Alvarez & Marsal (“A&M”) hosted the third Virtual Asset Manager Roundtable.
The Virtual Asset Manager Roundtable provided an overview of tax and commercial issues that Asset Managers may be facing in the current climate with a guest presentation on environmental, social and corporate governance (“ESG”) provided by Sarmad Naim, Associate Director, and Alex Stickler, Commercial Manager, of IQ-EQ.
Presentation Topics covered at the Virtual Asset Manager Roundtable included:
- Market update provided by Daniel Parry, Managing Director and Head of Funds Tax;
- Update on the Disguised Investment Management Fee rules provided by Daniel Parry;
- Overview of HM Revenue & Customs enquiries into the tax treatment of carried interest provided by Shirley Ly, Associate Director; and
- Guest presentation by IQ-EQ on ESG.
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