Fifty Shades of Green by Mark Carney

The world needs a new, sustainable financial system to stop runaway climate change

Raconteur: Future CEO 2019

How has the CEO role evolved, and what are the biggest management and operational challenges facing business leaders? The Future CEO special report, published in The Sunday Times, covers the changing CEO role from traditional command and control to one of inclusive and purposeful leadership. It explores how business leaders of tomorrow need to prioritise self-development and ensure they are constantly renewing their skills and capabilities to have an impact on society, beyond pursuing profits and wealth. It examines the top five traits investors look for in a leader and why female representation on UK boards is on the rise, but that doesn’t necessarily mean female CEOs are. Also featured is an infographic on how CEOs are balancing their responsibilities and what their top priorities are as their role develops.

Vivien Teu & Co - Tax in the transparent world: a review and update on automatic exchange of information

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”) has in recent years doubled up efforts of (non-US) tax authorities globally towards chasing taxpayers who are flying under the radar of their home countries’ tax authorities and who do not declare their income or gains arising from assets or investments held overseas. As a responsible member of the international community and in keeping up its international reputation and competitiveness as an international financial centre, Hong Kong has also adopted automatic exchange of information between tax authorities, moving from its previous position of providing information only upon request. 

In this synopsis, we provide an outline of the global changes that have driven the enhancement of tax transparency – more specifically, the international standard on automatic exchange of financial account information in tax matters, which has now been implemented by many jurisdictions globally including Hong Kong and China.

Raconteur: Future CFO 2019

71 per cent of finance leaders say they are increasingly responsible for ethical decision-making in support of their organisation’s purpose. The Future CFO special report covers the ever-changing CFO role beyond that of number crunchers to that of value leaders. It explores why CFOs need to upskill, why so many are burning out, and how repositioning them at the centre of business is beneficial. Also featured is an infographic on how CFOs create value within the company beyond finance activities.