International Tax

whitePaper | September 20, 2022

India is set to become the third largest economy in the world by 2029. The FinTech industry has a crucial role to play in the country’s dream to reach the third largest economy from the fifth largest economy in the world. The global fintech market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 23.58% from 2021 to 2025. Total global fintech funding (across mergers & acquisitions, private equity, and venture capital) reached $210 billion with a record 5,684 deals in 2021 up from $125 billion across 3,674 deals in 2020.

whitePaper | June 11, 2022

Prudent cash and liquidity management is critical in times like these. Cash management practices can make or break a business. Businesses that managed cash and liquidity prudently before the pandemic have remained resilient, while less-prepared businesses faced existential threats in the face of a liquidity crunch. As businesses emerge from the uncertainty of the pandemic and chart paths to revenue and profit growth, senior executives have a rare opportunity to rethink the way their business manages its cash. Modernizing the underlying accounts receivable (AR) systems and processes that a business uses to apply, manage, and forecast its cash can create a culture that can result in long-term cash excellence.

whitePaper | April 19, 2021

The way in which banks onboard corporate clients can impact many aspects of their business, from reducing time to revenue, to improving customer experience and loyalty, and to compliance with Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations. This white paper explores how banks can deal with changing KYC regulations and the incoming 6AMLD; what technology can be utilised to assist banks achieve seamless corporate onboarding; and what stands to be lost, and more significantly, to be gained, with a seamless real-time onboarding experience.

whitePaper | November 15, 2019

MacKay Municipal Managers™ employs a relative value investment approach across all of their municipal strategies, with a focus on total return. The team seeks to capitalize on opportunities created by the mispricing of securities and will move along the credit curve based on where they find the best relative value. An emphasis is placed on risk management, and they currently do not employ leverage in the mutual funds they manage, which can increase volatility. The team’s active research-driven process and keen emphasis on risk control may benefit investors seeking attractive tax-free income.

whitePaper | June 15, 2023

Asset managers headquartered in Europe saw their private market assets continue to grow in 2022, albeit more slowly than in previous years, and their total assets under management (AUM) exceeded €2.3 trillion (US$2.4 billion) by the end of the year. Institutional investors remain the region’s major allocators to private assets—European high-net-worth (HNW) and ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) investors are still underexposed to private asset classes, although that is set to change.

whitePaper | July 15, 2022

BNPL has grown rapidly as a lending product for consumers over the last few years. The idea of paying for purchases over time through a few interestfree payments is highly appealing to customers. BNPL firms have rapidly grown revenues as product adoption has increased. Most of this growth is led by fintechs while banks have been trying to play catch-up. Arguably, banks have lagged behind because fintech firms have been able to use their tech advantage to appeal to a wide consumer base and have reduced friction in the customer lending journey. However, industry experts also admit that a lot of this performance disparity may be due to regulatory arbitrage. Large banks face higher scrutiny when compared to fintechs and nonbanking lenders on policies, processes, and analytical strategies.