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Read more TMF Group Holding B.V. announces retirement of CEO and appointment of interim CEO TMF Group Holding B.V.has today announced that CEO Hugo van Vredenburch has decided to retire from this position for personal reasons. TMF Group’s chief operating officer, Frederik van Tuyll, will serve as CEO on an interim basis with immediate effect. Read more Cost of investing in London and Hong Kong A whopping 82% of respondents to a recent TMF Group website survey agree that cost of living affects their decision to invest in a country. Read more Registered agents can help you navigate US complexity Our American business expert recommends using a registered agent when operating in multiple jurisdictions in the US; here’s why. Read more Greek businesses are set to save under new legislation changes Greece is streamlining red tape, and businesses in the country are set to save big Read more Business confidence and FDI returning to post coup Thailand May's military coup never really looked like it would have a lasting impact on "Teflon" Thailand's long-term economic prospects, but recent figures are showing the recovery is well and truly on its way. With almost 1% growth in the three-month period which included the coup, and the stock exchange trading at a 14-month high, our Thai expert Nitin Modi reports from Bangkok. Read more Forms of legal entities in Russia now governed by amended code A long-awaited major set of amendments into the Russian Civil Code regarding regulation of legal entities is now in place. The changes are not likely to have significant effect on existing or planned Russian businesses, but are important nonetheless. However, it should be noted that since the amendments are brand new, there is no relevant legal or business practice so far, says Senior Lawyer at TMF Russia Dmitriy Shibaev Read more Is it business as usual during the Hong Kong protests? What started as a student’s class boycott has now turned into the biggest civil movement in the city for decades coined as the "Umbrella Revolution". Ordinary citizens (some with young children and toddlers) are marching into the streets appealing for electoral reform. The world's imagination has been caught up in the Hong Kong protests this week, but how has the unrest impacted Asia's First City of Finance? Read more Why some US states enact foreign qualification laws US states enact foreign qualification provisions to further certain interests, such as transparent and public disclosure of commercial information, facilitation of service of process, and equal treatment for all businesses operating in the state. Yes, a US state is its own jurisdiction with its own laws – and its own penalties. Our US expert looks at why there needs to be a foreign qualification process when doing business in the US. Read more Why Romanian business owners don’t rush to hire the unemployed and the young on public money Employers can benefit from much cheaper labor for one year, if they recruit young graduates or unemployed people. Although the state offers monthly incentives of 500 lei per person, entrepreneurs do not really go for the generous help. What are the reasons that keep them away from this “charity”? Camelia Nita speaks with Dailybusiness.ro Read more Mexico changes electronic tax filing requirements In an effort to be more transparent and accelerate tax processing, the Mexican Tax Authorities implemented a series of new rules, including new rules on when and how to submit electronic accounting information as part of mandatory tax filings. Mexico has spent the best part of 2014 implementing new tax requirements; our Mexico expert Roxana Bello gives a quick overview of the latest. Read more Not all AML regulations are created equal The EU’s current anti-money laundering legislation was introduced in 2005 with the so-called 3rd AML Directive, but there is still a lot of work to be done as it is not approached in the same way universally. In his latest blog, our anti-money laundering and compliance expert Massimo Paolo Gentili looks at how AML regulation can differ, even amongst European countries Read more Why investors are setting their sights on the Czech Republic A cloud has been lifted in the Czech Republic following the announcement that a more sustained recovery is expected next year, with some predicting GDP to grow more than 2% in 2014. Read more New compliance regulation in Colombia calls on companies to verify clients and providers information Companies are doing more international business with providers and clients around the world without verifying if the company is truly who they say they are – and, quite simply, putting that company’s reputation at risk. New regulation in Colombia introduces the Know Your Client principles to the country's business environment to combat money laundering and other illegal activities. Read more Avoiding the risks of a good standing lapse in the US 15-Oct-2014 TMF Group helps its clients in new markets with compliance issues and regulatory regimes where they have either no, or insufficient, experience. MEDIA CENTRE 8 in 10 US companies look to Asia and Europe to expand sales As the US economy becomes more confident in its recovery, 82% of US businesses are now looking overseas in a bid to grow sales. 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