorful life instead of being an accountant.

Deeper metals price falls needed to spark closures
A rout in commodity markets has pushed prices of aluminium, zinc and nickel down to levels where many high-cost producers are starting to suffer, although the pain threshold may have to increase before widespread closures help balance markets.

A full education
I received many nice pens as gifts from my folks when I embarked on my tertiary studies. I reckon pens will be inappropriate in this modern digital age. What about a book, say on how to guard against spies on campus?

Latin debts gain favor as developed economies falter
A surge local currency debt issues by Latin American governments, offering relatively high coupons and double-digit yields, could become a strong alternative investment as uncertainties grow in Europe and the United States.

Bitter beginning?
If - or when - policymakers finally decide Greece should leave the euro, the exit could happen so quickly that "new drachma" currency notes might not be printed in time.

My way
Children of wealthy families are widely seen as living their dream, particularly those who take over the family business.

Ties that bind
Air cargo agent ASR Holdings (1803) may handle thousands of tonnes of inanimate parcels every year, but chairman Sunny Yu Ho-yuen says the aviation logistics industry is much more about the human touch.

Yes, boss
Sun Hung Kai & co (0086) chief executive officer William Leung Wing-cheung was a banker in his previous avatar and the embodiment of everything a good boss should be.

Perils of property boost preference for mainland-linked shares
China's most recent economic numbers - compared with those of Europe and the United States - remain relatively resilient.

Could you get away with corporate espionage?
Electronic gadgets are often fun but there is rarely one as useful as this: a new type of flash memory stick that can self- destruct by remote control.

Twist of fate
Many may envy his close relationship with senior mainland leaders. But Irons Sze Wing-wai's path to success has been strewn with difficulties.

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