Audit sharing with tier 2 firms: A solution for Big 4 corruption?
Global calls for reform get louder as political and business leaders fear that a crisis of confidence in the accounting industry could hurt global capitalism...
Category : Finance
European crowdfunding risks stagnation unless it adopts stronger regulation
The lack of clear and consistent regulations as well as Brexit damage the prospects of the EU crowdfunding market...
Investing in China: Three negotiation essentials
Neil Clothier of Huthwaite examines how Western investors should best negotiate in China, and offers a three-step approach to achieving success...
Asset-based financing is more popular than ever before
Asset-based financing in its various forms is still a lifeline globally for small enterprises that need funding in a matter of days...
Currency volatility combated with new monetary system
International trade is growing at an astonishing rate, which has a direct impact on currency. Kinesis, a digital yield-bearing currency, could provide a solution to currency stability that goes beyond centralised or monetary banks...
Best practices for a lucrative private equity exit
Private Equity exits have become challenging. But they can be lucrative and valuable if PE firms can stick to these three best practices suggested by McKinsey & Co....
Lebanon makes a splash by issuing region’s first green bond
Green bond financing has been gaining popularity among many countries, keeping sustainable energy development at the core of business. Lebanon’s Fransabank is the first in the country and the Levant region to issue a green bond for US$60mn, showing the bank’s keenness to develop the green market...
Cyberattacks in finance, and how to tackle them
Carbon Black, the leader in endpoint security solutions, released a report titled Modern Bank Heists: Cyberattacks and Lateral Movement in the Financial Sector, which offers perspectives of 40 Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) on financial safety today. Here are the findings...
Why is a ‘Value Added Tax’ so important to the UAE?
Experts say, instituting a value added tax in the UAE will drive its revenue expanse in a few short years. Mohammed Fathy, General Manager of Dubai-based tax consultancy Al Dhaheri Jones & Clark, explains its long-term effect on the region’s sectors and GDP percentage...
Technology revolutionising tax collection in Europe
The furore over data protection has reached an all-time high. While the world chastises Silicon Valley for altering reality on the basis of social media behaviour, Europe is increasingly intrigued by the use of technology for tax collection. Nicholas Hallam, CEO of Accordance – a specialist firm in cross-border VAT, talks about how real-time VAT...