Issue no. 106 (5 June 2015)
 
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Highlights
8 June Presentation of cases before Inland Revenue Board of Review and review of recent cases and developments
Colin Cohen, Senior Partner, Boase Cohen & Collins
18 June Insider trading
Renee Jones, Boston College, U.S.
19 June Credit management: risk mitigation and financing options in China trade
Joyce Chan, Partner, International Risk Consultants (Asia) Ltd.
22 June

What are the risks and opportunities for managing suppliers in China?
(re-run)
Neale O'Connor, Associate Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University and Senior Consultant of The China Lab, Silk Road Associates

26 June

Members' forum for small and medium practitioners
Dennis Ho, President, HKICPA
Raphael Ding, Chief Executive and Registrar, HKICPA
Thomas Y.T. Wong, Chairman of SMP Committee, HKICPA
29 June Tax issues arising from business transformation
Wilson Cheng, Partner, Tax and Business Advisory Services, EY
4 July Managing the variances – choosing and using to provide direction (re-run)
W. Francis Rowlands, Executive President, Dragon Business Skills and Development and Past Chairman, Global Markets Committee, CIMA
6 July Activity based budgeting vs. traditional budgeting – revolution or compromise
W. Francis Rowlands, Executive President, Dragon Business Skills and Development and Past Chairman, Global Markets Committee, CIMA
9 July Update on exchange traded funds
Ray Chan, Vice President and Head of ETF Business Development, Asia ex-Japan, State Street Global Advisors Asia Limited
David Chai, Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors, Head of Global Structured Products, State Street Global Advisors Asia Limited
16 July

The vulnerability of everything – network security
Michael Gazeley, Managing Director, Network Box Corporation Ltd
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Environmental, social and governance series
11 June
Strategic approach on ESG disclosure and assurance
 
360° leadership skills series
13 June
360° staff commitment
 
 
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