There are currently over a dozen banks embroiled in the ongoing Europe-wide Russian money-laundering scandal, and some have collapsed under the weight of their financial crime failures. Given the focus of both regulators and financial institutions on financial crime risks, why are banks continuing to fail in this area?

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has released new guidance on how companies should co-operate; but what does it really mean for your business?

Benchmarking can not only help identify areas of underperformance but also act as a “call to action” for the management team to undertake an aggressive, enterprise-wide transformation.

For the second year in a row, Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is named a leader within the transactions - acquisitions consulting industry by ALM Intelligence – Consulting Division, previously known as Kennedy Consulting, a provider of proprietary data, analysis, tools and knowledge used by buy-side corporate clients for critical business decisions.

When an employee earns wages, both the employer and the employee are liable for a portion of Social Security taxes and Medicare taxes (collectively referred to as “FICA” taxes) on the compensation.

Accelerated sale of a tubular welded manufacturer to a trade buyer, Fablink Toolspec via pre-pack. ​

A&M Senior Director Michael Carter recently co-authored an article “Too Many Stakeholders in the Kitchen,” covering corporate investigations for CEP Magazine along with Lex Urban of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP.

Make no mistake, there is a data science revolution underway. While artificial intelligence (“AI”) may bring currently unimagined benefits, unforeseen consequences will also manifest as a result of this transformation which is occurring at a pace beyond our ability to monitor, harness and govern.

The fast pace of a transaction process means that acquirers need to be committed to identifying and assessing risks- both known and unknown - as early and fully as possible.

When we see enterprise wide transformations, the best organisations evaluate how the transformation of its sales force effectiveness can drive incremental top-line growth.

The higher education sector faces unique challenges in achieving financial efficiency and fulfilling core missions.

Executives may find little motivation to remain employed at a company as annual bonus plans become compromised and long-term incentive vehicles (e.g. stock options, restricted stock) become virtually worthless. As a result, it is imperative that an organization implement an alternative compensation arrangement to retain key executive talent and incentivize them toward the level of performance necessary to achieve a successful restructuring.

With only a few short weeks until calendar year 2018 returns are due, taxpayers should be making every effort to piece together the puzzle of their controlled groups. Identifying members and proactively sharing information may be an inconvenience, but it is ultimately preferable (for each member and its common stakeholders) to the risk of the IRS presuming ‘applicable taxpayer’ status, and of an incomplete return.

For over 25 years in M&A I have never seen as many variables driving the markets as we are seeing right now, nor the current levels of interconnectedness.

At the Information Security Media Group (ISMG)'s recent Cybersecurity Summit in New York, A&M Managing Director and incident response expert Rocco Grillo gave an interview on the latest in cyber deception technology.