OCIE noted that the most common deficiencies or weaknesses were in connection to Section 206(3) and Rule 206(3)-2.

In this edition of Duff & Phelps' European Chemicals Update, we take a look at the construction chemicals market and talk to Sika AG‘s CFO, Adrian Widmer, to hear his insights on some of the recent developments ...

Interest rate volatility observed in the first quarter continued into the second quarter of 2018.

Duff & Phelps is celebrating its 10-year anniversary edition with the launch of the 2018 U.S. Goodwill Impairment Study (the "2018 Study").

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deal activity in the Food and Beverage industry remains active, with 271 deals closed over the last 12 month (LTM) period ending Oct. 31, 2018.

But our work does not stop there.

Failure to comply with the RBE law may result in criminal fines amounting to €1,250,000.

The credit crisis of 2008 stressed the financial system considerably. The bankruptcy of some of the significant players such as Lehman, have led market participants to re-evaluate the pre-crisis view that counterparties are largely risk free.

Questions about the utility of fairness opinions have periodically seized headlines for many years.

Much work is still to be done, decisions to be made, vendors to be selected and contracts to be updated.

ASC 842 – Leases (Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02), issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in February 2016, will take effect on January 1, 2019 for calendar-year public companies.

In 2018, there were a total of 458 cross-border M&A deals in Singapore registering US$89.1 billion.

Little attention has been paid to the amount of wealth which has been accrued within private businesses, and the implications of an individual's need or desire to realize upon that body of wealth.

In this addition of the European Chemicals Update, Q1 2017, we evaluate the key trends in the global polyurethane and polycarbonate markets.

The FSTB have released their conclusions on Consultations on Legislative Proposals to Enhance Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Regulation in Hong Kong.

This is a welcome respite for taxpayers and provides a chance to revisit some of the previous tax announcements during a period of tax stability.

Valuation of Portfolio Company Investments of Venture Capital and Private Equity Funds and Other Investment Companies.

After analyzing deficiency letters from over 1,500 investment adviser examinations, the SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations released a risk alert regarding the most common deficiencies...

The S&P Healthcare Services index declined 16.4% over the last month, as compared to S&P 500, which declined 9.2% over the same period.

The current average LTM revenue and LTM EBITDA multiples for the Healthcare Services industry overall are 2.27x and 14.3x respectively.