Accounting firm ETH Consulting Group joins Alliott Global Alliance in Malaysia

ETH’s affiliation with AGA immediately expands the firm’s reach to 300 offices in 95 countries, providing clients with access to a greater depth of technical accounting, tax, audit and legal services expertise and uniformly high levels of service almost anywhere in the world. With a global brand behind them, ETH will project a more global and confident image in the Malaysian marketplace.

This high calibre firm, which has six partners and directors plus 40 staff, was founded in 2015 by Eric Tong and Vincent Kam who have 20 years’ experience working across audit and assurance and taxation services including working for publicly listed and multinational corporations. The team works with clients mainly in the food and beverage, property development and construction, manufacturing, trading, distribution, and retail, and professional services sectors.

ETH plans to expand their audit, tax and accounting outsourcing services offering further in 2023/24 in line with market demand. Business is conducted at the firm in the English, Malay, and Chinese languages.

Eric and Vincent commented:

“It is an honour to be appointed as AGA’s accounting, audit, and tax member in Malaysia. “Through membership we will utilise the alliance brand to improve our local market standing and international credibility and look forward to working with colleagues at member firms across the APAC region, and further afield to support our existing and potentially new clients. “In addition, recruitment and staffing are currently top challenges for professional services firms and by emphasizing our membership and particularly the opportunities that being part of an alliance can bring to learning and career development, we hope to retain our staff and attract new talent.”

Alliott Global Alliance’s CEO, Giles Brake added:

“AGA’s client value proposition in the ASEAN region gains further strength with ETH Consulting Group joining us in Malaysia. With highly experienced partners and professional staff, many of whom have worked at international accounting firms or for the country’s tax authority, member firms and their clients can reach out with confidence for support in meeting their compliance challenges or taking advantage of growth opportunities. We extend a very warm welcome to AGA to Eric, Vincent, Nick Wong, and the rest of the team.”

With law member Jeeva Partnership providing legal services from offices in Kuala Lumpur and Penang, the alliance offers a ‘one stop shop’ of professional services across the country.

Previous Malaysian accounting member Rabin & Associates has exited the alliance due a merger.

Within the wider Asia Pacific region, AGA offers a wide range of professional services via its member firms in Australia, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan. and Vietnam.

About ETH Consulting Group:

As Alliott Global Alliance’s accounting audit and tax representative in Malaysia, ETH Consulting Group provides one-stop business solutions, encompassing audit and assurance services, taxation, sales & services tax ("SST"), corporate advisory, business process outsourcing and corporate secretarial services to over 300 local and multinational companies.

About Alliott Global Alliance:

Founded in 1979, and with 220 member firms operating out of 300 offices in 95 countries Alliott Global Alliance is an international alliance of independent, law, accounting, and specialist advisory firms, working across the world Together as One.

Each of our members share a common goal: to learn and share knowledge, resources, and opportunities to make the world smaller and their businesses stronger.
We work with a spirit of generosity and openness — so that together, we can continue to fulfil our ambitions, gain greater experience, and drive mutual success.

Alliott Global Alliance is expanding fast, and the alliance has its sights set firmly on growing its legal and accounting membership to 100 countries. Opportunities are available to independent professional firms in specific countries in Africa, but also in Europe, China, the ASEAN region, Australasia, the Gulf Cooperation Council region, Central and South America and in North America. For information about membership email membership@alliottglobal.com.