Accounting & Financial Analysis News by GLG Council Members

When is divesting a good idea

August 28, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:GE Rumored To Divest Security Unit | www.mergersunleashed.com

When selling a part of the business, the strategy that dictates this action should be either profitability or focus on core products. Another factor in the sale is who is the buying audience. Without taking these 3 factors into accounts, the sale make come back to haunt the seller one day.

The Financial Services Authority Plays To The Gallery

August 28, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:FSA Chairman Suggests a Tax on Banks, Drawing a Lot of Fire | online.wsj.com

The Financial Services Authority (FSA), fearful of being shut down by the incoming Tory government, has indulged in popular politics and made some suggestions that play to the gallery wrt taxing bankers' bonuses. This suggestion is a non starter, as Britain (like it or not) needs a robust financial services industry, given that it has no manufacturing base to speak of.

HMRC's Island Haven

August 26, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:Closing the Havens | www.ft.com

HMRC scored something of an embarrassing own goal, when it signed up with Mapeley.

Optimistic Views from Private Capital Sector

August 25, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:Pepperdine University National Study Shows Private Capital Providers Have Very High Expectation for Return on Investment | www.vcaonline.com

Key beliefs from private capital firms are at odds. While most believe the demand and activity of private equity will increase over the next 12 months, most also believe the restrictions on investments will increase and the economy will not improve. This opens the doors for a confused market that will most likely continue to wait on the sidelines for signs of improvement.

Nitish Grover, FCA, AICPA Intl AssociatePrincipal, OwnerNitish Grover and Associates

Tax Fudges and Financial Reporting - The Paradigm - Accounting Standards Context

August 25, 2009

Analysis of:Closing the Havens | www.ft.com

Tax havens have represented security against political repression for long. They have also with the evolution of  tax laws become a pain for Governments. This is especially with the growth of acceptability of  the right of the State to levy taxes. The recent developments with Tax Haven authorities agreeing to divulge confidential information raises questions for the accounting profession. In  this...

The Reality of UBS and Liechtenstein Tax Settlements

August 25, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:Swiss Don't See Defeat in Deal to Give Names to U.S. | online.wsj.com

The settlement between the Internal Revenue Service and UBS AG has been hailed around the world as a victory for U.S. tax authorities. In the UK similar moves against offshore tax evaders have been made by Her Majesty's Customs and Revenue (HMRC). As HMRC resorts to increasingly desperate measures, it should consider the cost benefits of such "fishing trips". Will the extra tax raised cover the administration...

An Idiot's Guide To Assessing Organisational Performance

August 24, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:Buffett Payouts Climb on Credit Swaps After Defaults | www.bloomberg.com

The biggest surge in corporate failures (and near failures) since at least 1970 (some high profile eg; Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Northern Rock, Lehman Brothers etc), lead me to conclude that effective corporate governance is merely a phrase to be trotted out to the media by management. I have put together a basic checklist of questions that one should ask, when making a judgement as to the effectiveness...

Hands Off Government - Non Intervention in Pay Deals and Diversionary Tactics

August 22, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:Obama Taking Hands-Off Stance on Citi, AIG Pay | www.bloomberg.com

The financial services industry in the UK does not care one jot what the Financial Services Authority (FSA) does, or says. The FSA truly is a creation of the politicians!

Hard Times for VC Firms

August 21, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:Venture capital industry sees glimmers of hope but is still in a deep slump | www.mercurynews.com

There's not much in the news about the health of FC firms. They are getting squeezed from low investment activity, reduced valuation on portfolio companies, and very little fund raising activity. Large public companies like IBM, Cisco, and Microsoft are turning a renewed eye towards monitoring private companies' health. The VC firms who are working with the pro-acquisition companies could be at...

Royal Bank of Scotland To be Spot Checked - Who Cares?

August 21, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:City regulator 'spot-checking' bankers' pay deals | business.timesonline.co.uk

As and when the FSA is abolished by the next Conservative government, who are likely to win the next election, the only people who will mourn its passing will be those in the financial services industry whose interests it has protected since its creation.

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