Other articles include: a regulatory update on China¡¦s Taxation Framework; a market update on the Japanese Equity Market; and a feature on the steps for retrenched practitioners to bounce back.

Member Mr Alex Wang, head of private client business, China International Capital Corporation, is featured in the Member Profile, sharing his experience moving from an interpreter for a regional airline in the Sichuan province to a senior position in Beijing in a leading Chinese investment bank.

Three books have been reviewed by Members Dr Clement Wong, Mr Steve Chiu and Mr Joseph Chan in the reading list column: ¡§Investing the Templeton Way: The Market-Beating Strategies of Value Investing's Legendary Bargain Hunter¡¨, ¡§Reinvention ¡V How to Make the Rest of Your Life the Best of Your Life¡¨, ¡§Say It Like Obama - the Power of Speaking with Purpose and Vision¡¨.