Issue no. 102 (6 February 2015)
 
Are you looking to broaden your skills and excel in your career? The Institute can help you with a variety of CPD courses. Please keep visiting our CPD learning resource centre and event calendar for all upcoming training activities.
 
Highlights
11 Feb. Financial due diligence on PRC companies (re-run)
Judy Tsang, Partner, Transaction Advisory Services, Ernst & Young Transactions Limited
2 Mar. From wireless network to Internet of things
Cheung Nim-kwan, Senior Advisor, Ross Sciences Limited
3 Mar. Enforcement of directors' duties in Australia: A functional and empirical analysis
Jenifer Varzaly, Oriel College, University of Oxford
5 Mar. Effective communication through business story telling
William Ho, Managing Director and Chief Consultant, Graval Limited
6 Mar. Happy coaching, coaching for success and happiness
Harry Wong, FCPA, MAcc, NLP Master Trainer and Master Coach, ABNLP
14 Mar.
- 11 Jul.
Professional Diploma in China Tax – China tax course
Conducted by experienced tax specialists, including accountants and academics
14 Apr. The power of positive relationship (re-run)
Harry Wong, FCPA, MAcc, NLP Master Trainer and Master Coach, ABNLP
Click here to see all events by date.
  
Hot topics
New Companies Ordinance
9 Mar.
Symposium on the new Companies Ordinance – First anniversary review
 
Taxation
25 Feb.

Budget commentary forum 2015-16

4 Mar. Canadian tax update – what you should know
   
Independent non-executive directors practices for accountants
28 Mar. Role of company directors – board practices
28 Mar. INEDs – roles and fulfillment
18 Apr. INEDs – issues and considerations
18 Apr. Role of company directors – legal and regulatory framework
 
Event in series
China investment, offshore companies and offshore trust series
11 Mar.
Primary drivers of using offshore companies and trusts
 
 
Visit the following pages now and make the best use of technology to take CPD courses anywhere, anytime through the Internet. 
 
  Archived webcast of popular technical events:
Joint financial reporting forum 2014 with the FRC and HKEx
Quality assurance forum – practice review, common findings and new way forward
Webinar on macro hedge accounting under IFRS 9
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  Want to hone your management and business skills? A total of 100 e-manager courses offer you a wide range of business subjects for flexible online study. Click here for enrolment.
 
  A range of online courses on financial market support your continuing professional development. Click here for enrolment.
 
 
HKICPA / Open University of Hong Kong – collaborative online courses on Chinese Business Law.
International treasury management  a self-study programme on core elements of the subject.
 
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You can input your CPD hours (including CPD training organized by outside providers) in MyCPA. Although it is not equivalent to your CPD declaration, this online record helps you keep track of your CPD achievements. MyCPA also lists your enrolment status for CPD courses.
All professional titles at 15% members' discount from:
Bloomsbury Books Limited – business books (except special price and sales items)
Academic & Professional Book Centre – purchases at book shop and online shop
 
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