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During our Japanese Desk Event, our experts explore together with you recent developments in Transfer Pricing, B2B legislation and distressed M&A. Besides the Tax & Legal Update, we also want explore the impact of ESG on your business. In a last module we deep dive into Cyber Threats & Security and working in the new normal.

On this page you can revisit each module of our Japanese Desk Event which took place on Thursday, 27 May.

• Transfer Pricing and COVID-19 implications
• People Services – Working from anywhere and immigration
• B2B Legislation and Distressed M&A
• ESG – What´s the impact on your business
• Cyber Threats & Security and working in the new normal

Should you have any further questions or comments please reach out to our experts listed below.

A year on, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact businesses, economies, and ways of living. 

In this update, we discussed how the ongoing pandemic has impacted businesses and the OECD guidance that has arisen around topics related to the tax impact of COVID-19.

We also discuss the ongoing discussions at the OECD and EU levels with regard tackling the tax challenges that have arisen due to the digitalization of the economy, and why Groups should stay abreast of these developments.

The pandemic has forced employers and employees to adapt quickly to a remote working routine. Lookout post-covid, 19 the “working from anywhere” trend will be there to stay.

Companies are advised to develop a policy and governance model allowing them to manage compliance risks.

Reminding employers on changed immigration reality of employing UK nationals in EU (or EU nationals in UK). Good news on digitalization of federal and regional immigration procedures. Ongoing projects at Flemish, Walloon and Brussels regional authorities to improve on innovative and business focused immigration policy.

Despite the continuing COVID-19 crisis, businesses must continue to operate. 

In our Legal Update, we’ll highlight an important piece of legislation that significantly impacts the freedom of drafting of business contracts: the so-called “B2B legislation”.

As the M&A market is booming, we will also provide a short recap on a few specific M&A topics.

After the pandemic and the transition of the US government, ESG and zero emissions have become top priorities for executive teams. In this session, we’ll start by exploring the history of energy in Europe. Then, we will take a closer look at the growing impact of ESG on corporate activities.

Businesses have been transformed forever by the pandemic, and companies face new cybersecurity threats associated with remote working and digital transformation. In this session, we will discuss how implementing simple, scalable and agile identity access management is key to establishing a trusted ecosystem and enabling growth.