Over the past decade, India’s corporate landscape has experienced rapid change, which has impacted the way companies have performed, as measured by their change in market capitalization.

When we think about what type of data would be important in a dispute, we are immediately drawn to the usual suspects: emails, user generated office documents and paper. They are all examples of unstructured data, which makes up between 40 percent and 80 percent of all data in an organisation and on average is growing up to 23 percent annually. Although dispute cases mainly focus on unstructured data, structured data can be of equal importance to help understand an organisation’s corporate environment. 

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."

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.

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?

When an employee earns wages, both the employer and the employee are liable for a portion of Social Security taxes and Medicare taxes (collectively referred to as “FICA” taxes) on the compensation.

Accelerated sale of a tubular welded manufacturer to a trade buyer, Fablink Toolspec via pre-pack. ​

A&M Senior Director Michael Carter recently co-authored an article “Too Many Stakeholders in the Kitchen,” covering corporate investigations for CEP Magazine along with Lex Urban of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP.

Make no mistake, there is a data science revolution underway. While artificial intelligence (“AI”) may bring currently unimagined benefits, unforeseen consequences will also manifest as a result of this transformation which is occurring at a pace beyond our ability to monitor, harness and govern.