Powering-up your profitability: efficiency over expansion The global economy is settling into a calmer period. Interest rates are stabilising and consumer consumption is on the rise. 46% of business leaders believe the global rate of growth will increase this coming year. However, companies are entering the new growth phase at uneven terms. Ongoing market disruptions have eroded companies’ profitability. Yet, … Read More
March legal and tax news
Find out the latest legal and tax news for JuneI.SUNAT precisa límites a beneficios tributarios para no domiciliados bajo convenios de doble tributación con Chile y Portugal La SUNAT mediante Informe N° 000052-2025-SUNAT/7T0000 analiza si personas naturales domiciliadas en Chile o Portugal que obtienen rentas de trabajo en Perú pueden acceder a beneficios tributarios como la deducción de 7 UIT … Read More
Mexico: A strategic hub for nearshoring and foreign direct investment
Aumente su rentabilidad: eficiencia por encima de expansión La economía mundial está entrando en un período de calma. Los tipos de interés se están estabilizando y el consumo está aumentando. El 46% de los líderes empresariales cree que la tasa de crecimiento mundial aumentará el próximo año. Sin embargo, las empresas están entrando en la nueva fase de crecimiento en … Read More
Choosing your entertainment royalty and profit participation auditor
Choosing your entertainment royalty and profit participation auditor Unlike compliance services like tax preparation or financial statement audits, which are more commodity-based, entertainment royalty and profit participation audits are forensic consulting engagements that are especially crucial in the entertainment industry. These audits require extensive, specialised experience in the intricacies of entertainment contracts, royalties and revenue-sharing arrangements. Choosing the wrong profit … Read More
Investing in AI and people: Powering-up your profitability
Investing in AI and people: Powering-up your profitability In our annual global survey of business leaders, we’ve uncovered critical insights into how top-performing companies are navigating today’s complex business landscape. In the build-up to our survey launch event in January 2025, I’ve explored some of the key topics and findings. AI remains top tech Since the start of the decade, … Read More
What crisis management lessons can we learn from the tech outage of 2024?
Fundamentals of the Future HLB Cybersecurity Report 2024 A critical disruption of CrowdStrike’s services may have triggered the tech outage of 2024, but it sent a clear message to the business world that even their most advanced systems could fail. It was an unexpected event that exposed vulnerabilities across various sectors, and it highlighted the need for a robust crisis … Read More
How to build a cybersecurity plan: A guide for SMEs
How to build a cybersecurity plan: A guide for SMEs By Gareth Rees; Regional Executive, The Missing Link Today, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are confronted with an unprecedented level of cyber risk and threats. Malicious actors do not discriminate based on entity size, but instead focus upon organizational vulnerability and susceptibility. There is an increasingly blurred line between the … Read More
Six steps to complete a cybersecurity audit
Six steps to complete a cybersecurity audit By Jim Bourke; HLB Global Technology & Advisory Services Leader In today’s digital-first world, even the most sophisticated cyber-security plans need more than periodic polishing. That’s where a cybersecurity audit comes in—a comprehensive assessment that scrutinises your cyber defences and uncovers hidden vulnerabilities. An audit differs from a cybersecurity plan: while a plan maps … Read More
Fundamentals of the Future
Fundamentals of the Future HLB Cybersecurity Report 2024 In a world increasingly shaped by digital transformation, understanding the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity is crucial for business leaders and decision-makers. Emerging cyber threats call for more proactive measures within organisations to combat risks before incident. In the wake of a series of major outages throughout 2024, bolstering cybersecurity defences remains a … Read More
What is the interplay between ESG and Transfer Pricing?
What is the interplay between ESG and Transfer Pricing?Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors are pivotal in shaping corporate strategies, influencing as they do both financial and operational decisions. Multinational enterprise (MNE) groups have to integrate ESG considerations into all their transfer pricing practices, which can present both challenges and opportunities. ESG considerations have gained prominence and new complexities that … Read More