Japan Specialist

Mark Chadwick

Over 20 years experience in equities and asset management in Asia and Japan. Qualified CFA with experience analyzing companies as a buy-side analyst. In-depth knowledge of company fundamental analysis, corporate governance and valuations.

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EXPENSE DAY THE OLD WAY – A nightmare for both companies and employees. We have all been there – having to keep and painstakingly classify all business trip receipts. Travel, food, client entertainment, accommodation, and the list continues. Back to the office, it takes hours to pick to the pieces, organize and submit to the accounting department, and then wait for sign-off from managers before finally getting reimbursed. And that is only on the user side – the accounting department has its own troubles. Having to account for each expense – with paper receipts, do a myriad of cross checks before entering yet more data and further approvals. The result is significant lost productivity on several ends, potential errors, delayed payments, and of course, weak expense control for the company. This where <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rakus-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29200:1" rel="noopener">Rakus Co Ltd (3923 JP)</a>  comes in.      Rakus is a cloud-based Business Spend Management (BSM) solution that helps companies and employees improve efficiency in tracking and settling expenses. Rakus’ expense system facilitates fast and accurate expense reporting that enhances productivity, compliance, and controls overspending. Established in 2001, the TSE Mothers-listed Rakus is a fast-growing small-cap stock that fits squarely into the Digital Transformation theme.

EXPENSE DAY THE OLD WAY – A nightmare for both companies and employees. We have all been there – having to keep and painstakingly classify all business trip receipts. Travel, food, client entertainment, accommodation, and the list continues. Back to the office, it takes hours to pick to the pieces, organize and submit to the accounting department, and then wait for sign-off from managers before finally getting reimbursed. And that is only on the user side – the accounting department has its own troubles. Having to account for each expense – with paper receipts, do a myriad of cross checks before entering yet more data and further approvals. The result is significant lost productivity on several ends, potential errors, delayed payments, and of course, weak expense control for the company. This where Rakus Co Ltd (3923 JP)  comes in.      Rakus is a cloud-based Business Spend Management (BSM) solution that helps companies and employees improve efficiency in tracking and settling expenses. Rakus’ expense system facilitates fast and accurate expense reporting that enhances productivity, compliance, and controls overspending. Established in 2001, the TSE Mothers-listed Rakus is a fast-growing small-cap stock that fits squarely into the Digital Transformation theme. 

Small Cap Growth: Rakus (3923) - Sayonara Manual Expenses!