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 Late 2008, the financial crisis is in full flow, and one financial institution after another is collapsing. Before long, the whole financial services’ industry came under scrutiny – first banks and insurance companies, then credit rating agencies and finally auditors, some of whom were seen as...

Cyber security is one of the biggest corporate issues of our time. As the ‘WannaCry’ ransomware attack in May ably demonstrated, organisations of any size, anywhere, are vulnerable to attack. Though many companies have improved their cyber security defences in recent years, there is much more...

In 2016 cybercrime cost the global economy over $450 billion; over two billion personal records were stolen and, in the US alone, more than 100 million people had their medical records stolen.[1] The Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report 2017 surveyed 3,000 companies across all sectors in the US, UK and...

The politics of Brexit remain fascinating and fatiguing in equal measure, both in the UK and in Brussels. It was somewhat of a relief therefore to interview the co-chairs of the BDO pan-EMEA Brexit Task Force recently (I know, everyone’s got a Brexit task force…) to discuss the effect of the...

A lively interview by Noel Clehane, BDO Global Head of Regulatory & Public Policy Affairs with the BDO Brexit Task Force co-chairs, Stuart Lisle and Iain Lowson, on how clients, particularly midmarket businesses, are coping with the ongoing Brexit uncertainty.

This newsletter summarises recent tax developments of international interest across the world. In this issue, read about Trump administration announcing President's outline for tax reform in the United States, amendments to tax law by Finance Act 2017 in India, 2017 Japan tax reform, snap general...

Do we live in a riskier world? The answer is yes according to 72% of respondents to the BDO Global Risk Landscape survey who consider that the world has become a riskier place. With risk perception down overall from 87% from last year’s survey however, is this an accurate reflection of the...

In the current dynamic security threats landscape, organisations need to prove to stakeholders that they pay more than lip-service to cybersecurity. To do this they need to demonstrate two things.The need for a more proactive cyber defence

AUSTRALIA: Abolition and replacement of the subclass 457 visa - further challenges to business and the war on talent \ HONG KONG AND MACAU: Upcoming amendment to the statutory minimum wage rate in 2017 \ INDIA: India - Germany social security agreement \ THE NETHERLANDS: 30% ruling – discount...