EisnerAmper Ireland attend the Insurance Ireland Annual Lunch 2018

On Wednesday, 2 May 2018 Dave Montgomery, Partner, Risk & Regulatory; Tom Brennan, Partner, Risk & Regulatory; and Gavin Lee, Head of International Trade at EisnerAmper Ireland attended the Insurance Ireland Annual Lunch 2018. The flagship annual gathering for the insurance industry was held in the Intercontinental Hotel, Dublin 4. The event was a great opportunity for organisations across the Insurance market to meet and to network.

The guest of honour for the event was Professor Alan Ahearne, Director of the Whitaker Institute, Professor of Economics at NUI Galway and member of the Commission of the Central Bank of Ireland and Chair of the joint ESRI/Department of Finance Research Programme on the Macro-economy and Taxation.

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At EisnerAmper, we design business & compliance solutions for Insurance & Reinsurance firms. In this regard, where we can assist you and your organisation, please contact Dave Montgomery or visit our Insurance & Reinsurance page for further information on our services.

EisnerAmper Singapore hosts launch event

On Thursday, 19 April 2018, EisnerAmper Singapore (formerly Saw Meng Tee & Partners PAC) held its official launch in The Westin, Singapore.  Speakers at the launch event included Saw Meng Tee, Managing Partner of EisnerAmper Singapore; Nicholas Tsafos, Director and Chairman of the Board of EisnerAmper Global; Alastair MacDonald, Managing Partner of EisnerAmper Ireland; and Charles Weinstein, Chief Executive Officer of EisnerAmper LLP.

More than 200 people attended the welcome luncheon at The Westin and the event was hosted by Steven Chia of Chanel News Asia.  Attendees from Singapore’s Monetary Authority and Economic Development Board helped underscore the importance of this move for both EisnerAmper Global and the Republic of Singapore. The afternoon also included an informative Q&A session facilitated by Chia.

EisnerAmper Singapore provides specialist accounting, advisory, outsourcing and risk & regulatory services to international and domestic clients operating in Singapore and across Asia.  At EisnerAmper Singapore’s launch, Managing Partner Saw Meng Tee told guests “We have taken 18 years since setting up our firm in 1999 to reach this milestone and we would like to thank everyone for your support and patience as we grew. Thank you for supporting us through our rebranding”.

EisnerAmper Ireland and Saw Meng Tee & Partners PAC have been working closely together over the past two years to further develop existing ties between Ireland and Singapore.

For further information o EisnerAmper Singapore, click here.

Pictured above from left to right: Frank Keane, Partner, EisnerAmper Ireland; Nicholas Tsafos, Partner, EisnerAmper LLP (United States); Peter Cogan, Partner, EisnerAmper LLP (United States); Saw Meng Tee, Managing Partner, EisnerAmper Singapore; Charles Weinstein, Chief Executive Officer, EisnerAmper LLP; Alastair MacDonald, Managing Partner, EisnerAmper Ireland; and Gavin Lee, Head of International Trade, EisnerAmper Ireland.

Clodagh Byrne attends Emerging Leaders Networking Breakfast

We were delighted to have EisnerAmper Ireland’s Clodagh Byrne attend the Emerging Leaders Networking Breakfast on Cross-Cultural Communications with the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland this morning in Ulster Bank‘s head office.  The breakfast was a great opportunity to network and discuss the subjects of inclusion and diversity with the wider business community.  To read more about the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland, click here.

EisnerAmper Ireland staff attend CASSD Gala Ball 2018

EisnerAmper Ireland’s Trainee’s attended the Chartered Accountants Student Society Dublin (CASSD) Gala Ball 2018 on Saturday 10 March 2018.  The event was a great opportunity to enjoy a night of socialising after working hard all week on behalf our clients.

EisnerAmper Ireland hosts a table at the Irish Tax Institute Annual Dinner 2018

On Friday 23 February, EisnerAmper Ireland hosted a table at the Irish Tax Institute Annual Dinner, in the Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road.  The event was a great success and we were delighted to have the opportunity to network, relax and enjoy the company of colleagues and business associates.

Our Tax team is focused on Making Trade Happen by providing tax solutions, options and structures for clients seeking advice and compliance services to support their operations in Ireland and Europe.  We are one of the leading niche tax practices in Ireland providing these tax services and solutions.  In this regard, if we can assist you or your business in any way, please contact Cormac Doyle, Partner & Head of Tax, Sheila Mullally, Head of Corporate Tax or Roisin Jordan, Head of VAT.

Insurance Ireland Annual INED Seminar 2018 supported by EisnerAmper Ireland

On Thursday, 22 February, Insurance Ireland, supported by EisnerAmper Ireland, hosted its Annual INED Seminar in the National Concert Hall, Dublin 2.  The event was a great success and we were delighted to have the opportunity for members of our team to connect with the Insurance & Reinsurance INED community.  The theme of this year’s seminar was “The Role of the INED – Expectations, Challenges and Opportunities”.

MC for the event was Dave Montgomery, Partner and Head of Risk & Regulatory at EisnerAmper Ireland. The keynote speakers were Sylvia Cronin, Director of Insurance Supervision, Central Bank of Ireland and Thomas B. Considine, Chief Executive Officer, The National Council of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL), New Jersey, USA.  The panel also included Kevin Thompson, CEO, Insurance Ireland, and Vincent Sheridan, Chairman, Insurance Ireland INED Council.

EisnerAmper Ireland is delighted to be working with Insurance Ireland and their dedicated INED Council to support the delivery of their Annual INED Seminar in addition to co-hosting a series of bespoke INED Fora throughout 2018.  As the voice of insurance actively promoting the highest standards, Insurance Ireland represents 95% of the domestic market and more than 80% of Ireland’s international life insurance market.  The Insurance Ireland INED Council promotes best practice for insurance industry INEDs in addition to acting as a sounding board for entities, organising appropriate training and acting as a networking hub.

EisnerAmper Ireland is a firm of specialist accountants with a niche focus on the Financial Services, International Trade and Government sectors.  As Head of Risk & Regulatory at EisnerAmper Ireland, Dave Montgomery leads a team in the provision of regulatory, risk management, audit and advisory solutions to Insurers and Reinsurers operating in or through Ireland.  As a former regulator with the Central Bank of Ireland, Dave supervised insurance and reinsurance firms and also worked on the development and implementation of the PRISM^TM framework.  If we can assist you or your business in any way, please contact Dave Montgomery.

EisnerAmper Ireland Celebrates Pancake Tuesday & Valentines Day

On February 13 & 14 2018, EisnerAmper Ireland celebrated Pancake Tuesday and Valentines Day in our Dublin office.

On Tuesday, Pancakes were made in the kitchen for all staff to enjoy, in order to take a brief break from working hard on behalf of our clients.

On Wednesday, a gift-bag of chocolates was left on all staff members’ desks.

At EisnerAmper, we strive to nurture and leverage the talent and unique ability of each individual member of our team.  This is part of the unique approach we take to creating a positive working environment for all staff, in order to best develop the next generation of accountants and advisors. Our ‘Art of Practice’ is a conceptual framework that underpins our strategy to develop specialist professionals with a full practitioner skillset.

Clodagh Byrne wins Innovation Challenge at Future Leaders’ Hackathon 2018

EisnerAmper Ireland congratulates Clodagh Byrne, Assistant Manager from our Risk & Regulatory department, whose team at the Future Leaders’ Hackathon 2018 won the ‘Innovation Challenge’ award.  The event saw over 100 participants, competing in teams to create an innovation, service or product that facilitates Ireland to be the best place to live and work.

Clodagh’s team ‘DataLock’ consisted of 9 ‘Future Leaders’ whose multidisciplinary skills and hard-efforts won them the prize.

Hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland, in partnership with the DCU Ryan Academy, the Future Leaders’ Hackathon provides a fantastic opportunity for nominated future leaders to ‘hothouse’ their leadership skills – communications, marketing, team-building, negotiating, pitching, presenting – to network in a fun, competitive environment and to create innovative solutions. To read more about the event, click here.

Design thinking is key to our business model and how we serve our clients. To read more about how we differentiate, click here.

EisnerAmper Ireland takes part in Future Leaders’ Hackathon 2018

EisnerAmper Ireland’s Clodagh Byrne, Assistant Manager, Risk & Regulatory and Barry Horan, Supervisor, International Business are taking part in the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland’s Future Leaders’ Hackathon 2018 in DCU St Patrick’s Campus from Thursday February 8 to Saturday February 10.

The Hackathon involves a gathering of 80 – 100 future leaders from the American Chambers’ member firms, to form multi-disciplinary cross-sector teams to hack solutions and create an innovation, service or product that facilitates Ireland to be the best place to live and work.

At EisnerAmper we design business & compliance solutions to make trade happen – audit, tax, advisory, outsourcing and risk & regulatory.  In this regard, if we can assist you or your business in any way, please contact a member of our team at +353 1 2933 400.

EisnerAmper Ireland attends Australia Day Corporate Lunch 2018

On Friday 26 January 2018, EisnerAmper Ireland’s Jennifer Kelly, Partner, Head of Outsourcing, attended the Irish Australian Chamber of Commerce annual Australia Day Corporate Lunch in Croke Park, Dublin.

The event was a great success and featured an address by H.E. Richard Andrews, Australian Ambassador to Ireland and Blaine Callard, CEO, Harvey Norman.  We were delighted to have the opportunity for members of our team to connect with our clients and friends of our Firm.

Helping companies do business in Ireland and Europe is what we do every day – audit, tax, advisory, risk & regulatory and outsourcing. In this regard, if we can assist you or your business in any way, please contact our International Business team.

EisnerAmper Ireland attend Financial Reporting training course

On Wednesday 24 January 2018, EisnerAmper Ireland staff attended an Audit and Accounting Training session in the Clayton Hotel Leopardstown presented by Mercia, a leading provider of training services to accountants in the UK and Ireland.  The financial reporting training was provided by University of Ulster Professor of Financial Reporting Robert Kirk.

The course covered topics including observations noted by IAASA related to Irish financial statements; financial instruments; leases; revenue from contracts with customers; insurance contracts; a comparison of FRS 102 1A and FRS 105; other recent changes to Irish and UK GAAP; ethical standards; and public interest entities.