Issue no. 59 (2 June 2011)
 
This year the Institute is introducing a new event – its annual conference at the JW Marriott hotel on 17-18 June 2011. Concurrently, a live audio-visual feed at the Institute's training centre at Wu Chung House will broadcast the conference to more participants. This broadcast includes a live video of the speakers' presentations synchronized with power point slides and also the panel discussion sessions. Don't miss this opportunity to join in the debate with thought leaders from a wide variety of backgrounds, including senior members of the accountancy profession, government policy makers and regulators about issues shaping our future. Click here for details and enrol.

CPD highlights for the month:
A re-run seminar on "Electronic Filing and the Future Direction of Corporate Compliance Work" is scheduled on 15 June 2011. Speaker Mr. Ron Lesh will provide attendees with an understanding of company secretarial electronic filing systems, demonstrate how professional firms can improve their efficiency through the use of these systems and provide an overview of the compliance requirements.
A 3-hour seminar entitled "How Chinese Suppliers Manage Their Large Customers" will be held on 20 June 2011. Professor Neale O'Connor will discuss how Chinese suppliers win contracts and manage large international customers. He will share his view on the main challenge faced by them and whether this challenge is associated with specific strategy.
Forensic accountants often carry out investigations to unearth evidence to prove financial fraud or malicious wrong-doing. Mr. Rio Lam will offer members a basic understanding about the work of forensic accounting and fraud investigation and share a number of interesting case studies in the seminar "Inquiries of Regulators and the Role and Functions of Forensic Accountant" on 28 June 2011.

Pilot run of broadcast seminar on HKFRS 9
A pilot run of broadcast seminar on a Technical Update Evening, HKFRS 9 Financial Instruments and latest updates,  is scheduled on 21 June 2011. This is a real-time video transmission over the internet of our popular live face-to-face event, synchronized with powerpoint slides. It aims to enable increased enrolment to popular events. Enrolment will close soon. Click here for more details and here to enrol by 14 June 2011.
Technical Competencies
 
Audit and Assurance Download Enrolment Form      
   
International Financial Reporting Standards Update - 13 Jun
   
Workshops on PRC Accounting, Auditing, Capital Market & Taxation - 9 Jul to 6 Aug (all Saturdays)
 
Business Finance Download Enrolment Form
   
Workshops on PRC Accounting, Auditing, Capital Market & Taxation - 9 Jul to 6 Aug (all Saturdays)
 
Financial Accounting and Reporting Download Enrolment Form
   
International Financial Reporting Standards Update - 13 Jun
   
Electronic Filing and the Future Direction of Corporate Compliance Work (re-run) - 15 Jun
   
Workshops on PRC Accounting, Auditing, Capital Market & Taxation - 9 Jul to 6 Aug (all Saturdays)
 
General Accounting and Related Knowledge Download Enrolment Form
   
Electronic Filing and the Future Direction of Corporate Compliance Work (re-run) - 15 Jun
   
Data Leakage – Causes and Mitigation Strategies - 23 Jun
   
Inquiries of Regulators and the Role and Functions of Forensic Accountant - 28 Jun
   
Management Accounting, Control and Performance Evaluation Download Enrolment Form
   
How Chinese Suppliers Manage Their Large Customers - 20 Jun
   
Taxation Download Enrolment Form
   
Workshops on PRC Accounting, Auditing, Capital Market & Taxation - 9 Jul to 6 Aug (all Saturdays)
   
Regulatory Update for China Property Market - 13 Jul
   
Proposed Tax Deductions for Specified Intellectual Properties - 25 Jul
 
Generic Competencies
 
General Business and Professional Knowledge Download Enrolment Form
   
PAIB Networking Cocktail on the Theme of Mentorship  - 13 Jun
   
FSIG Lunch Seminar - RMB Internationalization and the Role of Hong Kong as Offshore RMB Centre - 21 Jun
   
Resolve Disputes by Using Alternative Dispute Resolution - 27 Jun
   
Inquiries of Regulators and the Role and Functions of Forensic Accountant - 28 Jun
   
Operational Risk Management in Practice - 7 Jul
   
Recent Regulatory Changes Affecting Hong Kong Investors - 11 Jul
 
Leadership and Business Strategy Download Enrolment Form
   
360ã‚œCoaching - 4 Jun
   
Annual Conference 2011 - Hong Kong as a world capital market - 17 to 18 Jun
   
Annual Conference 2011 (Live Audio Visual Feed) - HK as a world capital market - 17 to 18 Jun
   
360ã‚œStaff Commitment - 2 Jul
 
Personal and Interpersonal Skills Download Enrolment Form
   
Presentation Skills - 11 Jun
   
Resolve Disputes by Using Alternative Dispute Resolution - 27 Jun
   
Problem Solving and Decision Making - 9 Jul
 
Values, Ethics and Attitudes Download Enrolment Form
   
Well-being and Stress Management in the Workplace (Information Seminar)(re-run) - 10 Jun   
   
Seminar on the revised Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants - 28 Jun   
   
Inquiries of Regulators and the Role and Functions of Forensic Accountant - 28 Jun
 
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Frequent travellers can earn CPD hours by enrolling in a hassle-free self-study programme. Here are your choices:
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Financial Reporting Forum 2011 – Stay tuned for developments of HKFRS and IFRS Meeting with IASB Member, Dr Zhang Wei-Guot [EF013]
   
Audit Forum: the future role of audit [EF012]
Webinar on Audit Practice Manual (archived version) [EF011]
Update to Clarified Auditing Standards & Fraud and Going Concern Considerations with reference to HKSA 240 and HKSA 570 [EF010]
Amendments to HKAS 12 Income Taxes [EF009]
HKICPA/ICAEW Financial Reporting Forum 2010 [EF008]
Accounting webinar on HKFRS for Private Entities (archived version) [EF007]
Annual Accounting Update 2010 [EC079]
Revised Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants [EF006]
HK Interpretation 5 Presentation of Financial Statements - Classification by the Borrower of a Term Loan that Contains a Repayment on Demand Clause [EF005]
Annual Auditing Update 2010
"Are you ready for the Clarified Auditing Standards and New Reporting Requirements?" [EC078]
Financial Reporting Forum – Developments in proposed IFRS on Revenue Recognition and Leases - Meeting with IASB Member, Tatsumi Yamada [EF004]
Annual Taxation Update 2010 [EC077]
Financial Reporting Forum - Stay tuned for developments of IFRSs with Chairman of the IFRS Interpretations Committee, Robert Garnett [EF003]
Auditing and Assurance Standards Forum - Stay tuned for the developments of auditing standards and guidance with Chairman of IAASB, Prof. Arnold Schilder [EF002]
A Refresher Course on Current Financial Reporting Standards – Part VI [EC076]
A Refresher Course on Current Financial Reporting Standards – Part V [EC075]
A Refresher Course on Current Financial Reporting Standards – Part IV [EC074]
A Refresher Course on Current Financial Reporting Standards – Part III [EC073]
A Refresher Course on Current Financial Reporting Standards – Part II [EC072]
A Refresher Course on Current Financial Reporting Standards – Part I [EC071]
Financial Reporting Forum 2010 - Stay tuned for the developments of HKFRS and IFRS [EF001]
Audit Sampling [EC070]
A Refresher Course on Auditing Standards – Section 4: Code of Ethics and Quality Control [EC069]
A Refresher Course on Auditing Standards – Section 3: Specific Auditing Issues and Audit Completion [EC068]
A Refresher Course on Auditing Standards – Section 2: Audit Evidence [EC067]
A Refresher Course on Auditing Standards – Section 1: Audit Planning and Risk Assessment [EC066]
   
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Others
 
HKICPA/Open University of HK (OUHK) - Collaboration programme for online courses in Chinese Business Law.
 
 


 
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