Asian Financial Statement Analysis: Detecting Financial Irregularities

Praise for Asian Financial Statement Analysis " Asian Financial Statement Analysis is a timely and useful treatment of an extremely important topic: the growth of global companies from China and Asia and their further integration into global capital markets. It studies actual cases and problems and also puts those in a larger context. I know of no other book of its kind." —Merit E. Janow, Dean, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University "During the many years that we have been investing we have found that one of the biggest risks investing in capital markets around the world revolves around corporate governance and accounting fraud. ChinHwee's 20 years of investing in Asia as one of the pioneers in private/mezzanine credit investments is a testimony of his depth of wisdom and experience in understanding the real Asia on the ground." —Mark Mobius, PhD, Executive Chairman, Templeton Emerging Markets Group "It is not often that one comes across a book on the subject of forensic accounting and evaluating financial statements written by a true expert. I whole-heartedly recommend this book to all my fellow investors. The book is both learned and practical." —Dato Cheah Cheng Hye, Chairman and Co Investment Officer, Value Partners Group Limited "As Asia becomes more competitive and strict regulatory institutions and corporate governance slowly emerge, there is a tremendous need for education in forensic accounting and financial statement analysis. The authors' approach is holistic and they make it come alive with excellent case studies concerning real companies in Asia." —Dr. K. Ravi Kumar, Shaw Chair Professor and Dean, Nanyang Technological University "This work is an essential tool for anyone seriously considering investing in Asia and will help avoid many of the obvious, and less obvious, pitfalls." —Hugh Young, Managing Director and Head of Global Equities, Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited "As a financial market practitioner, one of my primary concerns is recommending clients to invest in a company that turns out to be a fraud. ChinHwee Tan's insightful and thoroughly researched Asian Financial Statement Analysis is an excellent resource and goes a long way to make people like myself sleep soundly at night. Only someone such as himself, with the wealth of knowledge and experience in some of the most treacherous parts of the world, could have written a book as relevant as this." —David Cui, Head of China Strategy, Bank of America Merrill Lynch "Tan & Robinson deftly blend bedrock-solid accounting lessons with real-life examples of their application to Asian companies. The book's lessons are written in an accessible style, and should benefit investors who heed the authors' basic message: exercise intelligent skepticism in investing." —Jack Ciesielski, publisher of The Analyst's Accounting Observer and owner of R.G. Associates, Inc. "Professor ChinHwee Tan is a foremost expert in the practice of forensic accounting, and his skills and insights are much appreciated from the halls of government agencies to the classrooms of MBA lectures, including those at Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF). This book is a valuable contribution to the investment community and should be an indispensible addition to your library." —Hong Yan, PhD, Professor of Finance, Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF) Associate Director, China Academy of Financial Research (CAFR), Shanghai Jiao Tong University "This book introduces useful tools for serious Asia investors from authors with exceptional credentials in the field." —John Rogers, CFA, CEO of CFA Institute

CHINHWEE TAN, CFA, CPA, is the founding partner in Asia for a leading global alternative investor, among the largest in the world. He is a pioneer in special situation investing in Asia and has a track record of investing in more than 100 deals. He was voted by The Hedge Fund Journal as one of the emerging top 40 absolute return investors globally and was also named as Best Asia Credit Hedge Fund manager by The Asset. He is the winner of the 2013 Distinguished Financial Industry Certified Professional (FICP) Award from the Singapore government. ChinHwee is an Adjunct Professor in a number of top universities teaching private equity investing and forensic accounting. He is a CFA charterholder and is a registered CPA in both Singapore and Australia. Mr. Tan was honored as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and the World Cities Summit Young Leader. He enjoys spending time with his three young children. THOMAS R. ROBINSON, CFA, CPA, is Managing Director of the Americas at CFA Institute. Previously, Tom served as Managing Director of Education at CFA Institute, providing vision and leadership for a 100-member global team producing and delivering educational content for candidates, members, and other investment professionals. Prior to joining the CFA Institute, Tom had a 25-year career in financial services and education. Tom has published regularly in academic and professional journals and has authored or coauthored many books on financial analysis valuation and wealth management. Tom is a CFA charterholder, a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) (Ohio), a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), and a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA). He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania, and a master's and doctorate from Case Western Reserve University.