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Reimaginez | Minimizing Liability & Maximizing Growth: The Investor Value in Assessing Company Culture

$223 billion. That’s what culturally-motivated turnover cost organizations over the previous five years, according to a 2019 SHRM report. As one embarks on the pursuit of investing in a company, the due diligence process is key for all parties. Depending on the stage, you might be looking for different aspects as the key drivers, which can vary from traction, market potential, market size, team; to product- market fit, annual recurring revenue, and their plan for growth. However, one area that impacts...

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Press release following the meeting between Clyde Caruana and Paschal Donohoe

Clyde Caruana, Minister for Finance and Employment of Malta, and Paschal Donohoe, President of the Eurogroup and Minister for Finance of Ireland, met in Valletta, Malta, on 23 August 2022. Their discussion focused on the evolving geopolitical and economic situation and its impact on Malta, Ireland, and the Euro Area as a whole. Against the backdrop of growing challenges such as rise of inflation and revisions in global growth prospects, both Ministers emphasised the benefit of close coordination of national...

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Cozen O’Connor | USCIS Announces the H-1B cap for FY23 Has Been Reached

On August 23, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B advanced-degree exemption, known as the master’s cap, for fiscal year 2023 (FY23). USCIS completed its update to the online registration system, and registrants not selected in the “H-1B lottery” will now show status as “Not Selected – Not Eligible to File an H-1B Cap Petition.” This moratorium on...

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ESMA updates the European Single Electronic Format reporting manual

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, today published the annual update of its Reporting Manual on the European Single Electronic Format (ESEF). This year’s highlight is the new guidance in relation to the ESEF regulatory technical standards (RTS) requirement to mark up the notes to the IFRS consolidated financial statement following the “block tagging” approach. As the ESEF RTS requirement is applicable to 2022 financial year for the first time, the manual contains a...

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EU Commission proposes fishing opportunities for 2023 in the Baltic Sea in an effort to recover species

Today, the European Commission adopted its proposal for fishing opportunities for 2023 for the Baltic Sea. Based on this proposal, EU countries will determine the maximum quantities of the most important commercial fish species that can be caught in the sea basin. The Commission proposes to increase fishing opportunities for central herring and plaice, while maintaining the current levels for salmon and the levels of by-catch of western and eastern cod, as well as western herring. The Commission proposes to decrease...

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CLA | Tax Surprises With Work-From-Home Policies

Key insights Remote working is here to stay, so businesses should be aware of cross-border state and local tax issues. Income and unemployment tax withholding can be complex if an employee lives in a state other than where the company is located. Tax interest and penalties can be imposed if a business fails to identify nexus obligations. Telecommuter rules create additional responsibilities for employers and employees. This article was originally published on August 30, 2021. It was updated on August...

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Cushman & Wakefield | Supply Chain: Network Design & Optimization

Keeping Lean Supply Chains Relevant in a Post-pandemic World A lean supply chain, at its heart, focuses on inventory optimisation and operational excellence. It aims to eliminate waste at every stage of the production and distribution process, and so have courted additional terms such as “continuous flow” and “just-in-time”. The critical aim is optimisation of inventory management rather than minimisation, and with its focus on consistency and repeatability, lean supply chains are designed to be arguably less flexible. For this reason,...

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Global Taxes LLC | U.S. Poised to Get Tougher on Crypto Investments

Social: U.S. agencies and lawmakers are finally shaping policies concerning cryptocurrency. The result could change investors’ options significantly. Cryptocurrency has offered a lot to investors – including sky-high returns amid a lack of regulation. In what experts claim might stabilize crypto’s market and protect its investors, the digital asset’s Wild West days may be ending in the U.S. Right now, regulatory control differs across American federal government agencies; cryptocurrency is treated as “property” for tax purposes, resembling in many ways stock....

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IMF | Achieving Net-Zero Emissions Requires Closing a Data Deficit

High-quality, reliable, and comparable gauges are lacking. Here’s how to close the gap. Climate change is transforming the global investment landscape, creating new risks and opportunities. Physical risks, from rising sea levels to the lethal heat waves scorching Europe and elsewhere, affect asset values for everything from stocks to real estate and infrastructure. So-called transition risk—including government policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions—lowers the value of fossil fuel companies. To evaluate these risks and support the transition to a low-carbon economy,...

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FSB Annual Financial Report: 2021-22

This report contains the audited financial statements of the FSB, for the 12-month period from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022. It also provides details on the FSB governance arrangements and its transparency and accountability mechanisms. A detailed explanation of the activities undertaken to implement the mandate and tasks of the FSB is provided in the FSB’s Annual Report, which is a separate report that will be published in November. Available as: PDF Compliments of the U.S. Financial Stability Board.

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