New is not always better. Most business owners have realised that client retention is the key to any successful business model! We sat down with our own IR Global Client Managers, Charlotte Weeds and Lauren Morgan – the faces of our network, and the front line for our members – to get their take and […]
Technology and Money Within all the global trends that impact the economy (performance of economic power reflected in leading global companies, regulatory changes, demographic situations, climate change, etc.), the new and disruptive technologies are marking a new reality. That is why, when speaking of artificial intelligence, the use of “big” and “small” data, social finance […]
Foreword by Andrew Chilvers The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is a hugely diverse cultural and geographical mix that stretches from Morocco in northwest Africa to Iran in Southwest Asia. The region is home to a range of economies with vastly different levels of openness to international trade and investment. But with the […]
Foreword by Andrew Chilvers The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is a hugely diverse cultural and geographical mix that stretches from Morocco in northwest Africa to Iran in Southwest Asia. The region is home to a range of economies with vastly different levels of openness to international trade and investment. But with the […]
Foreword by Andrew Chilvers The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is a hugely diverse cultural and geographical mix that stretches from Morocco in northwest Africa to Iran in Southwest Asia. The region is home to a range of economies with vastly different levels of openness to international trade and investment. But with the […]
Grounding of MV EVERGIVEN, which caused a six-day cease of sailing through Suez canal, revealed a number of issues: Size of the vessel contributed to the occurrence of the accident, since through its enormous compact mass, composed by its hull and the 20.000 TEUs carried, was drifted by the wind and grounded. Beyond technical and […]
Waiting too long to move into the inherited family home may render it impossible to claim tax exemption. That was the verdict of the Finanzgericht (FG) Düsseldorf – the Fiscal Court of Düsseldorf – in a ruling from March 10, 2021 (Az. 4 K 2245/19 Erb). According to Section 13(1) No. 4 c) of the […]
Author: Jarod Bona In the market, there are many ways to buy and sell products or services. For example, if you want to purchase some whey protein powder, you can walk into a store, go to the protein or smoothie-ingredient section, examine the prices of the different brands, and if one of them is acceptable to you, […]
The Hong Kong Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Government announced in the 2021/2022 budget speech1 that the Hong Kong Government will provide subsidies to cover 70% of the expenses paid to Hong Kong professional service providers for Hong Kong open-ended fund companies (“Hong Kong OFCs”) set up in or re-domiciled to Hong Kong in […]
In this May edition, our Legal Insight confers the general overview on the newly introduced business licensing regime, risk-based approach. This new regime is stipulated under Government Regulation (“GR”) No. 5 of 2021 on the Implementation of Risk-Based Business Licensing (“GR 5/2021”) that revokes the previously existing legal framework of GR No. 24 of 2018 […]
In the event that a company has established operations and turned a profit within the Vietnamese market, challenges will remain with respect to ensuring that its proceeds may be sent abroad without a hitch. Whether it be a decision over the method of repatriation or when to take profits, the ways in which investors choose to approach […]
In recent years, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has annually fielded around 25,000 alleged violations related to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). And while the majority of these claims are deemed unworthy of action by the EEOC, you don’t want your company to be the exception. The average award in settled cases is roughly […]
