EisnerAmper Ireland’s Annual Golf Day

On Thursday 31 August, EisnerAmper Ireland hosted its annual Corporate Golf Challenge in Powerscourt Golf Club, Enniskerry.  The event was a great success and we were delighted to have the opportunity for members of our team to connect with so many clients and friends of our Firm.  A total of 15 teams spent a very enjoyable afternoon playing golf, which was followed by a BBQ and refreshments in the Clubhouse.

EisnerAmper Ireland staff celebrate Summer Party 2017

On Friday 11 August, EisnerAmper Ireland took all of its staff on a mini-cruise holiday followed by dinner and drinks in a mystery ‘exotic’ location.

The EAI team enjoyed an afternoon boat tour from Dun Laoghaire East Pier to Howth, Co. Dublin, followed by dinner and drinks overlooking the sea with a view of Ireland’s Eye.  The evening was a great success and provided an opportunity for newer members of the team to get to know the rest of the Firm, and for all employees to enjoy a break from working hard on behalf of our clients.

EisnerAmper Ireland hosts table at Ladies’ Day at the Dublin Horse Show

EisnerAmper Ireland’s tax & international business team yesterday hosted a table at Ladies’ Day at the Dublin Horse Show in the RDS.  Cormac Doyle, Partner & Head of Tax and  & Jennifer Kelly, Partner and Head of Outsourcing were joined by clients, contacts and our colleagues in IDA Ireland.  The day was centred around the national & international show jumping competitions and was a great opportunity to network and socialise.

EisnerAmper Ireland and ViClarity launch Investment Risk Management Solution

EisnerAmper Ireland and ViClarity, a leading global supplier of RegTech and FinTech solutions to the Financial Services market, recently hosted Credit Union training events which included the launch of ViClarity’s Investment Risk Management Solution for Credit Unions.  Dave Montgomery, Partner and Head of Risk & Regulatory and Kilian Doyle, Director of Advisory at EisnerAmper Ireland were among those to address attendees.

ViClarity’s compliance monitoring platform is one of the most advanced systems of its kind today. It is used to track the performance of governance, risk and compliance controls and delivers a full audit trail with an intuitive ease of use.

EisnerAmper Ireland and ViClarity announced their FinTech and RegTech partnership in May 2017.  The partnership provides a comprehensive blend of expertise through EisnerAmper Ireland’s industry experience and subject matter expertise with ViClarity’s award winning technological solutions.

EisnerAmper LLP named as Top 10 Fund Auditor servicing Hedge Funds

EisnerAmper LLP was named as a Top 10 Fund Auditor servicing Hedge Funds in Preqin’s 2017 special report on Hedge Fund Service Providers.  EisnerAmper placed number 6 on the list.  Preqin is a leading source of data and intelligence for the alternative assets industry and operates from its headquarters in London, with offices in New York, Singapore and San Francisco.

The report presented an analysis of the latest trends among hedge fund service providers including fund administrators, custodians, prime brokers, auditors, law firms and fund marketers.  EisnerAmper was also named by Preqin as one of the top five fund auditors by the proportion of hedge funds launched in the period of 2016 to the first quarter of 2017.

EisnerAmper LLP is part of EisnerAmper Global, a specialist network operating in key financial services and international trade hubs including the US, Cayman and Ireland.

Ray Kelly attends the 10-year anniversary of EisnerAmper Cayman

Ray Kelly, Partner at EisnerAmper Ireland, attended the 10-year anniversary celebrations of EisnerAmper Cayman.  The celebration event was held at the Westin Hotel Grand Cayman and was attended by over 200 guests.  The guest speaker on the evening was Adam Cheyer, former Director of Engineering in Apple’s iPhone group and founder of Siri.

Prior to the main event, EisnerAmper Cayman also hosted a dinner for all EisnerAmper Global attendees in the Tasting Rooms in Grand Cayman.  This event was attended by Ray Kelly, the EisnerAmper Cayman team and a number of our EisnerAmper LLP colleagues from New York, including Charly Weinstein, CEO of EisnerAmper LLP.

EisnerAmper Ireland hosts an evening for the Structured Finance industry

EisnerAmper Ireland hosted an evening for the Structured Finance industry, in The Hibernian Club on St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, on 15 June 2017.  The event was a great opportunity to discuss the important challenges that are currently being faced by Structured Finance vehicles, and also to look to the future and highlight any potential developments that may affect the industry going forward.  Topics discussed on the night were:

• Connecting…the dots – Overview of Ireland’s Structured Finance industry
  Diarmaid O’Keeffe, Partner, Head of Audit
• EU Audit Reform – Key issues for Ireland’s Structured Finance industry
  Ronan Murphy, Partner, Head of Structured Finance
• IFRS 9 – Financial Reporting impact on Structured Finance vehicles
  Ian Wilson, Director, Structured Finance
• Regulatory Insights – Recent trends & developments
  David Montgomery, Partner, Head of Risk & Regulatory

The event was a great opportunity not only to learn about the ongoing regulatory changes affecting SPV’s and their corporate service providers, but also to connect with our clients and enjoy an evening of networking and refreshments.

EisnerAmper Ireland hosts Alumni Reunion 2017

EisnerAmper Ireland hosted its first Alumni Reunion event of the year on 31 May 2017 in Odessa Rooftop Bar, Dublin 2.

The evening was a great success and provided an opportunity to introduce some of the newer members of our team, including our new Partners, Jennifer Kelly and Tom Brennan.  It was a pleasant evening where both current and former team members enjoyed good conversation, networking and food and drinks, in the heart of our capital city.

EisnerAmper Ireland hosts Insurance iNED – Learn, Dine & Connect

EisnerAmper Ireland’s inaugural Insurance iNED – Learn, Dine & Connect event was held on 4 May in Shanahan’s on the Green, Dublin 2.  The objective of the evening was to share insights on current trends and developments affecting those responsible for the governance of insurance undertakings.  Alastair Mac Donald, Managing Partner at EisnerAmper Ireland, Ray Kelly, Partner and Head of Insurance, and Dave Montgomery, Partner and Head of Risk & Regulatory, spoke about current challenges and opportunities facing insurance market participants arising from, amongst other areas, the EU Audit reform agenda, the insurance regulatory regime (Solvency II) and Brexit.

Helping Insurers and Reinsurers do business in Ireland and Europe is what we do every day – providing audit, internal audit, risk & regulatory, tax and advisory services.  When we can help you or your clients, please do not hesitate to contact Dave Montgomery, Ray Kelly or Diarmaid O’Keeffe or check our Insurance / Reinsurance section to learn how we can assist you.

EisnerAmper Ireland hosts “Ireland Gateway to Europe” in London

On 6 and 7 April, EisnerAmper Ireland hosted “Ireland, Gateway to Europe” in the Bloomsbury Hotel, London.  Co-founded by EisnerAmper Ireland in 2012, Ireland Gateway to Europe is a not-for-profit collective of Irish service providers who showcase Ireland as Europe’s premier investment location by providing international companies seeking to expand into Europe with a secure resource network for business expansion, and access to an experienced, professional network of service providers.  2017 is the first year the event is taking place both in the UK in April and in the US in September.  The Ireland Gateway to Europe event in London focused on why the City of London’s leading financial institutions are choosing Ireland to future-proof their access to the EU.  Ray Kelly, Partner at EisnerAmper Ireland’s Financial Services team, and David Montgomery, Head of Risk & Regulatory Advisory at EisnerAmper Ireland, attended the event.  Guest speakers included John Bruton and Willy Walsh and David Montgomery was one of panellists at the event, joined by Chief Executives from international and Irish banks, financial institutions and professional services firms.  The event was a great success and we look forward to the next gathering in the US in September.