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APAC M&A tax, legal & financial insights seminar
The Asia Pacific (APAC) region has become a focal point for M&A activities. However, navigating the complexities of the business landscape and tax law impacting M&A transactions in diverse APAC markets can be challenging.
Insights from North Asia’s beauty industry
Our 2023 consumer sector report ‘Sustainable, smart, and synchronised’ explores how companies can use technology to accelerate the ESG transition in the sector and features leading industry experts and executives. Among them was Fabrice Megarbane, President of L’Oréal North Asia and CEO of L’Oréal China. Fabrice sat down with us to discuss sustainability, digitalisation, and trends in the North Asian...
Future-proofing cyber security
In a world that has become reliant on digital technology, most organisations’ current cyber security strategies are no longer enough to combat threats. Future-proof your business by understanding and mitigating cyber risks.
5 ways Chinese consumers are shifting priorities
For many, the pandemic has encouraged a period of reflection and Chinese consumers are no exception. In Q2 of 2021, we surveyed over 4,000 participants in Mainland China to uncover a shift in spending priorities. Here’s what we learned.
Reinventing the wheel: driving conversations
The mobility sector is undergoing major transformations as it responds to evolving consumer expectations and demands for cleaner, more connected, and sharable mobility solutions. To shed light on what’s happening ‘on the ground’ as key players work to shape the future of mobility, we have created part two of our ‘Reinventing the wheel’ series, featuring interviews with mobility experts and senior...
The race to data maturity in APAC
While most businesses understand the importance of data, few are truly able to transform it into a competitive advantage. So, what sets the successfully data-driven apart from the rest? The critical ingredient is data maturity.
Sustainability and privately-owned businesses
Some companies still see sustainability policies as a threat to their business. Far from it. In the new economy businesses will soon realise that integrating sustainability into their business strategy will help them take advantage of opportunities, better manage risk, and increase their appeal for inward investment. At the same time, they’ll be helping improve the environment and create a fairer...
Taxation of International Assignees
International assignments can create escalating challenges arising from tax, social security, immigration, payroll and corporation tax considerations. To keep up with the ever-changing global tax landscape, both businesses and individuals need to understand the issues of employment in their market of choice.
Why global compliance is on the business agenda
Compliance has long been a cornerstone of good business practice. But it can still be viewed as an obligation to be met rather than a driver of value. That’s why we conducted a survey of how business leaders approach global compliance, including where they focus investment, the risks they anticipate and what they expect from ‘good compliance’.
Banks’ response to climate change risk
Sustainable finance is expected to be a crucial factor in the post Covid-19 economic recovery period and regulators are encouraging banks to actively embed climate-related risks in their business operations and risk management frameworks. Against this backdrop, Mazars has analysed how 30 of the largest banks worldwide have been responding to climate-related financial risks.
Priorities for C-suite executives
Every year, Mazars’ C-suite barometer surveys business leaders around the world to understand the opportunities and challenges they see for the year ahead. This year’s report shows that two-thirds of organisations have budgeted costs for environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting to help address the lack of expertise needed to address growing regulatory requirements. However,...
Cyber security report: not if, but when
Cyber threats are all around us. This is not paranoia, it’s an unfortunate reality: every day brings new hacks, new data leaks, new embarrassment – and new costs, both financial and commercial. Nobody is spared. The attacks target companies large and small, as well as public-sector institutions and individuals. How can organisations protect themselves?
Sustainability reporting in Asia
Corporate sustainability reporting is now a strategically important space that impacts corporate valuations, supply chains, and business models. However, a lack of convergence of regulatory frameworks in Europe and Asia is hampering transparency, reporting quality, comparability, and investment and trade objectives. In our latest sustainability report, we aim to provide a better understanding of the...