International Firm News:
CANADA
Hedgebook, the cloud-hosted application for audit teams, has launched Hedgebook Audit, an online derivative valuation tool designed specifically for use by auditors.
WEST AFRICA
HLB International, one of the leading international accountancy networks, has recently signed a new member firm.
The audit, tax and consulting firm KMC, which is based in Niamey, Niger, has joined the network independent accounting firm HLB International. KMC will join HLB members located in Niger, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Benin, Mali, Togo and Guinea-Bissau.
U.S. Firm News:
ALABAMA
Decosimo will provide accounting, financial reporting, fraud detection and cyber security education on Friday, July 19 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m at the 21st Annual Decosimo Accounting Forum hosted by the University of North Alabama Continuing Studies and Outreach department at the Joe Wheeler State Park Resort Lodge in Rogersville, Ala.
ARIZONA
CCH Connections’ User Conference 2013 registration is now open.
Networking events, will take place October 27-30 at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Ariz.
CALIFORNIA
Sensiba San Filippo LLP has been named one of the top 20 small companies on the Bay Area News Group's list of San Francisco Bay Area Top Workplaces of 2013. ... Twenty-eight WNDE staff members spent a morning sorting food at the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County. Headquartered in Irvine, the Food Bank collects food and distributes it through 470 member charities in the community.
CONNECTICUT
Employees of BlumShapiro wear jeans on Fridays to raise funds for charity of their choice through its Jeans for Charity Program. The program provided a donation of $5,000 to the Alzheimer’s Association Connecticut Chapter.
GEORGIA
Frazier & Deeter launched FD Fund Administration, a provider of outsourced fund administration services to real estate, private equity and other funds.
ILLINOIS
Raymond James, St. Petersburg, recruited a team of advisors in Illinois for the firm’s independent broker/dealer Raymond James Financial Services. The team operates as Dashboard Wealth Advisors, an independent firm, with offices at 1520 Kensington Road, Suite 107, Oak Brook, Ill. … DG’s Computerworld has named Grant Thornton LLP to its 2013 Best Places to Work in IT list. The firm has been recognized by the publication for 10 consecutive years. ...In a recent study conducted by BDO USA LLP, Chicago, close to two-thirds, or 64 percent, of capital markets executives at leading investment banks anticipate U.S. IPO activity to increase in the second half of 2013, compared to less than a third, or 30 percent, who believe activity will remain flat with the first half of the year and just 6 percent who are predicting a decrease in deals. For survey results visit
MARYLAND
KatzAbosch, Baltimore, created a video compilation of its employees sharing their perspectives on what the firm’s new vision statement means to them with personal video diaries and skits. The video can be viewed on the KatzAbosch
MASSACHUSETTS
Gray, Gray, & Gray LLP, Westwood, plans to help support Cradles to Crayons, a Boston-based charity that provides children from birth through age 12, living in homeless or low-income situations, with the essential items they need to thrive at home, at school and at play. Gray, Gray, & Gray staff members will be collecting items such as blankets, baby clothes, bottles, and strollers, in addition to raising money in order to provide much needed financial support.
MICHIGAN
Plante Moran is conducting its third annual Innovation Quotient survey. The third annual IQ survey from the public accounting, tax and business advisory firm will ask Midwest businesses and organizations to share how they use innovation to increase revenue, improve quality and cut costs. New to the survey this year will be three sections exploring collaboration, which was identified by the 2012 innovation “superstars” as key to their success. The 10-minute survey, which is available at
MISSOURI
The Advisory Board, Think Tank to the Profession, launched its new interactive webinar series -“Live Talk Radio, presented by Winning-is-Everything.” The first Live Talk Radio show is scheduled for Tuesday June 25th, 1:00pm eastern featuring Tom Hood, executive director and CEO of the Maryland State Society of CPAs. Invitations went out on Monday June 17, 2013. … Brown Smith Wallace has launched Brown Boarding Business Series to help executives to strategies that can strengthen the bottom line. The first three episodes cover
NEW MEXICO
Accounting & Consulting Group, Albuquerque, has joined the independent accounting and consulting firms association PKF North America. The firm also now is a correspondent of PKF International Ltd.
NEW JERSEY
The annual New Jersey Society of CPAs Scholars Institute gave nearly 100 college students a forum to help give them a competitive edge in “the real world.” As part of its two-day residency program, The Scholars Institute provided interactive programming that helped students identify their goals and provided them with the essential tools to reach them. In addition to supplementing classroom education, The Scholars Institute offered the opportunity to network and make valuable connections with fellow students, CPAs, human resource personnel and NJSCPA staff – future professional resources. The event took place in May at Montclair State University. … CohnReznick LLP, Roseland, through its CohnReznick Foundation and CohnReznick CARES initiative, donated a total of $150,000 to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation and the Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation at its 22nd Annual Charity Golf Invitational held on June 10th. Over the past seven years, CohnReznick’s outing has raised a combined total of more than $1.15 million for these two organizations. … Cushman & Wakefield Inc. and the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University hosted “The Future of New Jersey’s Suburban Office Campuses,” a program geared toward regional investors and developers. The program featured a presentation reviewing the evolution of New Jersey suburban office campuses as well as trend-lines that could result in new real estate investment opportunities. … The Mercadien Group releases its 2013 Business Outlook Survey Report. For the full report visit the firm’s
NEW YORK
ACG New York announced finalists for the Accounting/Due Diligence Firm of the Year category. New York based accounting firm finalists includes; CBIZ, Rothstein Kass, Marcum LLP, WeiserMazars and Anchin Block & Anchin LLP. …Margolin, Winer & Evens, Garden City, has revamped its Web site,
OHIO
Walthall, Drake & Wallace has been selected as one of The Plain Dealer’s Top Workplaces for the third consecutive year. … SS&G has been selected as one of The Plain Dealer’s Top Workplaces in the midsize company category (150-499 local employees). This is the third year in a row SS&G has received this recognition. … BCG & Company has been selected as one of The Plain Dealer’s Top Workplaces. The employee survey is conducted by WorkplaceDynamics LLP, a research firm on organizational health and employee engagement. … The Ohio Society of CPAs names new executive board and recognizes five CPAs at its annual meeting. For a detailed list of new board members visit the association’s
VIRGINIA
The National Society of Accountants Scholarship Foundation has awarded 39 students with scholarships. Collectively, they will receive $32,700 in award money.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman CPAs received a 2013 Corporate Philanthropy Award, which is part of an annual program sponsored by the Washington Business Journal to honor top corporate philanthropists in the Greater Washington Area. Nonprofit Audit Principal Trevor Williams attended and accepted the award on behalf of Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman CPAs.