President Trump's signature legislative achievement, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Act"), brought the most sweeping change to U.S. tax law since 1986. The Act includes many changes that may impact the way tax-exempt organizations operate. Specifically, the Act, modifies the way unrelated business income is calculated and imposes limitations on net operating losses (“NOLs”).

The second article in Alvarez & Marsal's (A&M's) three-part series on cost optimization, entitled “Not Every Dollar is a Good Dollar,” is written for investors and executives in private equity portfolio companies that have historically increased shareholder value through revenue growth, but are now facing challenges and lower levels of profitability.

Alvarez & Marsal’s Keith Williamson speaks about the the evolving role of forensic accountants in "Find the Truth” in A Plus Magazine. When he started out as a forensic accountant 20 years ago the job “was like finding a needle in a haystack – a ridiculously painstaking process.” Today, “If
you’re a young forensic accountant and you have skills in data analytics, you’re a hot commodity,” says Williamson, who heads A&M's Disputes and Investigations in Hong Kong and China.

Alvarez & Marsal Managing Director, Jean Chow-Callam provides insight in The Corporate Treasurer article, "Comply or Die: Why Asia Outbound Companies Need to Keep it Clean."

Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) today released its latest UAE Banking Pulse for Q2 2019 which shows that the UAE banking sector remains resilient as banks continue to report a steady performance despite the economic slowdown.

Alvarez & Marsal Middle East Limited (A&M) is delighted to publish the Q2’19 edition of the UAE Banking Pulse (“The Pulse”). In this quarterly series, we share results from our research examining the top ten largest listed UAE banks by assets, and highlight key performance indicators of the UAE banking industry.

In a noteworthy change of events from recent years, this Summer saw the U.S. Senate approve and the President ratify four income tax treaty amendments (protocols): Luxembourg Japan, Spain, and Switzerland. These protocols were negotiated several years back but have been held up in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee by Senator Rand Paul from Kentucky for taxpayer privacy concerns since 2011.

Senior Director Michael Carter recently participated in a Q&A “How Can Countries Get the Upper Hand Against Launderers” with Financial Services Advisor focusing on anti-money laundering efforts in Latin America.

An evolving cyber security scenario is forcing corporations to manage cyber risk in a more comprehensive and holistic way. A&M helps Board of Directors and Top Management to understand, evaluate and effectively manage cyber risks, in order to justify cyber security investments by the reduction of the related business risk below the company risk appetite.

A&M’s Leeds office supplements global expertise with deep knowledge of local markets.

There are currently over a dozen banks embroiled in the ongoing Europe-wide Russian money-laundering scandal, and some have collapsed under the weight of their financial crime failures. Given the focus of both regulators and financial institutions on financial crime risks, why are banks continuing to fail in this area?

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has released new guidance on how companies should co-operate; but what does it really mean for your business?

Benchmarking can not only help identify areas of underperformance but also act as a “call to action” for the management team to undertake an aggressive, enterprise-wide transformation.

For the second year in a row, Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is named a leader within the transactions - acquisitions consulting industry by ALM Intelligence – Consulting Division, previously known as Kennedy Consulting, a provider of proprietary data, analysis, tools and knowledge used by buy-side corporate clients for critical business decisions.