﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:a10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>Subscribe to News updates from MSI Global Alliance </title><link>http://www.msiglobal.org/news/msi-news/</link><description>Receive updates on our events, marketing opportunities and services, as well as announcements on new firms that have joined our global association of independent firms</description><language>en-UK</language><copyright>? Copyright 2013 MSI Global</copyright><generator>MSI RSS Generator</generator><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msiglobal.org/news/2013/5/msi-global-alliance-admits-new-member-in-vietnam/</guid><link>http://www.msiglobal.org/news/2013/5/msi-global-alliance-admits-new-member-in-vietnam/</link><category>msi</category><category>accounting</category><category>vietnam</category><title>MSI Global Alliance admits new member in Vietnam</title><description>MSI Global Alliance, a leading international association of legal and accounting firms, is pleased to announce the admission of new accounting firm member Southern Auditing Co. Ltd (AASCS) in Vietnam.
Headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City, the 18 partner strong firm, provides a full range of auditing, accounting</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><a10:updated>2013-04-25T00:00:00+01:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="xhtml"><![CDATA[ MSI Global Alliance, a leading international association of legal and accounting firms, is pleased to announce the admission of new accounting firm member Southern Auditing Co. Ltd (AASCS) in Vietnam.
Headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City, the 18 partner strong firm, provides a full range of auditing, accounting and financial consultancy services and has grown steadily to become one of the largest state-owned auditing firms in the country since its inception in 1997.“We are delighted to have AASCS join our association and to extend our footprint in the East Asia region with a dynamic and like-minded firm such as AASCS. The firm has a strong reputation in the local market and an excellent track record of servicing clients with international needs.” said Donal Watkin, chief executive at MSI Global Alliance.AASCS assists more than 800 clients throughout Vietnam including foreign and state owned enterprises, listed companies and financial investment organisations.
Do Khac Thanh, general director of AASCS commented: “Our decision to join MSI is an important step in our firm’s development and will enable us to offer a truly global service to our clients. Our membership will give our firm the competitive advantage and help to differentiate ourselves from other audit firms in the marketplace. We are very excited to be MSI’s representative in Vietnam and look forward to establishing strong relationships with our members.”
MSI’s coverage in East Asia currently comprises 20 accounting and legal member firms.
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For further information contact:
MSI Global Alliance Pauline Rottstock, Marketing and Business Development Manager Tel: +44 20 7583 7000  Email: prottstock@msiglobal.org    
 
About Southern Auditing Co. Ltd (AASCS)Southern Auditing Co., Ltd, conforms to the professional standards of accounting and auditing issued by the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam as well as servicing clients that require compliance with international auditing standards. The firm has a total of 18 partners and 80 staff. For more information please visit www.aascs.com.vn
 ]]></a10:content></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msiglobal.org/news/2013/3/budget-2013-predictions-%E2%80%93-what-will-chancellor-george-osborne-announce/</guid><link>http://www.msiglobal.org/news/2013/3/budget-2013-predictions-%E2%80%93-what-will-chancellor-george-osborne-announce/</link><category>msi</category><category>msi news</category><category>accounting</category><category>UK</category><category>accountants</category><category>MSI Global</category><category>MSI Global Alliance</category><title>Budget 2013 predictions – What will Chancellor George Osborne announce?</title><description>Chancellor George Osborne will today make his Budget 2013 statement to Parliament. 
MSI member firm, Armstrong and Watson will  provide a full analysis of the Budget 2013 including a short commentary video, Tax Facts pocket guides and a live Twitter Q&amp;amp;A between 3pm and 4pm time.Bob Wheatcroft, Partner</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 Z</pubDate><a10:updated>2013-03-20T00:00:00Z</a10:updated><a10:content type="xhtml"><![CDATA[ Chancellor George Osborne will today make his Budget 2013 statement to Parliament. 
MSI member firm, Armstrong and Watson will  provide a full analysis of the Budget 2013 including a short commentary video, Tax Facts pocket guides and a live Twitter Q&amp;A between 3pm and 4pm time.Bob Wheatcroft, Partner and Head of Tax at  Armstrong Watson, UK member firm of MSI Global Alliance, has laid out his predictions for what will be covered in this year’s Budget on 20 March 2013.
Budget 2013 predictions
Bob Wheatcroft, Partner and Head of Tax at  Armstrong Watson, UK member firm of MSI Global Alliance, has laid out his predictions for what will be covered in this years Budget on 20 March.
Monetary Policy boost: the Government knows that growth in the economy is vital but is reluctant to be forced into higher borrowing to provide a boost to infrastructure spending. Ministers would probably prefer to use the Bank of England to take action so expect an announcement that the Bank’s targets are being refocused on growth with some new monetary instruments being created for the new Governor.Income Tax threshold: The LibDem policy to raise the tax threshold to £10,000 is also in the coalition agreement so expect further progress in that direction.
Self Employed National Insurance Contributions: The Government has announced a new flat rate state pension worth £144 per week which is to come in from 2017. The self employed are winners in the change so perhaps the Government will raise their NICs to help pay for it.
Fuel Duties: Petrol prices are particularly sensitive in rural areas and have been going up recently. Expect a further freeze in duty.Corporation Tax: the Government is talking tough on tax avoidance by major companies and we can expect a policy announcement on this by the Chancellor; as a sweetener to big business we can also expect further progress downwards in the main rate of Corporation Tax to improve our international competitiveness.
Inheritance Tax: There has been a lot of talk recently about Agricultural &amp; Business reliefs being restricted or removed. There must be a strong possibility that Agricultural relief for non working farmers and Business relief for shares quoted on the AIM market will go.

About Armstrong Watson
Armstrong Watson is an independent member of MSI Global Alliance. Ranked as a top 30 accountancy firm, Armstrong Watson is a leading independent firm of chartered accountants in the North of England and Southern Scotland specialising in accountancy, financial advice and strategic business planning.
For further information and for updates on the Budget 2013 please visit Armstrong Watson's website 
Follow Armstrong Watson on twitter
 ]]></a10:content></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msiglobal.org/news/2013/1/directory-app-now-available-for-your-smartphone/</guid><link>http://www.msiglobal.org/news/2013/1/directory-app-now-available-for-your-smartphone/</link><category>msi news</category><category>msi</category><title>Latest association apps now available for BlackBerry, iPhone and Android smartphones </title><description>MSI's apps have been republished and are now available from the various app stores for you to download.  Download the latest association apps by clicking here.
 
Our apps allow you to access information and contact details for MSI member firms and main contacts at each firm.  You can use the app to</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 Z</pubDate><a10:updated>2013-01-08T00:00:00Z</a10:updated><a10:content type="xhtml"><![CDATA[ MSI's apps have been republished and are now available from the various app stores for you to download.  Download the latest association apps by clicking here.
 
Our apps allow you to access information and contact details for MSI member firms and main contacts at each firm.  You can use the app to search for a particular person or for a firm of a certain type.  MSI members can be added to your phone's address book and you can call or email members directly from the app.
Get the app and start accessing MSI's members while you're on the move - the apps will work even if you don't have a web connection.
For more information, please contact MSI's marketing team.]]></a10:content></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msiglobal.org/news/2012/10/new-memberlink-site/</guid><link>http://www.msiglobal.org/news/2012/10/new-memberlink-site/</link><category>msi</category><category>msi news</category><title>MemberLink: Leveraging the LinkedIn Network </title><description>As those who attended the International Conference in Santa Monica will be aware, MemberLink has recently been updated to provide MSI's members with a richer user experience that is enhanced through an integration with LinkedIn, the world's most popular online professional network with 175 million users.
Among</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><a10:updated>2012-10-03T00:00:00+01:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="xhtml"><![CDATA[ As those who attended the International Conference in Santa Monica will be aware, MemberLink has recently been updated to provide MSI's members with a richer user experience that is enhanced through an integration with LinkedIn, the world's most popular online professional network with 175 million users.
Among other things, the new MemberLink offers members improved opportunities to explain in greater detail their areas of specialism, better understand the skills offered by MSI counterparts, and participate in (LinkedIn integrated) practice groups.
A number of short 1 minute videos are now available explaining how you can edit your profile, join a group, connect your account to LinkedIn, and there is a video explaining the role of the MemberLink Champion at each member firm.

Leveraging the popularity of the LinkedIn global networkRecognising the importance of LinkedIn's network of 175 million professionals (as of August 2012) and its use by many MSI members, we have integrated MemberLink with LinkedIn. Connecting your LinkedIn account to your MemberLink account (see image above) provides the following benefits:
Single sign-on When you login to MemberLink in the usual way (using your MemberLink username and password) you will be prompted to connect your LinkedIn account (see image above). We encourage members to allow this connection to take place. Once this has been completed, you will also be able to login to MemberLink using your LinkedIn username and password.  
Re-use of information from your LinkedIn profileWe recognise that many members will be more likely to keep their LinkedIn profile up to date than their MemberLink profile. By connecting their LinkedIn and MemberLink accounts, members will be able to import specific information from their LinkedIn profile: their photo, headline profile and summary. This ensures consistent presentation of their profiles and saves 're-inventing the wheel'. 
Participation in MSI's (LinkedIn) practice groupsIf you have connected your LinkedIn account to MemberLink, then you will see on your MemberLink dashboard suggestions regarding groups you could join that match your areas of specialism as well as the latest updates from these groups. Please note that if you haven't connected your accounts, you will only see 3 random group suggestions.  There are currenly only a small number of practice groups, but as member volunteers emerge and momentum builds, we will be launching additional practice groups.
The MemberLink dashboardAll members will now see their own dashboard area once they have logged in. Once a connection to LinkedIn has been established and members begin to participate in groups and build their profiles, they will see updates (group updates and in the future news updates) on their dashboard that match their interests and specialist areas.  
Improved profiles &amp; the MSI Academy designationMembers can now select from a detailed legal and accountancy related taxonomy a maximum of 20 areas of expertise that will be added to their profile. To allow other users of the site to assess their suitability to serve their needs, members will be asked to categorise each area of practice according to the amount of time they spend working in that area. Based on their selections, MemberLink will create a profile for you and ensure that you rank correctly in any searches.Members who spend a specific (determined by MSI) amount of time working in a particular technical area will be designated as members of the 'MSI Academy' and will rank ahead of other members. We ask all members to act in the spirit of our worldwide membership by categorising themselves fairly and honestly.  A very small proportion of members have already been selected as Academy members based on publicly available information on their websites - members who believe they are genuine specialists in a particular area are encouraged to update their profile to ensure it communicates their skills clearly to other members and of course to other visitors to the website. The MSI Academy is a pilot programme that will evolve in line with member feedback.
Better search capabilitiesAlong with a better taxonomy for carrying out more in-depth searches, the Advanced Search tool allows members to specify a region for their search. Search results show a snippet of each user's profile (see image above) and allow a graph of each user's practice by percentage share to be viewed.Next stepsAll members are encouraged to either login themselves to build their profiles or to task their firm's MemberLink Champion with updating profiles.
Technical assistanceBuilding the new MemberLink has been a big project with several integrations taking place in the background. There will be technical difficulties while the 'dust settles' and we kindly ask all members to please have patience while we fix these issues. If you have questions or need support using MemberLink, please email memberlink@msiglobal.org or visit our page on how to use the new MemberLink.]]></a10:content></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msiglobal.org/news/2012/10/new-msi-practice-groups/</guid><link>http://www.msiglobal.org/news/2012/10/new-msi-practice-groups/</link><category>msi</category><category>msi news</category><title>New Practice Groups Offer Collaborative Opportunities </title><description>We are pleased to announce the launch of a small number of practice groups. These groups each have a LinkedIn group that provides them with core infrastructure for sharing information and ideas and getting to know each other. 
The groups are LinkedIn groups, but are accessible from both LinkedIn and</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><a10:updated>2012-10-03T00:00:00+01:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="xhtml"><![CDATA[ We are pleased to announce the launch of a small number of practice groups. These groups each have a LinkedIn group that provides them with core infrastructure for sharing information and ideas and getting to know each other. 
The groups are LinkedIn groups, but are accessible from both LinkedIn and MemberLink following the launch of the new MemberLink.
Members who practice in the specialist areas below are invited to join the groups by clicking on the links below (you will need to have a LinkedIn account). We encourage you to forward the links to any colleagues who are less likely to view this article.
Product Liability, Catastrophic Injury &amp; Professional Negligence Grouphttp://www.linkedin.com/groups/MSI-Global-Alliance-Product-Liability-4613701/about
Bankruptcy, Business Reorganisation &amp; Insolvency Grouphttp://www.linkedin.com/groups/MSI-Global-Alliance-Bankruptcy-Business-4573317/about
Intellectual Property Lawyers Grouphttp://www.linkedin.com/groups/MSI-Global-Alliance-Intellectual-Property-4571524/about 
Employment &amp; Labor Law Group http://www.linkedin.com/groups/MSI-Global-Alliance-Employment-Labor-4689348/about
Marketing grouphttp://www.linkedin.com/groups/MSI-Global-Alliance-Marketing-Group-4703740/about
New groups will be launched in discussion with members as interest in each area develops. We are very interested in launching groups for our accounting members too.
Once you have joined a group and connected your LinkedIn account to your MemberLink account, other MSI members with the same practice focus from all around the world will be able to view your contributions to the group.
Our new LinkedIn/MemberLink groups provide a platform from which strong practice groups can evolve and their individual members can expand their professional networks.
For technical assistance or further information on groups or MemberLink in general, please email memberlink@msiglobal.org]]></a10:content></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msiglobal.org/news/2012/10/msi-welcomes-back-minneapolis-law-firm-messerli-kramer/</guid><link>http://www.msiglobal.org/news/2012/10/msi-welcomes-back-minneapolis-law-firm-messerli-kramer/</link><category>msi</category><category>msi news</category><category>regional</category><category>Minneapolis</category><category>Messerli</category><title>MSI Welcomes Back Minneapolis Law Firm Messerli &amp; Kramer</title><description>Messerli &amp;amp; Kramer P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota, has re-joined leading international association of independent professional firms, MSI Global Alliance. 
Messerli &amp;amp; Kramer P.A., offers 11 distinct practice areas in four divisions, including banking &amp;amp; finance, business law, real estate, business</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><a10:updated>2012-10-02T00:00:00+01:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="xhtml"><![CDATA[ Messerli &amp; Kramer P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota, has re-joined leading international association of independent professional firms, MSI Global Alliance. 
Messerli &amp; Kramer P.A., offers 11 distinct practice areas in four divisions, including banking &amp; finance, business law, real estate, business litigation, collections, corporate finance &amp; securities, divorce &amp; family law, employment, estate planning, government relations and intellectual property. 
Established in 1965, Messerli &amp; Kramer has evolved with their clients into a quietly efficient legal powerhouse, with offices in Minneapolis, St. Paul and Plymouth, Minnesota and one office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm partners with dynamic enterprises, adding their knowledge of effective public/private business partnerships that can move clients ahead. Messerli &amp; Kramer looks out for their clients’ interests, whether personal or business. 
With the need to service their clients nationally and internationally, Messerli &amp; Kramer sought an international association with the ability to do this. MSI has provided the firm with the opportunity to expand their client services and strengthen the firm's capabilities. MSI is delighted to welcome them back on board as our exclusive law firm member in Minnesota.
For more information, please contact MSI's Member Relations Manager, Emma Reeves]]></a10:content></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msiglobal.org/news/2012/10/dallas-accounting-firm-pricekubecka-pllc-joins-msi/</guid><link>http://www.msiglobal.org/news/2012/10/dallas-accounting-firm-pricekubecka-pllc-joins-msi/</link><category>msi</category><category>test</category><category>msi news</category><category>accountants</category><category>Dallas</category><title>Dallas Accounting Firm PriceKubecka PLLC Joins MSI</title><description>PriceKubecka PLLC, Dallas Texas, has joined leading international association of independent professional firms, MSI Global Alliance.
Founded in 1995, PriceKubecka has been providing a wide range of professional services including: Accounting, Audit &amp;amp; Assurance, Asset Based Lending Field Examinations,</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><a10:updated>2012-10-01T00:00:00+01:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="xhtml"><![CDATA[ PriceKubecka PLLC, Dallas Texas, has joined leading international association of independent professional firms, MSI Global Alliance.
Founded in 1995, PriceKubecka has been providing a wide range of professional services including: Accounting, Audit &amp; Assurance, Asset Based Lending Field Examinations, Employee Benefit Plan Audits, Cost Segregation Studies, Financial Advisory, Mergers &amp; Acquisitions, and various Tax Services for privately held businesses in the Dallas Fort Worth area and other regional cities. The firm serves a wide spectrum of industry niches including construction, manufacturing, retail, auto dealerships, oil and gas companies and private equity firms.
PriceKubecka offers a commitment to highly personalized service with partner involvement in all client engagements. The firm currently employs approximately 22 staff members.
“We are very excited to have the opportunity to join MSI Global, and we anticipate many successful years working with other members of the organization. We view our new association with MSI Global Alliance as a valuable strategy for building the firm’s national and international presence,” said PriceKubecka founding partner Brian Price.
With a strong desire to grow further, yet not give up its independence, the firm sought affiliation with a prominent international alliance of independent accounting firms. MSI has provided the firm with this opportunity and they look forward to developing a long term relationship with MSI’s members in North America and internationally.
For more information, please contact MSI's Member Relations Manager, Emma Reeves]]></a10:content></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msiglobal.org/news/2012/10/msi-welcomes-delaware-accounting-firm-gunnip-company-llp/</guid><link>http://www.msiglobal.org/news/2012/10/msi-welcomes-delaware-accounting-firm-gunnip-company-llp/</link><category>msi</category><category>msi news</category><category>accountants</category><category>delaware</category><title>MSI welcomes Delaware Accounting Firm Gunnip &amp; Company LLP</title><description>Gunnip &amp;amp; Company LLP, Wilmington, Delaware, has joined leading international association of independent professional firms, MSI Global Alliance.
Gunnip &amp;amp; Company is a Certified Public Accounting firm serving the Northeast corridor of the United States. Located roughly halfway between New York</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><a10:updated>2012-10-01T00:00:00+01:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="xhtml"><![CDATA[ Gunnip &amp; Company LLP, Wilmington, Delaware, has joined leading international association of independent professional firms, MSI Global Alliance.
Gunnip &amp; Company is a Certified Public Accounting firm serving the Northeast corridor of the United States. Located roughly halfway between New York City and Washington DC, Gunnip provides highly personalized and comprehensive assurance, tax, and business consulting services. As a Delaware firm, they are uniquely positioned to assist with corporate and trust tax benefits inherent to Delaware. For more than six decades Gunnip has been a trusted advisor for large multinational corporations, entrepreneurs, small businesses and individuals. With 12 partners and a team of more than 60 dedicated professionals, the firm is known for blending the resources and proficiency of a large accounting firm with cost efficiency and personal service.
By joining an international association for professional service firms, MSI has provided the firm with the ability to service their growing clients’ needs and retain their independence. Robert D. Mosch, Jr. CPA, CVA, Managing Partner says “Our desire to join an international association was simple. Our international clients will directly benefit from our relationships with legal and accounting professionals in other parts of the world.”
For more information, please contact MSI's Member Relations Manager, Emma Reeves]]></a10:content></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msiglobal.org/news/2012/3/international-accounting-bulletin-shortlists-msi-for-association-of-the-year-award/</guid><link>http://www.msiglobal.org/news/2012/3/international-accounting-bulletin-shortlists-msi-for-association-of-the-year-award/</link><category>msi</category><category>msi news</category><title>International Accounting Bulletin Shortlists MSI for International Accounting Association of the Year Award</title><description>Top 6 international association of independent accounting and law firms, MSI Global Alliance, has been shortlisted by the International Accounting Bulletin for the inaugural Association of the Year award to be presented at their awards evening in London on 8 March 2012.
This year’s IAB awards, sponsored</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 Z</pubDate><a10:updated>2012-03-01T00:00:00Z</a10:updated><a10:content type="xhtml"><![CDATA[ Top 6 international association of independent accounting and law firms, MSI Global Alliance, has been shortlisted by the International Accounting Bulletin for the inaugural Association of the Year award to be presented at their awards evening in London on 8 March 2012.
This year’s IAB awards, sponsored by global insurance broker Aon, attracted more than 100 nominations from all over the world.
According to the IAB, a judging panel, comprised of former BDO global chief executive Jeremy Newman, ACCA technical director Sue Almond and London City lawyer Jane Howard, whittled down the nomination lists over two rounds of judging. MSI is one of five organisations nominated for the international accounting association award.
The shortlist was drawn up based on an evaluation of criteria including: financial performance globally and by region; how well the association has strengthened its position in what it considers to be strategically important markets; evidence that member firms are an employer of choice; evidence of industry leadership, which could include initiatives such as thought leadership, industry best practice, or playing a lead role over an industry issue; evidence of client satisfaction; and evidence that the association has successfully implemented a strategy which helped it significantly improve its delivery of internal services to member firms and external services to clients.
The International Accounting Bulletin is the leading authority of the global accounting industry and regularly analyses firm performance and best practices.
These 14 awards honour individual excellence, innovative practices and firms that have risen above their peers in the past 12 months.
The awards will be judged by an independent panel of high level accounting experts.
We hope to be able to bring you more news on 8 March, but are delighted to be shortlisted for this prestigious award.]]></a10:content></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msiglobal.org/news/2012/2/doing-business-in-portugal-seminar-to-take-place-at-emea-regional-meeting-in-lisbon/</guid><link>http://www.msiglobal.org/news/2012/2/doing-business-in-portugal-seminar-to-take-place-at-emea-regional-meeting-in-lisbon/</link><category>msi</category><category>events</category><category>msi news</category><category>Moneris</category><category>Portugal</category><category>Ramilo</category><category>lisbon</category><category>antas</category><category>antas da cunha</category><category>madeira</category><title>Doing Business in Portugal Seminar to Take Place at EMEA Regional Meeting in Lisbon</title><description>We are delighted to confirm that a Doing Business in Portugal seminar will take place at MSI's EMEA Regional Meeting in Lisbon.
Given that MSI usually holds its European Tax Meeting at this regional meeting, the seminar will be predominantly tax focused, but will involve input from both our accounting</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Z</pubDate><a10:updated>2012-02-23T00:00:00Z</a10:updated><a10:content type="xhtml"><![CDATA[ We are delighted to confirm that a Doing Business in Portugal seminar will take place at MSI's EMEA Regional Meeting in Lisbon.
Given that MSI usually holds its European Tax Meeting at this regional meeting, the seminar will be predominantly tax focused, but will involve input from both our accounting firm member (Moneris Group) and our law firm member (Antas da Cunha Ferreira &amp; Associados).  
The seminar will take place at the hotel (Tivoli Lisboa) from 2-4pm, and will cover the following topics:

Advice on how to cope with The Portuguese Tax System
The different ways to set up a business in Portugal
The tax system for companies and individuals
Government grants and incentives for investment
An overview of Portuguese Labour law
Offshore opportunites and changes in Madeira 

The event booking form for the meeting will give you the opportunity to sign up for this seminar. 
We look forward to seeing you in Lisbon. For more information, please contact Hayley Wilkinson. ]]></a10:content></item></channel></rss>