Tax avoidance techniques of high-profile multinationals, including IKEA, Apple and Starbucks, have recently made public headlines and caused quite a stir. Subsequently, the debate surrounding base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) made it onto the agenda of the highest levels of government, given that many of these schemes may be…
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Never to Big to Fail
Why the Negative Balance Protection is Important The recent CHF debacle has been quite instructive for a number of reasons. We all agree that low volatility is a bad thing in retail forex, but too much of it can be catastrophic. However, it’s precisely when the markets stray from that…
The Next Generation of High-Rise
Demographic change means that companies today are facing a previously unknown challenge: the battle over the best employees. Only companies that are able to keep good employees are able to increase productivity, grow and survive amid the competition. But the very employees they are in search of, the young “Generation…
Glasgow: Scotland’s leading city
The fervour that began last summer as Scotland’s largest city welcomed the world for the 20th Commonwealth Games has never really ceased. Walk along any of the city’s streets and there is a real sense of something happening here. The city is abuzz with three new speculative office developments. In high…
Bogotá, the Business Hub in Latin America
Bogotá, the Business Hub in Latin America, Bogotá is a prosperous cosmopolitan city with 7.6 million inhabitants, and it is fast becoming the hub for business in Latin America. International executives find in Bogotá a city with benefits that facilitate transactions and offer a favourable climate for business. Juan Gabriel Pérez, Executive…
BBVA Bancomer Eyes Private Wealth
Mexican bank sets up new unit catering to ultra-high net worth individuals The world today is in constant, rapid transformation, and this brings major opportunities for those who are prepared and have the best support. In this context, having extraordinary financial advice plus the right tools to act on it…