CPD Online

Issue no. 108 (7 August 2015)

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Highlights

11 Aug.	Practical wisdom of tax planning Percy Wong, Teaching Fellow, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
12 Aug.	Updates to Hong Kong's insolvency regime, provisional supervision and insolvent trading Stephen Briscoe, Course Director of Institute's Professional Diploma in Insolvency Davy Wu, Course Director of Institute's Professional Diploma in Insolvency
24 Aug.	How to create an information advantage with big data? Scott Likens, Partner and Head of Information & Analytics, PwC Philip Reschke, Director of Information & Analytics, PwC
1 Sept.	From Foregin Account Tax Compliance Act to Common Reporting Standard – towards a new global standard Suzanne Wat, Partner, Tax, PwC Gary Ng, Partner, Risk Assurance, PwC Jenny Yip, Senior Manager, Risk Assurance, PwC
2 Sept.	IT security challenges among SMEs Matthew Wu, Consultant, Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre, Hong Kong Productivity Council
9 Sept.	Breaking the curse: how Chinese family businesses can survive beyond three generations Roger King, Adjunct Professor of Finance, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
11 Sept.	Landscape architecture from the perspective of Feng Shui Paul Chan (陳琪丰), Feng Shui Consultant and Columnist
14 Sept.	Sell-side financial due diligence Aron Leung, Director, Transaction Advisory Services, RSM Nelson Wheeler Consulting Limited Emmy Li, Manager, Transaction Advisory Service, RSM Nelson Wheeler Consulting Limited
16 Sept.	Hong Kong takeovers and mergers – principles and practices Conrad Chan, Founding Partner, Kwok, Yih and Chan Cecil Kwong, Partner, Kwok, Yih and Chan Natalie Tsai, Associate, Kwok, Yih and Chan

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Hot topics

Specialist trainings
22 Aug. – 12 Dec.	Professional Diploma in Hong Kong Tax – advanced Hong Kong tax course
Oct. 2015 – Jun. 2016	Professional Diploma in Insolvency

New Companies Ordinance
28 Aug.	Execution and proof of company documents for overseas use under the New Companies Ordinance
30 Sept.	New Companies Ordinance: impacts on financial reporting

Event in series

Compliance series
14 Aug.	Compliance regulations and practices in financial services and banking sector

Valuation series
17 Aug.	Valuations for goodwill impairment
29 Sept.	Introduction of valuations – relevant Hong Kong accounting and financial reporting standards

Environmental, Social and Governance series
20 Aug.	Corporate Governance Code update and ESG factors for listed companies in Hong Kong (re-run)

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