By Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati   The deadline for submission of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) five-year benchmark survey regarding foreign direct investment in the United States is rapidly approaching.1   The survey, known as the BE-12 survey, is required for U.S. businesses in which a foreign entity or person holds, directly or indirectly, 10 percent or more of the U.S. business' voting interests at any time during 2017 or an equivalent share in an unincorporated enterprise. The...

ING continues pace of commercial growth, attracting more customers and increasing core lending ING grew primary customer base in 1Q18 by 170,000 to 11.2 million; total retail customers reached 37.8 million Net core lending in 1Q18 increased by €12.3 billion; net customer deposit inflow amounted to €2.4 billion ING 1Q18 underlying pre-tax result of €1,686 million, up 2.1% year-on-year Good result reflects continued loan growth and lower risk costs, whereas expenses remained under control ING's 1Q18 four-quarter rolling underlying ROE...

By Dirk Van Gerven | Geert Raaijmakers | Suzanne Rutten |Greet Wilkenhuysen | On 25 April 2018, the European Commission published two proposals for directives: a proposal to make it easier for companies to merge, divide and transfer their registered office within the EU and a proposal to render it possible throughout the EU to establish a company online. To which corporate forms do the proposals apply? In the Netherlands, the new harmonised European procedure for cross-border mergers, divisions and conversions and the complete online establishment of a company...

Loki Labs is pleased to announce we have been selected by Enterprise Security Magazine as a Top 10 Vulnerability Management Solution Provider in 2018. Enterprise Security Magazine is the go-to print and digital platform for Chief Security Officers and their teams that speaks about the security solutions which can help organizations get prepared for radical changes and mainstream attacks that can cripple an infrastructure. The Loki Labs article details our approach to managed security services and vulnerability management. Check it out here or...

If you are living in Spain, France, Portugal, Cyprus or Malta, or planning to move or retire abroad, there are some key taxation issues you need be aware of so you can plan to protect your wealth. These include... What makes you tax resident? What taxes are you liable for? How are investments and pensions taxed? Will you have to pay wealth tax? What inheritance taxes will your heirs pay? What about transfers between spouses on death?  Download the Tax...

Lincoln International is pleased to present the latest issue of our Marketing Technology & Services Market Update, a quarterly publication from our Technology, Media & Telecom Group. Topics covered in this issue include: Lincoln’s Strong Momentum in the Marketing Technology & Services Space GDPR Risk and Opportunities Marketing Technology & Services Stock Indices, Performance and Stock Data Marketing Technology & Services Transaction Recap Key Market Intelligence Please click here or visit our website to download a PDF version of the Marketing Technology &...

KEY EVENTS THIS WEEK: BREXITHome Secretary resignation tips Brexit balance in UK Cabinet The British cabinet experienced another senior ministerial causality late last Sunday night when the Home Secretary Amber Rudd was forced to stand down from her position amid the Windrush immigration scandal. The vacancy in the Home office was quickly filled however, as Prime Minister Theresa May appointed Culture secretary Sajid Javid to the post the following morning. While his appointment will have implications for the UK’s domestic immigration...

  Arendt & Medernach is pleased to announce that transfer pricing expert Danny Beeton has joined the firm as Of Counsel. Danny is part of the tax and transfer pricing practice focusing on the transfer pricing aspects of complex financial transactions, asset management structures and restructures.   He advises clients on the determination of arm's length prices for all types of related party transactions, including goods, services and intellectual property, but with a special focus on financial transactions such as loans, guarantees,...