“I believe there will be more infrastructure projects in 2019 than in 2018, particularly for social infrastructure due to the significant need for capital improvements in this asset class and the significant momentum that is building in the municipal and higher education Public Private Partnership (P3) spaces.”

SCRA protections and benefits remain high risk areas for financial services companies. Regulators continue to enforce the rights of servicemembers through informal and formal enforcement actions, civil money penalties, remediation for customer harm, credit repair of affected servicemembers, and necessary enhanced risk and control measures.

Maybe there never was a golden age when it was easy (and perhaps even fun!) to be the chief risk officer (CRO) of a bank. But if there ever was, then today’s CRO must feel that it was a long, long time ago. How did it get to be so tough? We explore.

General counsel today feel a growing pressure to conduct due diligence on every potential business partner of the company.

In a recent chapter of the Journal of Property Investment & Finance (Vol. 35 Issue 3 pp. 321- 340), A&M Senior Adviser Steven Laposa introduces several new models that examine the ability of historical macroeconomic indicators to provide early warning signals and identify turning points in real estate valuations, specifically negative office appreciation rates caused by the Great Recession.

There are several risks for multinational corporations to consider - BEPS implementation, U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act changes, as well as digital taxation proposals and European state aid investigation – in these uncertain times.

The necessity for transformation is not limited to long-established companies with out-of-date business models (although they certainly need it, too, as Sears’ recent bankruptcy has shown). New companies that have grown rapidly may lack the right operational structure to support a large and maturing business, while successful organizations must remain flexible to keep pace with changing customer expectations.

Managing Director Hal Crawford is quoted about the uptick in subpoenas being served to U.S. financial institutions to disclose transactional data.

The election results will not have a significant impact on fundamental healthcare issues such as rising costs and care delivery inefficiency and ineffectiveness. Healthcare remains a “top-of-mind” issue for many Americans, including government officials. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) successfully increased coverage, but it did not adequately consider rising costs.

Stress Test 2018 results are out after a year-long process – At first glance, results are good for large European banks as no incremental capital needs, are identified and most banks demonstrate strong resilience to weather a stress test.

This issue of Tax Advisor Weekly looks at new proposed regulations that would greatly impact the legacy Section 956.

European non-performing loans (NPLs) stocks have increased significantly across Europe since 2008 reaching circa €1 trillion in 2016.

Many software and technology companies have adopted the new revenue recognition accounting rules while others have provided some disclosures regarding their transition plans.

The Chancellor told us today that the era of austerity is "finally coming to an end" - note the careful language; not "over".

Alvarez & Marsal’s (A&M’s) senior Corporate Transformation Services leaders met in London earlier this month, and when we surveyed the markets in which we operate, we found a host of disruptive trends shaping the landscape.