09 Feb
Chapter News, New York Related News

NYCEDC Launches Campaign To Promote Made In NY: Fashion Certification Program

New York, NY – In advance of the semi-annual New York Fashion Week (NYFW) that kicks off this week, New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) will launch a three-week marketing campaign that consists of print, social media, digital, and video to spotlight the City’s growing fashion design and manufacturing sector, and to promote a diverse array of Made in NY certified fashion designers. To support local designers and fashion production, Mayor de Blasio tripled the City’s investment in the fashion...

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09 Feb
Chapter News

A more urban developing world requires more urban responses

UN's Sustainable Development Goals should spur EU to focus more on working with cities in developing world. Peter Bossman The European Union should increase its cooperation with local and regional authorities in the developing world if the United Nations is to achieve its goal of making cities more "inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable" by 2030, the European Committee of the Regions argues in an opinion adopted on 8 February. The opinion was drawn up at the CoR's initiative, with the aim...

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09 Feb
Member News, Trade & TTIP Related

Canceling or Renegotiating Trade Agreements: How does that work

By Jeremiah Baronberg Previously published on bluestarstrategies.com see here During the recent U.S. presidential campaign, Donald Trump made reshaping America’s involvement in international economic affairs a centerpiece of his platform. As a candidate, he specifically called out international trade—from abandoned factories to lost jobs and competitive wages—as a locus for many of the economic and societal challenges facing the country. Since being elected president, Mr. Trump has gone so far as to threaten to "tear up" or renegotiate existing U.S. free...

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09 Feb
Member News

VALUATION AND LITIGATION BRIEFING, FEBRUARY 2017

KNOW THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FAIR MARKET VALUE AND FAIR VALUE The terms “fair value” and “fair market value” are sometimes used interchangeably. To a business valuation professional, however, they have very different meanings. Adding to the confusion, “fair value” may be statutorily defined for shareholder litigation and divorce purposes — and that definition may vary depending on the case’s venue. Moreover, fair value means something entirely different when it’s used for financial reporting purposes. (See “Fair value under GAAP.”) Ultimately, an...

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08 Feb
Member News

Changes in WTCA Representation in Europe

NEW YORK, NY, USA -  World Trade Centers Association (WTCA) is pleased to announce that Toby Monckton has been appointed to succeed Estelle LeClercq as European Regional Director, as Estelle’s tenure with our organization comes to a close.  Estelle LeClercq has been with the WTCA for almost 12 years. Before being named as Regional Development Manager for Europe in June 2014, Estelle spent 9 years as a Senior Manager at WTC Lille where she was heavily involved in its core...

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08 Feb
Member News

Private Fund Limited Partnerships: the UK’s new flexible real estate investment structure for 2017

Over €50 billion of capital is expected to be invested in global real estate during 2017, with North American investors on target to grow their global real estate allocation from 11.3% to 12.1%.  These are the results from the fourth global Investment Intentions Survey 2017, published this month by INREV, ANREV and PREA.  The survey, which specifically focuses on non-listed real estate funds, has a number of other interesting findings. It is anticipated, for example, that 74.1% of these global...

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08 Feb
Member News

Private equity and venture capital in the USA (outbound investment)

As we consider the state of global investment activity, we can look back at the statistics of 2016 which show a reasonable year for cross-border investments, an increasing confidence of VCs and corporate investors (CVCs) supporting fast growth businesses in a different jurisdiction.  This has mainly been US investors taking equity in European and Asian companies, but outbound Asian investors are being more prominent in the league tables, particularly outbound from China in tech businesses.  However, there are many other...

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08 Feb
Chapter News

Malta Summit: Reaffirming our values and stabilising the Central Mediterranean route

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker welcomed the outcome of the first part of the informal Malta Summit held in Valetta today.   European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker welcomed the outcome of the first part of the informal Malta Summit held in Valetta today. The 28 EU leaders agreed on a set of concrete actions – proposed by the European Commission last week - to better manage migration flows and save lives on the Central Mediterranean route. The meeting continued with...

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08 Feb
Chapter News

Investment Plan for Europe: Over €168 billion in new investments across the EU

© EU The Investment Plan for Europe is now expected to trigger more than €168 billion in total investments across all 28 Member States.  The Investment Plan for Europe is now expected to trigger more than €168 billion in total investments. This comes just two years after the Plan was launched by the Juncker Commission and represents well over half of the €315 billion target of total investments mobilised that was originally earmarked. These figures follow last week's meeting of the European...

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