While waiting for the proverbial ink to dry on the Senate’s vote on the bill to boost the U.S.’s competitiveness with China, Senator Joe Manchin, in what many perceive to be a master manipulation, announced that he struck a deal with Senator Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA).

Welcome to our July edition of the A&M Taxand Scotland Asset Managers Briefing Note!

Manuel Cortés is appointed as Managing Director, providing in-depth valuations expertise and boots-on-the-ground experience

In a video interview for Data Breach Today with the Information Security Media Group (ISMG), A&M cybersecurity expert Rocco Grillo discusses the importance of cyber resiliency in the face of today’s expansive cyber threats.

Robert Grosvenor, Managing Director and global lead for Privacy and Data Compliance Services with Alvarez & Marsal Disputes and Investigations practice in London, recently joined a panel of industry-leading experts to discuss how businesses are stepping up to this challenge at The Lawyer’s GC Strategy Summit. The main takeaways of the session are summarized below.

A&M has appointed Houston-based Bill Besancon as a Senior Director within its Corporate Performance Improvement (CPI) practice.

The introduction of Non-resident Capital Gains Tax (NRCGT) in April 2019 has significantly impacted non-UK resident investors who were historically exempt from tax on disposals of UK real estate.

David Juneau joins as a Managing Director in Houston and Caroline Walters joins as a Senior Director in Dallas.

From expanding primary care to providing more beds and establishing medical cities throughout the country, the private sector is set to play an important role in Saudi Arabia’s ambitious plans to transform healthcare provision. 

A&M’s Germany Quarterly Market Insights analyses the perceived risk of equity investing in the German stock market. 

The calculated German Market Risk Premium (MRP) represents a real-time reflection of investors’ current risk appetite based on German capital market data and analyst forecasts.

With more news hitting the headlines of employers failing to deliver employee pay, there can never be a more critical time to maintain and sustain business processes and governance over payroll.

A&M Managing Director and Head of A&M Taxand Marvin Rust was recently featured in Tax Journal as part of their 'One Minute With' series.

Manufacturing plant shutdowns and semiconductor shortages have resurged, continuing to obstruct the industry. Automotive inventory and sales both saw slight increases in June, despite inventories being at historically low levels and vehicle demand beginning to show signs of slowing down.

Following the consultation on the future of the R&D regime, the government published draft legislation on 20 July. This introduces a few significant changes, largely clearly drafted and in line with expectations, though not without consequence for many claimants and R&D advisers.