International and Emerging Markets Blog
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
China ,
Interviews
| Tags: Grant Thornton,
China,
property,
growth,
UK,
insight,
interview,
retail,
strategy,
staff,
Meet our experts,
profile,
Q&A,
Real Estate,
assurance,
Simon Bevan,
business services
Fresh from a business sabbatical in Asia, where he is a visiting professor at Xiamen University, Fujian province in China, Simon Bevan talks about his time in Asia, his work and what growth-seeking companies should be thinking about right now.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
China ,
Interviews
| Tags: Grant Thornton,
China,
UK,
insight,
compliance,
interview,
staff,
audit,
companies,
financial reporting,
Meet our experts,
IPO,
profile,
Hong Kong,
Q&A,
Chinese,
Andy Ka
“The number one issue concerning businesses in China and UK working with each other is culture,” says Andy Ka, a British-born Chinese who has worked in both the UK and China. In our latest interview, we go behind the scenes of Andy’s work with Grant Thornton’s China Britain Services Group and find out what is hot on his clients’ agenda right now.
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Brazil,
India,
Interviews
| Tags: India,
Grant Thornton,
Colin Johnson,
international,
insight,
due diligence,
energy,
Brazil,
staff,
Meet our experts,
profile,
Q&A,
arbitration,
disputes,
investigations,
Latin America,
expert witness,
profile, Q&A, insight
This month we welcome Colin Johnson to our blog series, which goes behind the scenes of our emerging markets services. Colin, who speaks Spanish, Portuguese and several other languages, communicates with an average of six different countries each day. But with his focus on Latin America, it is Brazil’s growth story that he recommends companies take a closer look at.
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Tuesday, November 01, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Brazil,
China ,
Russia,
Korea,
India,
South Africa,
Interviews
| Tags: HMRC,
OECD,
patent box,
transfer pricing,
double taxation,
transfer pricing rules,
business risks,
R&D tax credits,
taxable profits,
international tax,
tax jurisdictions,
tax treaties,
arm’s length prices
Operating in international waters can be complex but with clear planning a lot can be addressed before you take the big step. Even after you have begun trading overseas, it makes sense to talk about your tax structure sooner rather than later.
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Monday, October 03, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
India,
Interviews
| Tags: business,
tax,
Grant Thornton,
entrepreneurs,
HNWIs,
UK,
tax planning,
South Asia Group,
insight,
interview,
staff,
Meet our experts,
profile,
Q&A,
Harish Dass,
High net worth individuals,
Entrepreneurial Services Tax Team,
entrepreneurial services
“Our relationship with a client is one of ‘the trusted adviser’,” says Tax Manager Harish Dass. Which means busy entrepreneurs can get on with their business without having to consult a whole team of advisers. Here Harish talks about his work with UK entrepreneurs, many of which are of South Asian origin, and why tax should be top of everyone’s’ agenda right now.
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Tuesday, August 09, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Interviews
| Tags: business,
finance,
Grant Thornton,
insight,
due diligence,
interview,
corporate finance,
staff,
private equity,
people,
Meet our experts,
IPO,
transactions,
profile,
Q&A,
Mo Merali
As our Head of Private Equity, Mo Merali has led teams on all aspects of Transaction Advisory Services work, including a number of multi-million-pound cross-border assignments. Here we ask him about his toughest deals, pivotal career moments and what companies should be focusing on right now.
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Tuesday, July 19, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Interviews
| Tags: business,
Grant Thornton,
entrepreneurs,
China,
UK,
insight,
aim,
interview,
staff,
audit,
people,
Meet our experts,
profile,
Q&A,
Norman Armstrong,
China Britain Services Group,
assurance
A phone call from China in 2006 led Norman Armstrong to work on a six-month project to help a Chinese company list on AIM. He has been helping companies and entrepreneurs achieve their international ambitions ever since.
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
India,
Interviews
| Tags: India,
tax,
Grant Thornton,
HNWIs,
UK,
South Asia Group,
Grant Thornton India,
Anuj Chande,
interview,
Glasgow,
Edinburgh,
staff,
people,
Meet our experts,
Scotland,
profile,
Paula Fraser,
Q&A,
Asia
In the first of a new series, we’re introducing some of our key people at Grant Thornton and asking them about their work, and the issues facing their clients. First up is Paula Fraser, a tax director based in Glasgow, who specialises in advising businesses and individuals on tax but also works closely with the South Asia Group.
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Interviews
| Tags: Grant Thornton,
emerging markets,
South Asia Group,
insight,
South Asia,
interview,
sectors,
staff,
people,
Meet our experts,
profile,
service,
Q&A,
China Britain Services Group,
contacts
Who is the person that assists overseas companies with an IPO listing on LSE or AIM? Or leads on a M&A transaction for a UK firm expanding into India? Or who advises on China tax compliance? In a new series for the International Markets blog, we interview some key Grant Thornton people about their work…
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