Marios Koliopoulos presented key challenges and opportunities of the European banking sector at the Center of Financial Studies of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and SAS Greece, Cyprus Bulgaria.

Chief Director of Alvarez & Marsal (Greece) George Mantzavinatos, pointed out that Greece is on the international investment map. However, Stelios Zavvos, president and CEO, Zeus Capital Partners, noted that large investors check the performance of ten-year bonds, GDP growth and liquidity before investing in Greece.

George Mantzavinatos brings more than 20 years of experience in real estate having held management and leadership roles in the real estate arms of two of the systemic banks in Greece and in real estate firms. Mr. Mantzavinatos has successfully completed numerous real estate transactions for international and domestic clients.

Relentless pursuit of excellent client service is how colleagues describe Maryam Naderi's work ethic. Naderi, who is focused on the energy sector, has risen quickly through the ranks at Alvarez & Marsal—progressing from Consultant to Senior Director—in record time.

Charles Moore, who recently played a pivotal role in the historic restructuring of the City of Detroit, has joined global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) as a Managing Director in its Detroit office.

Grocers want to offer every available service, in the quickest time, at the lowest price for the consumer. However, ‘over-promising’ without the in-depth knowledge that enables the guaranteed delivery of goods at a set time to a set location, can negatively affect profits, supply chain, customers and reputation.

Dhruv Phophalia, leader of A&M’s Indian Global Forensic and Dispute Services practice in Mumbai, recently spoke with InfoRisk Today Magazine for an audio broadcast program on fighting fraud in India. The interview focused on India's unique cultural and business environment which make the fraud landscape distinct from the challenges faced in other, more developed markets.

The addition of Simon Evetts enhances A&M’s expertise in the multi-channel, customer focused transformation of operations and technologies that is essential to retailers looking to improve performance and drive growth. Mr. Evetts’ client work includes e-commerce, marketing, supply chain, websites, social media, mobile, buying and merchandising, fulfillment and contact center business capabilities.

Scott Harrison brings extensive experience providing highly specialized regulatory, compliance, corporate governance and risk advisory services to insurance companies and their strategic partners. He counsels clients on business and public affairs strategies, business process and operational risk, issue advocacy, corporate governance, the development of regulatory and legislative policy, and market regulation/compliance.

The expansion of A&M’s offering in Asia, including the Transaction Advisory Group launch, is uniquely suited to the region’s current market environment. A&M’s end-to-end service offering helps clients, including private equity funds, corporates and state-owned enterprises, unlock the real potential of their businesses and fosters the creation of Asia’s next generation of game-changer companies.

How is it possible to generate cash savings from assets that have disposed of previously, in many cases years ago? The answer resides in recently released Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) regulations. If you have conducted renovations of your hotel and thus disposed of assets, yet are still depreciating the disposed assets for tax purposes, the new regulations allow for a deduction of the carrying value of the disposed assets. The effect is that by deducting the carrying value of the disposed assets immediately - rather than continuing to depreciate these assets over longer periods of time - there is a net present value savings generated by the deduction.

Alvarez & Marsal will present and exhibit at the world’s leading risk management conference, RiskMinds International, 8th December 2014. Fernando de la Mora and Paul Sharma examine the key takeaways and recommendations for banks’ future success.

Manos Kotronakis brings more than 20 years of experience in management and leadership roles in both fast-moving consumer goods and private equity. Prior to joining A&M, he was a partner and COO for Global Finance, a leading Greek private equity firm, serving on the Investment Committee and on the Human Resources and Compensation Committee.

Amazon is ramping up its innovative hardware product testing and beefing up marketing strategies to give its nearly quarter billion customers better ways to buy its wares using Internet-connected devices.

A&M’s Tim Waters spoke to The Grocer about his recent report on the future of home delivery fulfillment in the UK grocery market, tackling tough issues such as “can online be profitable for grocers? And if so, how?”