The Era of Protectionism and Populism is Upon Us

As the left-leaning media keeps saying, ‘it has really happened’; last Friday Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States. How does it feel? I believe the best word to describe the current state, both in the US and around the world, is uncertainty… it feels uncertain. First there was Brexit,…
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Cosmetic or Substantial Compliance?

During the last ten years, I had the possibility to analyze, for research or consulting reasons, hundreds of compliance models of companies operating in Europe, North America, Africa and Latina America. Let me share with you a very simple statistics: over 95% of them adopted a compliance approach that I define in my courses as…
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Taking Office ... in a Hostile Environment

The inauguration of new President Donald Trump could be an example of what can happen in companies on the arrival of a manager that nobody wanted. How can this situation be turned around?
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Taxing Ronaldo to Reduce the Burden on the Rest of Us

The relationship between football players and the tax authorities is a hot topic in Spain. A number of players have been singled out as defrauding the revenue services, one of the most recent being the Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo. In his case, the numbers appear to indicate he allegedly diverted €150 million to avoid…
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