Alvarez & Marsal Middle East Limited (A&M) is delighted to publish the Q3’19 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. The Pulse aims to help banking executives and board members stay current on industry trends.

In this edition of Tax Advisor Weekly, we will focus on the FTC regulations, highlighting some changes in the final rules and a few surprises out of the new proposals. Given the timing of their release, these regulations will be of immediate importance to taxpayers looking to make estimated tax payments, preparing for year-end provisions, and budgeting their cash tax obligations.

If you are considering an exit in the foreseeable future, we would recommend that you read this article to see what issues you may encounter.
With extensive experience in due diligences, A&M Taxand is aware of what questions and issues are likely to be raised.

Alvarez & Marsal’s Compensation and Benefits Practice recently released its 2020 study on compensation practices in the oil and gas exploration & production (E&P) industry.

Rocco Grillo, Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal's Disputes and Investigations Global Cyber Risk Services practice, explains in an article published by CIOReview how companies can avoid outsourcing the risk when they use vendors.

A&M Taxand congratulates our newly promoted 2019 Senior Directors!

In situations where competition could be unfair or consumer choice may be affected, the Competition Authorities in EU member states are responsible for investigating mergers.

In this recent article published in AIRA Journal, A&M’s Brendan Joyce discusses the slowdown in the automotive industry, the short and long-term challenges that automakers and suppliers need to prepare for and how these challenges can be addressed. 

In this article published in late 2019 in the AIRA Journal, A&M’s Brendan Joyce describes what he predicted as the expected auto industry slowdown, even before the global crisis brought everything to a halt.

The USD 150+ bn stressed asset market in India presents a large opportunity for investors with multiple routes to participate, through the Indian Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code as well as with out-of-court alternatives.

As year-end approaches, we would like to remind you that all private companies with a December 31 year end must adopt the new revenue recognition accounting standard, ASC 606, for 2019 financial statements.

A&M Leaders Discuss Their Insights on the Business Trends and Gender Diversity in the Workforce

On November 11, 2019, the U.S. Tax Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit released a court order denying an en banc rehearing of the case Altera Corp. v. Commissioner following Altera’s petition filed on July 22, 2019. In this court order, various judges expressed dissent suggesting that this ruling decision may cause international controversy.

Capital markets span a wide variety of vehicles including stocks, bonds and derivatives, each of which can potentially emit different signals.

Alvarez & Marsal's (A&M’s) Compensation and Benefits Practice is pleased to share the results of its 2019/2020 Executive Change in Control Report.

A&M's Asad Ahmed analyzes the state of Islamic banks in the UAE and wider Middle East North Africa region.