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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.

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.

Manufacturers constantly face competing priorities such as reducing costs while improving quality. Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) brings deep operations experience and a bias for action to drive lasting productivity improvements and cost savings for your organization’s manufacturing and operations.

Shareholder activism is significantly increasing in Europe. Indeed, research by Alvarez and Marsal (A&M) has found that the number of activist approaches in the UK and Germany grew faster than in North America during the first three quarters of 2016.

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.