Understandably, the focus of today’s Budget has centred on urgent measures to minimise the impact of coronavirus. However, this was also a critical moment for the Chancellor to outline plans to boost economic activity post-Brexit – and it was one which had British businesses at its heart.

2019 was the year of clarifying guidance from law enforcement, regulators, and anti-financial crime organizations, even if the effects of new expectations haven’t quite appeared in the form of increased enforcement actions.

Last November, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the formation of a new Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF). The PCSF will focus on “deterring, detecting, investigating and prosecuting antitrust crimes."

Corporate transformations typically focus on realigning operating models, changing embedded ways of working and bringing costs under control, such as reducing back office overheads and making operations more efficient.

It seems that everyone agrees to say that increasing a company's revenue solves many problems. When Private Equity Funds - which usually are focused on increasing revenue over profits - face profitability problems, the common train of thought is "we have to grow to get out of this trouble." However, if not done correctly, they might end up killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

Cole Corbin, Head of Fund Analytics and Reporting on Alvarez & Marsal Valuation Services’ Alternative Investment team, will moderate a breakfast panel private equity trends.

Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) announces Jerry Dent and Phil Beckett as the new Practice Leaders of the firm’s Disputes and Investigations group in North America and Europe, respectively.

Machine learning is becoming an essential technology, no matter the industry. Data is now the heart and soul of business, and comprehending it effectively is crucial to making decisions.

On February 25, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court in Rodriguez v. FDIC unanimously ended the practice of determining the ownership of a tax refund based upon federal common law. Hereafter, the ownership will generally be determined based upon state corporate law, which takes into account contractual arrangements (e.g., tax sharing agreements) between the parties.

In recent years, as affordability continues to be a more sensitive focus, high school seniors and their families have become increasingly skeptical about the relative value of the traditional four-year college experience.

Yesterday, August 28, 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued the long awaited update to the Financial Instrument Standard. The update will require all preparers to change their mindset around hedge accounting. However, this giant leap ultimately may have fallen a little short for commodity hedgers.

The U.S. power industry faces unique challenges at the beginning of the 21st century that it didn’t have to wrestle with previously.

Within the space of six weeks the Coronavirus has led to unprecedented restrictions on movement and shut down of industries in mainland China. A&M has a series of risk assessment and mitigation tools available to help businesses with sourcing materials from alternate markets, logistical mitigation as well as teams on the ground in Asia with situation updates.

This article explores the information return filing considerations for U.S. taxpayers that may have been unintentionally or unfairly affected by the introduction of downward attribution.

Global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal, has appointed David Moss as a Managing Director, based in London. Mr. Moss re-joins A&M’s Corporate Transformation Services, bringing more than 30 years’ experience in operational turnaround and restructuring, both as a business leader and as an advisor.