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. 

In this article for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)'s Fraud Magazine titled “Are Data-sharing Consortiums the Future of Anti-fraud?,” Managing Director Vincent Walden interviews Matt Galvin, global VP of ethics and compliance for Anheuser-Busch (AB) InBev, about the future of anti-fraud compliance programs and the role of data-sharing and collaboration consortiums to anonymously share risk indicators to help prevent and detect fraud.

The Executive Compensation Services practice Managing Director, Jeremy Orbell, discussed key topics that Remuneration Committees will be facing in the Q1 discussions.

In March 2019, Colorado enacted the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (the “Act”) in an effort to combat gender-based pay disparities and promote pay transparency in the workplace. 

In the first of a short series of articles, we look at some good housekeeping tips for finishing the 2020 tax year across Europe and as we approach the 2021/22 U.K. tax year.