In a new article for ACAMS Today, Alvarez & Marsal Director Mariah Rodriguez discusses how using a risk-based approach to anti-money laundering compliance can help companies more readily assess risks to create and develop controls. 

Caution reigns ahead of oil industry's Q4 results

A few years ago, deep analytical capability through deal processes was seen as a ‘nice-to-have’. It is safe to say that this is no longer the case: transaction analytics is an essential component of buy-side and sell-side playbooks today.

Companies and commentators have spent the last year expending much effort in order to understand which of COVID-19’s many upheavals will be temporary and which will endure for the long term. Supply chains have been at the heart of many of these changes.

Culture and Conduct in Financial Services Investigations – Event Summary

In the second of our short series of articles on 2020 matters and actions to take before the start of the 2021/22 U.K. tax year, we look at individuals who were intended to work from a particular work location but find themselves in a different work location.

In November 2020, the Office of Tax Simplification (“OTS”) published its review of the Capital Gains Tax (“CGT”) regime including a number of recommendations on its application in the U.K.

On January 5, the Treasury Department and the IRS released final regulations providing additional guidance on the section 163(j).

Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) India has announced the appointment of Prachish Vasudeva as Managing Director to establish and lead its regional real estate offering.

Kersten Muller joins from Grant Thornton to support the firm’s growth in the sector

In 2021, A&M has been ranked a top consulting firm in North America, Europe and Asia, securing the overall 11th, 8th and 8th spots, respectively, in each region.  Notably, the firm’s rankings improved significantly year-over-year from 2020, climbing into the top 15 and 10 across the geographies.

Global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (“A&M”), has appointed Abhinav Agarwal as a Senior Director and will be based in London. Mr. Agarwal joins A&M’s Global Transaction Advisory Group to lead their Global Transaction Analytics (“GTA”) service offering in Europe and brings more than 15 years of transactions experience.

As the pandemic continues to drive economic instability, it’s imperative that management teams, led by the CFO, focus on cash management to meet the unforeseen trials; weather the current crisis; and position organizations to invest in growth opportunities as the economy recovers.