FS Viewpoints
Our series of timely, thought-provoking and informative publications on current issues impacting the financial services industry.
| 2012 US financial services M&A insights: Balancing uncertainty and opportunity PwC's annual review of financial services industry mergers and acquisitions with a review of major trends and an outlook on future m&a activity. |
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Round 3 of FATCA guidance: IRS Notice 2011-53 provides transitional rules for Foreign Financial Institutions On July 14, 2011, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2011-53 (the Notice), which provides a timeline for Foreign Financial Institutions (FFIs) and U.S. withholding agents to implement the various provisions under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) of 2009, which was enacted in the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act of 2010. |
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When the Growing Gets Tough: How Retail Banks Can Thrive in a Disruptive, Mobile, Regulated World As the United States emerges from the financial crisis, retail banks are striving to outperform their competitors while grappling with unprecedented regulatory challenges and shifts in consumer behavior. Banks are also assessing the implications and opportunities created by mobile phones and social media. |
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Financial services regulatory highlights: March 2011 Monthly newsletter providing insight on current regulatory issues. |