MKO (now EisnerAmper Ireland) participates in the France Ireland Chamber of Commerce SME & Entrepreneurs’ Network

Members of MKO’s (now EisnerAmper Ireland’s) International Business Team are active participants in the SME & Entrepreneurs’ Network forum organised by the France Ireland Chamber of Commerce (FICC).

The initiative involves events throughout the year, and includes speakers from trade associations such as UbiFrance and Enterprise Ireland. The initiative also hosts a trade forum to allow members to showcase their products and services.

The meetings (attended by entrepreneurs and senior management personnel of IFCC member companies) highlight opportunities to build business between French and Irish companies.

ConnectIreland – Reception celebrating 1,000 jobs

Members of MKO’s (now EisnerAmper Ireland’s) International Business team attended Connect Ireland’s milestone job creation announcement, celebrating 1,000 job commitments under the Connect Ireland programme.

Speakers at the event included Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD, and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD.

ConnectIreland has been appointed to deliver the Irish Government’s Succeed in Ireland initiative, in association with IDA Ireland, and has helped to bring 36 companies to Ireland which plan to create 1,000 sustainable jobs over the next 3 to 5 years.

CEO Forum 2014

Frank Keane, Partner and Head of International Business at MKO (now EisnerAmper Ireland), will attend the 26th CEO Forum, an event organised by Enterprise Ireland. This year’s event will be held on Wednesday, 26 November at the Printworks Conference Centre, Dublin Castle.

The theme for the 2014 Forum is ‘Internationalisation – Rising to the challenges’ and attendees will have the opportunity to hear and share views on the challenges and successes facing today’s CEOs. Panellists and keynote speakers, including Mark Little, Broadcaster, Author and Social Media Entrepreneur, Anne Heraty, CEO, Cpl Resources plc., Michael O’Leary, CEO, Ryanair, will explore areas including ‘Excellence Through People’ and ‘Developing & growing an international business’.

For more information on MKO (now EisnerAmper Ireland’s) International Business offering, please visit our website.

MKO (now EisnerAmper Ireland) attends IIBA Annual Luncheon

Frank Keane, Partner and Head of International Business at MKO (now EisnerAmper Ireland) attended the Ireland India Business Association’s Annual Luncheon in the Shelbourne Hotel on Wednesday, 12 November.

Special guests on the day included:

• Ambassador of India to Ireland, Mrs Radhika Lal Lokesh.
• Eamonn Foley, CEO IAA.
• Eoin Ryan, former TD and Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development.
• Maeve Collins, Regional Director, Asia Pacific, Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade.

For more information on how MKO (now EisnerAmper Ireland) can help Indian businesses or your Indian clients establish operations in Ireland, please contact a member of MKO (now EisnerAmper Ireland’s) International Business team.

American Chamber FDI Women in Business Network

Jennifer Kelly, Roisin Cahill and Sarabeth McGuire, members of MKO’s (now EisnerAmper Ireland’s) International Business team, were delighted to join the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland at their inaugural FDI Women in Business Network event. The event focused on the theme of “Current Leaders Influencing Future Leaders”, and was hosted by Vodafone Ireland on Friday, 7 November 2014.

The panel, comprising four exceptional current business leaders (Louise Phelan, American Chamber of Commerce President & PayPal Vice President of Global Operations, EMEA; Anne O’Leary, Vodafone, Chief Executive Officer; Aisling Hassell, Airbnb, Head of EMEA CX; and Julie O’Neill, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Senior Vice President & General Manager) shared stories of the opportunities & challenges they faced to become the leaders they are today.

MKO (now EisnerAmper Ireland) is an active member of the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland.

Web Summit 2014

Members of MKO’s  (now EisnerAmper Ireland’s) International Business team will attend the Web Summit in Dublin on 4 – 6 November.  The Web Summit, which is Europe’s largest technology conference, will attract over 20,000 attendees, including a number of EisnerAmper’s clients involved as both participants and attendees.

MKO’s (now EisnerAmper Ireland’s) International Business team, led by Frank Keane, Partner, has established itself as a leading advisor to high growth US and international businesses doing business in and from Ireland.  Our Firm works closely with Ireland’s largest law firms, and government bodies including Enterprise Ireland and the IDA Ireland to assist these businesses in establishing operations in Ireland.

For more information on how MKO (now EisnerAmper Ireland) can help your business establish operations in Ireland, please contact a member of the International Business team.

Premier International Associates US Conference 2014

Alastair MacDonald, Managing Partner, and Frank Keane, Partner and Head of International Business, attended the Premier International Associates Conference that was held in Boca Raton, Florida, from the 31 October till the 2 November 2014.

MKO (now EisnerAmper Ireland)  is a member of Premier International Associates, a global network of leading accounting, tax and advisory firms focused upon international trade.  Company presentations, Q&A sessions, group discussions and workshops offered members the opportunity to interact with the extended Premier International network and to gain in-depth insights into technical updates and practice management worldwide.

 Premier International Associates is one of the top 30 international accounting and professional service networks. Founded by SRLV (London) in 1996, it has grown from to more than 60 firms globally through membership and affiliation.  Details of Premier International Associates can be found atwww.premierinternational.org

MKO (now EisnerAmper Ireland) attends GAIMOps Ireland Conference

Senior members of MKO (now EisnerAmper Ireland) and EisnerApmer LLP’s Financial Services teams attended the GAIMOps Ireland conference in Powerscourt from 8 – 10 October, 2014.  GAIMOps is Europe’s preeminent Hedge Fund event for Compliance level operations, Risk Compliance and Due Diligence Executives to share best practices. The conference presented opportunities for hedge fund executives and industry experts to cement formidable business partnerships, engage in valuable and strategic networking and share what’s top of mind with peers.

Ronan Murphy, Partner Designate from MKO (now EisnerAmper Ireland) and Nick Tsafos, Partner at EisnerAmper LLP, attended seminars on topics including:

• Keynote speech from John Bruton, President of IFSC Ireland and former Irish Prime Minister which included topics such as the success of Irish Funds industry to date and future directions for the industry.

• AIFMD 2.0 The AIMA Debrief – Interpreting, prioritising and deciphering the most important elements of the sweeping reform. From remuneration to investor disclosure; accessing outside help with AIFMD authorisation and reporting and the impact of the Directive on non-EU fund managers.

• How A Manager Is Handling And Adapting To AIFMD – How a firm implemented AIFMD and lessons along the way. How compliance is monitoring the reverse solicitation. What should investors be asking and looking for from managers? As depositories seek to transfer or discharge their liability, what are the implications?

These seminars also included panel discussions comprising experts from the Irish, European and US hedge funds industry.

Irish Funds Industry Association Seminar – San Francisco

Senior members of MKO’s (now EisnerAmper Ireland’s) Financial Services team travelled to San Francisco on 8th October, 2014 to attend seminars hosted by The Irish Funds Industry Association highlighting Ireland as fund domicile of choice for investment funds.

Diarmaid O’Keeffe, Partner and Head of Financial Services, and Ray Kelly, Partner Designate, Financial Services, attended seminars on topics including:

• Why Ireland for investment products which included detail on the flexibility of fund structures and success of Irish Funds industry to date.
• Ireland’s solutions for US Managers with alternative products under the AIFM Directive.
• Opportunities presented to US Managers from the introduction of the new Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicle (ICAV) and Ireland’s proposals to allow Loan Origination within Irish domiciled funds.

These seminars also included panel discussions comprising experts from the Irish and European funds industry.

To learn more about the services offered by MKO (now EisnerAmper Ireland) to companies and service providers in the Financial Services sector, click here.

Chartered Accountants Ireland – Credit Union Forum

Diarmaid O’Keeffe (Head of Financial Services at MKO (now EisnerAmper Ireland)) and Dean Roche (Senior Manager, Financial Services at MKO (now EisnerAmper Ireland)) were guest speakers at Chartered Accountants Ireland Credit Union Forum. The forum was aimed at auditors of credit unions and took place on Friday, 26 September, in Chartered Accountants House, Dublin.  Diarmaid and Dean addressed an audience comprising credit unions representatives and auditors.  Their presentation “Audit of Credit Unions – Risks for consideration in planning your audit” covered the following topics:

• Legal & regulatory framework and risk factors;
• Business model – risks for consideration in planning your audit;
• External audit file reviews – recurring themes; and
• Using the work of internal auditors.

The forum allowed attendees to ask questions, gain insights and discuss matters relating to the risks to be considered when planning an audit of a credit union.

Funds Audit Secondment Programme

Patrick Thornton, a member of EisnerAmper LLP Financial Services Team, is currently in Dublin to partake in a 3 month Funds Audit Secondment Programme with MKO (now EisnerAmper Ireland). Patrick will be working with EisnerAmper’s Financial Services team providing audit, accounting, advisory and forensic accounting services to the Firm’s International and Irish clients. Patrick will work with a portfolio of clients including securitisation companies, treasury companies, section 110 companies, aircraft leasing companies, regulatory authorities, and financial services companies.