The Pitfalls and Opportunities of E-business: Maximising the Investment

mThink Knowledge - Posted on 14 April 2001

Authored by:

Martin Hollobone, Wendy Davies, Graeme Ross;
KPMG International

PDF File:

FSW02E1035.pdf

KPMG International

There was a great comic strip which recently appeared in one of the broadsheets. In the first scene two suitssit across from a younger man with a ponytail and accuse him of squandering their investment. They tell himthat hes out of a job unless he can impress them with meaningless Internet-related words. Mr Pony Tail Manimmediately responds with one word e-business and the suits swoon. Saying that everyone is getting on...

There was a great comic strip which recently appeared in one of the broadsheets. In the first scene two ÂsuitsÂsit across from a younger man with a ponytail and accuse him of squandering their investment. They tell himthat heÂs out of a job unless he can impress them with meaningless Internet-related words. Mr Pony Tail Manimmediately responds with one word Â Âe-businessÂ and the suits swoon. Saying that everyone is getting on...

About the Author

Title:

Head, New Media Regulatory Team

KPMG International

Martin Hollobone heads up KPMGs NewMedia Regulatory Team. His expertise hasbeen gained from working at the DTI, HMTreasury and the FSA. At the FSA Martinestablished and headed up the InternetUnit and was also secretary to the FSAElectronic Commerce Group. Martin hasalso been involved with international regulatoryissues such as EU e-commerce-relateddirectives and was a member ofIOSCO Internet Task Force. Since joiningKPMG in January 1999, Martin has workedwith firms offering global and pan-Europeanonline funds, banking and brokerageservices, and also heads up KPMGseCommerce European Regulatory Network.

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