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State
Of The Industry Report …
Healthy Economy Driving Replacement of Legacy Systems
By Jeff Gusdorf |
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| 12/27/2005 More
than 50,000 visitors utilized the Distribution Software Guide available
at www.software4distribuors.com in 2005. Now available in the 16th
edition, the Distribution Software Guide expects to triple visitors
in 2006. |
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| Evaluate … Compare … Analyze …
16th Annual 2006 Distribution Software Guide Released |
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| 12/27/2005 More
than 50,000 visitors utilized the Distribution Software Guide available
at www.software4distribuors.com in 2005. Now available in the 16th
edition, the Distribution Software Guide expects to triple visitors
in 2006. |
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November | |
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Brown
Smith Wallace Strengthens Global Reach Through CPA Firm Association
Merger |
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| 11/11/2005 The
Global Alliance and Moore Stephens North
America, Inc. have announced that they will merge to create one
of the largest CPA firm
organizations, based on revenues, in the world. The new association
resulting from the merger
will be known as Moore Stephens International and is represented
by more than 500 offices
worldwide with gross revenues in excess of $1.25 billion. The association’s
operations will be
headquartered in New York City. |
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Standards
Summit …
Distribution Solutions Council Leads
Initiative to Promote Guidelines for Standards Development |
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| 11/9/2005 As
the global marketplace and ecommerce become more prominent influences
everyday,
the Distribution Solutions Council is leading the way to help members
of the wholesale
distribution industry compete by promoting the adoption of standards
that conform to
international guidelines. |
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October | |
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Online
Education for Distributors …
Distribution Solutions Council Launches Learning Center |
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| 10/28/2005 In
the tradition of disseminating best practices, standards and education,
the Distribution
Solutions Council has launched an online Learning Center to educate
leaders of the distribution
community about technology, industry trends, important vertical
market functionality and more. |
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Brown
Smith Wallace, LLC Elects Bill Willbrand As Marketing Member |
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| 10/27/2005 Bill
Willbrand, member of Brown Smith Wallace, has been named Member
in Charge
of Marketing. His responsibilities include overseeing and approving
all marketing projects,
budgets and objectives. |
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September | |
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| Brown
Smith Wallace And Its Employees
Donate $14,000 To American Red Cross/Salvation Army |
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| 9/28/2005 Brown
Smith Wallace and its employees have donated $14,000 to the American
Red
Cross/Salvation Army to benefit victims of Hurricane Katrina and
Hurricane Rita, which is
approximately $100 for every employee of the firm. The firm currently
has approximately 140
employees in three offices. |
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| Brown
Smith Wallace, LLC Promotes Matt Powell To Audit Manager |
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| 9/12/2005 Matt
Powell has been promoted to audit manager in the audit group at
Brown Smith
Wallace. |
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July | |
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Fontbonne University Selects
Tony Caleca For Council of Regents |
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| 7/11/2005 Tony
Caleca, member of Brown Smith Wallace, LLC has been selected to
serve on the
Fontbonne University Council of Regents. |
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Roth
IRAs: Even Better Than Ever … And More Good News To
Come! |
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| 7/5/2005 The “Roth
IRA” offers very attractive tax advantages to those who can
qualify to use it.
It is even more attractive as a consequence of a number of recently
enacted tax law changes. |
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June | |
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Melissa
Collins, AVA, Receives CFE Designation |
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| 6/30/2005 Melissa
Collins, AVA, valuation analyst in Brown Smith Wallace’s
Litigation & Valuation
Services Group, recently received her designation as a Certified
Fraud Examiner (CFE). |
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Larry
Aberle, Robert Higgins and Jason Oesterlei Earn
Accredited Investment Fiduciary Auditor (AIFA®) Designation |
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| 6/24/2005 The
Center for Fiduciary Studies recently awarded Larry Aberle, Robert
Higgins and
Jason Oesterlei the Accredited Investment Fiduciary Auditor™ (AIFA)
designation. |
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Embellished
Activewear Standards Initiative
Record Growth Continues ~ Membership Increases By 40% |
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| 6/23/2005 For
more than four years, a dedicated group of wholesalers, manufacturers
and
distributors, the Embellished Activewear Standards Initiative (EASI)
consortium, have
revolutionized their industry by standardizing the flow of electronic
data -- and standards are
catching on, creating an environment of collaboration, visibility
and predictability. |
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“User-Friendly” IRA,
Retirement Plan Minimum Distribution Rules |
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| 6/23/2005 In
2001 the IRS issued proposed regulations that effectively rendered
obsolete much
of the previously existing planning involving structuring distributions
from IRAs and retirement
plans. The overall effect of these rules is extremely favorable. |
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Governor
Blunt Appoints Donna Beck Smith
For Missouri Life Sciences Research Committee |
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| 6/22/2001 Governor
Matt Blunt has selected Donna Beck Smith, member of Brown Smith
Wallace, LLC and practice leader of their Litigation Support and
Business Valuation Services
Group, to serve on the Missouri Life Sciences Research Committee. |
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April | |
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| Complimentary
Executive Briefing:
Economic Espionage-Financial Ramifications
For Your Organization In The Information Age |
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4/22/2005 Special
Agent Papes will discuss Economic Espionage as it relates to the
theft of trade secrets, proprietary
information and intellectual property. His powerful presentation
provides real world examples that will leave you
astounded by the level of vulnerability that exists at many U.S.
organizations. This executive briefing comes at a
time when the news headlines are riddled with accounts of theft
and loss as a direct result of malicious activities. |
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| The
Yanker Group Wealth Management Services Relocates To New Office |
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| 4/8/2005 The
Yanker Group Wealth Management Services, a strategic partner of
Brown Smith
Wallace, is relocating to 3 CityPlace Dr., Suite 590 from 1050
N. Lindbergh Blvd. |
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March | |
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| International
Accounting Network Selects
Jeff Smith For Executive Committee |
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| 3/7/2005Moore
Stephens North America, Inc. (MSNA), the North American regional
member of
Moore Stephens International Limited (MSIL) has selected Jeff Smith,
managing member of
St. Louis’ own Brown Smith Wallace, LLC, to serve on the
Executive Committee. |
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February | |
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| Market
Creates Need For New Practice …
Benefit Plans Plus Introduces Fiduciary Services |
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| 2/28/2005 Answering
the increased scrutiny of retirement plans, recent enforcement
initiatives by
governmental agencies and current market demand, Benefit Plans
Plus, a subsidiary of Brown
Smith Wallace, introduces a fiduciary services practice. |
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| Brown
Smith Wallace, LLC Promotes Anthony Munns To Member |
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| 2/2/2005 Anthony
Munns has been promoted to member at Brown Smith Wallace. |
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| Brown
Smith Wallace, LLC Honors Anthony Munns With Founder’s
Award |
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| 2/1/2005 Brown
Smith Wallace LLC has named Anthony Munns the 2004 Founder’s
Award
recipient.
The Founder’s Award is the most prestigious recognition within
the organization and is
presented by the members of the firm to an employee who meets or
exceeds in the areas of
teamwork, excellence in leadership and contributions to firm growth. |
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January | |
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| Brown
Smith Wallace, LLC Promotes Patrick Shelton, GBA, To Principal |
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| 1/20/2005 Patrick
M. Shelton has been promoted to principal in Benefit Plans Plus,
a subsidiary
of Brown Smith Wallace. |
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| Brown
Smith Wallace, LLC Promotes Jeff Gusdorf, CPA To Principal |
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| 1/18/2005 Jeff
Gusdorf has been promoted to principal in Brown Smith Wallace’s
Consulting
Group. |
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