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Colreavy, Sinéad


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Firm: EY Ireland
Position: Partner – Tax, Wealth and Asset Management
Address: EY Building Harcourt Centre Harcourt Street Dublin 2
Phone: +353 1 221 2930
Fax: +353 1 475 0557
Email: sinead.colreavy@ie.ey.com
Personal URL: http://eyfinancialservicesthoughtgallery.ie/profile/sinead-colreavy/

Special Areas:

Taxation, financial services

Career:

Sinéad leads EY Wealth and Asset Management (WAM) tax services in Ireland and is a member of the EY European WAM tax leadership committee.

At an industry level, Sinéad is Chair of Irish Funds International tax committee and former Chair of basis point Disbursements Committee.
Working with a wide range of asset management clients, Sinéad has assisted and challenged them to think of new ways to manage local and international tax risk. She has developed tax policies and implemented pragmatic tax governance operating models for her clients.

Sinéad advises both traditional and alternative asset managers, including all fund forms (ICAVs, unit trusts, CCFs and more recently ILPs), fund structuring, securities and portfolio tax issues, permanent establishment risk, due diligence and M&A work. She works with a wide range of asset managers assisting on the set up and implementation of traditional and alternative asset strategies in all fund forms.

Sinéad uses technology to provide innovative solutions that drive greater efficiency, improve tax processes, manage risk and improve work experience and leads our Financial Services Tax Technology and Transformation Offering.

Qualifications:

BA Accounting and Finance, DCU

Memberships:

Sinéad is a member of Chartered Accountants Ireland and Irish Tax Institute. Sinéad participates in two subcommittees of Irish Funds - the International Tax Working Group and ETF Working Group. She is also a member of Basis.Point disbursement committee.