This seminar will explore developments in the global economy, with presentations on current issues affecting private clients in areas of tax, investment and financial planning.

Times:

• 12.00 – 12.45: Buffet lunch
• 12.45 – 14.00: Presentations
• 14.00 – 14.30: Panel question and answer session
• 14.30: Optional complimentary guided tour of Bletchley Park

To register for this event please contact lorraine.connolly@mazars.co.uk

Mazars' charity seminars are aimed at trustees and staff of charities and take place twice per year, in the spring and autumn. They cover current changes and developments in accounting, financial reporting, auditing, direct tax, VAT, governance, investment, internal audit and outsourcing.  

Time: 17.11.2011: 1.30pm - 5.00pm followed by networking reception

To register for this event please contact ginny.massey@mazars.co.uk

The Financial Services Authority has recently published a Consultation Paper and Discussion Paper on its proposals for Recovery and Resolution Plans (RRP) required for financial institutions. All UK incorporated deposit-takers, subsidiaries and significant investment firms with assets exceeding £15 billion will need to implement RRPs.

This seminar will provide an opportunity to learn about these important proposals and how they may affect your firm.

This seminar will cover:

• Important information about the RRP proposals.
• Key requirements which we expect will apply to financial institutions subsequent to finalisation of the rules.
• Actions that can be taken by management ahead of the final rules.

Times: Registration and refreshments from 3.45pm, presentations from 4.15pm to 5.30pm, followed by drinks and a light buffet.

To register for this event please contact lesley.birch@mazars.co.uk

The forthcoming seminar will look at a broad range of issues relating to year-end reporting.  The seminar will include an update on the impact of financial reporting changes on year-end reporting, a review of the latest IFRS and IFRIC guidance and FRC and FRRP pronouncements and a discussion on the issues to consider for a smooth year-end process.

The fourth year of the successful Quoted Companies Alliance and Mazars seminar series addresses the practical issues affecting FDs of mid-cap companies.

Topics that the seminar will cover include:

• Financial reporting changes impacting year-end reporting
• Latest IFRS and IFRIC guidance
• Taking account of relevant FRC and FRRP pronouncements
• Issues to consider for a smooth year-end process

Time: Registration 5pm for a 5.15pm start; finish 7pm

To register for this event please contact lorraine.trueman@mazars.co.uk or telephone 020 7063 4283

Mazars' Banking Breakfast Club brings together for informal round-table discussions focussed on the key accounting, finance and regulatory topics on the corporate agenda. These meetings provide a platform for the exchange of ideas and experiences with others in the sector. It is an opportunity to benchmark concerns and practices with peers, and to hear leading-edge thinking from Mazars' banking experts. The meetings are held under Chatham House rules to enable open discussion.

At this breakfast club speakers from our specialist banking team will be considering FSA ARROW visits and the key issues and the implications for small to mid-size foreign banks, including:

• An overview of the ARROW framework.
• How ARROW is used to assess the risk in firms.
• How you can prepare for an FSA ARROW visit.

Times: 8.15am for an 8.30am start, close at 9.30am. We will be serving a continental breakfast.

To register for this event please contact lesley.birch@mazars.co.uk

A practical series of seminars covering tax planning, capital structures, governance, accountancy, fund raising and other useful things to know!

To provide helpful information and insights covering issues relevant to growing and aspirational businesses, including:

• Tax planning opportunities
• Advising on capital structures
• Improving business efficiency
• Making statutory obligations as pain free as possible
• Raising finance
• Sharing tips to make life easier

A constant theme throughout these seminars and topics will be a focus on tangible and commercial benefits to help move your business forward.

Times: 

• 7.30am – 8.00am: Networking with light refreshments and pastries
• 8.00am – 9.15am: Seminar content
• 9.15am – 9.30am: Networking with light refreshments

To register for this event please contact scotland.events@mazars.co.uk

This program of workshops offers a unique opportunity to get up to date, cutting edge advice and to discuss current issues with the technical experts and the local Partners and Directors.

A pot-pourri of issues to consider when doing business overseas covering: effective corporate structures, some thoughts on intellectual property, minimising worldwide tax, and expatriation issues (incoming and outgoing). 

Times: 

• 08.00 – arrival and breakfast
• 08.30 – seminar commences
• 10.00 – seminar close

To register for this event please contact jennifer.macfarlane@mazars.co.uk

Graham Finlay, project director at the Board for Actuarial Standards will provide an update on the standards that have been introduced over 2010/2011 and the upcoming standards to which UK actuaries must adhere. The session will provide an opportunity for the audience to ask questions relating to their work and challenges in applying the standards. Aimed at Clients and targets in the Insurance sector, primarily those in Actuarial roles.

Time: 3.00pm - 5.00pm

To register for this event please contact gerard.bannon@mazars.co.uk

An evening of wine and cheese tasting, offering the opportunity to network.

Speaker information:

Jonathan Charles

The Dorset Wine Company is an independent wine merchant based in Dorchester and is owned and run by Jonathan Charles. The company prides itself on supplying a diverse range of great value wines made by small producers who specialise in producing interesting and individual wines that you don’t find on the high street or in supermarket chains.

Andrew Curtis

Now a highly qualified financial planner, Andrew Curtis has been passionately interested in cheese since early in his career he built a £1.5m turnover business in the competitive London market for farmhouse cheese distributor Harvey & Brockless. The French industry recognised this achievement by electing him a Chevalier du Taste-Fromage de France, a Confrere of the Guilde des Fromagers, and a Maitre Fromager.

Times:

• Registration from 5.00pm
• The one hour tasting will start at 5.30pm
• Followed by drinks, canapés and the opportunity to network

To register for this event please contact sandra.waring@mazars.co.uk

Too many Owner Managed Businesses, particularly in today’s difficult environment, fail to implement a successful growth strategy leading to profitable realisation for their owners.

This seminar series will address the pitfalls and the opportunities faced by businesses in their mid life, with practical suggestions on the way forward. 

Attendees will be offered the chance to join follow up workshops to discuss their issues in more detail.

Speaker information: David McMeekin is Chairman of CGVP, which manages the London Technology Fund, London’s specialist investor in new technology companies. Prior to establishing CGVP he was head of corporate finance at Midland/HSBC, having joined from the bank’s stockbroking arm, Greenwell Montagu, where he was head of corporate finance. Whilst at HSBC he established and chaired an in-house venture capital fund and helped to establish 11 regional venture capital funds on behalf of the Finance for Enterprise initiative by the Prince of Wales.

Times:

• 5.00pm - Registration and refreshments
• 5.30pm - Seminar commences
• 6.30pm - Seminar close and networking reception

To register for this event please contact Rhoda.Natividad@mazars.co.uk

This seminar will look at the recent changes in the insurance sector including:

• Client Money Rules
• The Bribery Act
• Future of UK GAAP
• Tax efficient structures
• Employee incentivisation
• VAT planning

Time: 10.00am - 1.00pm

To register for this event please contact lorraine.connolly@mazars.co.uk