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    Checklist: Advancing AI maturity in asset management
    ADVISORY Checklist: Advancing AI maturity in asset management
    This checklist, developed by Grant Thornton UAE and based on ThoughtLab’s AI maturity framework, guides asset and wealth management leaders through seven pragmatic steps to advance AI maturity. Covering strategy, innovation culture, IT platforms, talent, advanced tools, data management, and governance, the article addresses the unique challenges and opportunities for UAE and GCC firms. It highlights the importance of aligning AI adoption with business goals, regulatory requirements, and local market realities, empowering organisations to move from pilots to enterprise-wide transformation and realise tangible ROI from AI investments.
    11 min read | 23 Dec 2025
    Data up front: Asset management’s underutilised growth engine
    ADVISORY Data up front: Asset management’s underutilised growth engine
    Grant Thornton UAE’s latest insights reveal how asset managers in the UAE and GCC can move beyond compliance and use data as a growth engine. The article outlines three key strategies: building a single, trusted data environment, applying AI to drive revenue, and personalising the investor experience. With a focus on local market drivers such as regulatory change and high mobile adoption, GTUAE experts explain how firms can optimise existing systems, upskill teams, and deliver better outcomes for clients.
    10 min read | 16 Dec 2025
    UAE e-invoicing Q&A: Practical insights from our webinar with Thompson Reuters MENA
    TAX UAE e-invoicing Q&A: Practical insights from our webinar with Thompson Reuters MENA
    This practical Q&A from the 26 November Thomson Reuters MENA webinar provides clear guidance on the UAE e‑invoicing mandate. Learn who’s in scope for B2B and B2C, how reverse charge mechanism (RCM) applies to imports and domestic transactions, and when self‑billing is required. Explore the process of appointing and linking an ASP in EmaraTax, ERP integration options including APIs and Odoo modules, and best practices for AP workflows such as handling rejections, credit notes, and reconciliation. The article also outlines UAE record retention rules for e‑invoicing compliance.
    1 min read | 11 Dec 2025
    Exit readiness: Maximising value on your journey to exit
    ADVISORY Exit readiness: Maximising value on your journey to exit
    Exit readiness is critical for maximising value during a business sale or transition. Grant Thornton UAE outlines key factors, planning fundamentals, and a holistic approach to ensure smooth, successful exits.
    9 min read | 26 Nov 2025
    Women transforming financial services
    DISCOVERY SERIES 2025 Women transforming financial services
    The Discovery series 2025 highlights how women are driving change in the UAE’s financial services sector. Featuring key data, sector ambitions, and interviews with senior leaders in risk, audit, and compliance, this report offers insights into diversity, governance, and the future of finance.
    25 Nov 2025
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    19 Dec 2025

    Grant Thornton Brazil completes transaction; joins Grant Thornton Advisors multinational platform

    CHICAGO and SAO PAULO, November 17, 2025 – Grant Thornton Brazil has completed a transaction that makes it part of the Grant Thornton Advisors multinational platform. Launched earlier this year with the support of an investor group led by New Mountain Capital, the platform is bringing high-performing firms across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia Pacific region into an integrated advisory and tax practice, complemented by independent audit practices.

    16 Dec 2025

    Grant Thornton Advisors expands multinational platform by welcoming Grant Thornton New Zealand

    Grant Thornton New Zealand has completed a transaction that makes it part of the Grant Thornton Advisors multinational platform — extending the platform’s reach across 20 time zones into the Asia Pacific region. Grant Thornton Advisors launched its platform earlier this year with the support of an investor group led by New Mountain Capital — and is bringing high-performing firms across the Americas, Europe the Middle East and the Asia Pacific region into an integrated advisory and tax practice, complemented by independent audit practices.

    25 Nov 2025

    Grant Thornton Advisors to expand multinational platform by adding Grant Thornton in Puerto Rico

    CHICAGO and SAN JUAN, November 25, 2025 – Grant Thornton Advisors LLC (Grant Thornton Advisors) has expanded the multinational platform it created earlier this year by adding Kevane Grant Thornton in Puerto Rico. The deal with the Puerto Rican firm will grow the platform to include 17 firms stretching from the Americas across Europe and the Middle East to the Asia-Pacific region. This is the second deal in the Americas for the multinational platform this month, alongside Grant Thornton Brazil.

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