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The way we live, work and learn is changing – and higher education institutions are no exception. This means daunting challenges lie ahead for any established, traditional HEIs that are resistant to change. Yet new ways to connect with students and employers around the globe will also present opportunities. As businesses become ever more global they increasingly demand employees with international experience. They want staff who can help them adapt and grow in new markets.

A few days after the Trasporti Romagna deal, Grant Thornton Financial Advisory Services is happy to announce a new deal closing: WRÅD LIVING. This is the sixth transaction successfully completed by the M&A team of Grant Thornton Financial Advisory Services since the beginning of the year. The deal was carried out through a venture investment club interested in supporting an innovative business that will change one of the top made-in-Italy industries: fashion.

On 19 December 2016 a conference on VAT aspects of e-commerce, organized by the VAT Commission of the Roll of Chartered Accountants, will be held at the premises of the Roll in Rome. Mario Spera, Principal at Bernoni Grant Thornton will intervene in the conference.

Important innovations concerning VAT warehouses were introduced by Law Decree n. 193/2016, with the aim of preventing possible frauds in this sector. Essentially, the regulation provides distinct rules for the removal of goods from VAT warehouses depending on how they were placed in the warehouses.

On 19 December 2016 an advanced course on Transfer Pricing, organised by the school of professional training (Scuola di Alta Formazione) of the Roll of Chartered Accountants in Milan, will be held at Fondazione Ambrosuaneum in Milan. Paolo Besio and Gianni Bitetti will participate.

This publication is designed to give Chief Financial Officers a high-level awareness of recent changes to IFRS that will affect companies’ future financial reporting. It covers both new Standards and Interpretations that have been issued and amendments made to existing ones. The December 2016 edition of the publication has been updated for changes to International Financial Reporting Standards that have been published between 1 December 2015 and 30 November 2016. In particular, this edition covers the new leasing Standard – IFRS 16, for the first time.

Now available in bookshops and online the VII edition of “Manuale di fiscalità internazionale” (International tax manual - IPSOA Wolters Kluwer, 2016), which sees Alessandro Dragonetti among the editors. It is a comprehensive volume that includes the most recent tax novelties. The tax manual deals indeed with all the basic topics of international taxation but this new edition is enriched with a full chapter dedicated to BEPS, an overview of relevant EU Court of Justice judgements as well as analysis on residence and double taxation.

On 12 December 2016 the conference entitled “Il consumatore ed il libero professionista, protagonisti della normativa sulla Crisi da Sovraindebitamento ex Legge 3/2012. Giurisprudenza e prassi” and organised by the commission for crisis of over-indebtedness of the Roll of chartered accountants in Rome (Commissione Crisi da Sovraindebitamento) will be held at the Roll of Chartered Accountants in Rome.

Our International Business Report (IBR) finds that nearly one in four businesses worldwide (21%) have faced a cyber-attack over the last 12 months. By taking a pragmatic and realistic approach to cyber-security – by assuming that ‘a breach is coming’ – you can build a resilient business that can withstand any crisis.

On 2 December 2016 the Law Decree 22 October 2016 n. 193 (“Tax decree”) completed its legislative iter with the publication in the Official Gazette of the consolidated text, post amendments, occurred at the time of the conversion into Law.

A lack of awareness is fuelling the surge in cyber crime but there are pragmatic steps that organisations can take. Tucked away in an office block in central London is a room dedicated to finding flaws in organisations’ cyber defences. Many such rooms exist. It’s just that few are operated by the good guys.

On 2 December 2016, a conference on transfer pricing will be held at Sala Convegni Orto Botanico in Padua. The conference will deal with the matter of transfer pricing by a multidisciplinary and integrated perspective, by analysing the relevant tax regulations and managerial issues and Alessandro Grassetto will intervene.

On 30 November 2016 Gianni Bitetti participates in the conference organizes by the Roll of Chartered Accountants in Milan and held at Fondazione Ambrosianeum in Milan, on advance pricing agreements (APAs) with the Tax Authorities.

Foundations for the Future: The 2016 Grant Thornton Global Conference took place from 26th to 28th October 2016 in Singapore. Gabriele Labombarda tells about his experience and the main topics analysed durign the event.

November 23 was the launch date of a new TV and web programme dedicated to the future of entrepreneurial leadership: “The House of Leaders”. Bernoni Grant Thornton is a partner in this initiative. As such, Stefano Salvadeo, partner and Head of Advisory at Bernoni Grant Thornton and CEO of Grant Thornton Financial Advisory Services hosts a sub-section “Board of Leaders” where he interviews entrepreneurs and managers to grasp their views about innovation, technology research, digital challenges and change management. The programme is on the air each Wednesday at 10.30 PM.

Enrico Cimpanelli, Principal at Grant Thornton Financial Advisory Services, participates as speaker in a conference on corporate frauds and crimes, on 23 November 2016, organised by Optime.