Issue no. 109 (4 September 2015)
 
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Highlights
8 Sept. Personal bankruptcy regime in Hong Kong
Mat Ng, Managing Director, JLA Asia

10 Sept.

"FATCA enforcement and compliance" and "The U.S. reaction to BEPS"
Scott D. Michel, Adjunct Professor of Law, Graduate Program in Taxation, University of Miami
H. David Rosenbloom, Director, International Tax Program, New York University School of Law

11 Sept.

Audit issues in big data era
Andrew John Bystrzycki, Managing Partner and the Head of Canadian Corporate Research at AB Kong & Associates LLP
11 Sept.

"Tax planning in an increasingly transparent world" and "rethinking independent non-executive directorships"
Scott D. Michel, Adjunct Professor of Law, Graduate Program in Taxation, University of Miami
H. David Rosenbloom, Director, International Tax Program, New York University School of Law
C.K. Low, CUHK Business School, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

14 Sept.

Sell-side financial due diligence
Aron Leung, Director, Transaction Advisory Services, RSM Nelson Wheeler Consulting Limited
Emmy Li, Manager, Transaction Advisory Services, RSM Nelson Wheeler Consulting Limited
16 Sept. Principles and practices of takeovers in Hong Kong
Conrad Chan, Founding Partner, Kwok, Yih and Chan
Cecil Kwong, Partner, Kwok, Yih and Chan
Natalie Tsai, Associate, Kwok, Yih and Chan
18 Sept. How big data brings big advantages to the efficiency of finance functions
Simon Ng, Senior Technical Sales, Analytics Solution, IBM Analytics, IBM China/Hong Kong Limited
Chris Ting, Senior FOPM Solution Specialist, Software Group, IBM China/Hong Kong Limited
22 Sept. Sustainability and responsibility reporting: directors’ potential liability and possible defences
Jean du Plessis, Professor, Deakin University, Australia
April Chan, Company Secretary, CLP Holdings Limited
Brian Ho, Sustainability Leader (China South, Hong Kong and Macau), Climate Change and Sustainability Services, Ernst & Young
Mohan Datwani, Solicitor, Senior Director and Head of Technical and Research, The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries
4 Oct. –
8 Nov.
Risk management workshop (re-run)
Dorina Liu, ACMA, CGMA
17 Oct. IT conference 2015 – the role of accountants in the digital age
Nicholas W. Yang, Advisor to the Chief Executive on Innovation and Technology, HKSAR government
Khai San Banh, Co-founder, Sprint Milestone Partners Limited
Michael Yung, Head of eProduct & Technology Planning, Asia Miles Limited
Jon Chung, Director, Solutions & Production Services, Fuji Xerox (Hong Kong) Limited
Sean Lee, Director, Product Strategy, Pivotal Software, Asia Pacific and Japan Regions

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Hot topics
Specialist trainings
Oct. 2015 –
Jun. 2016
Professional Diploma in Insolvency
 
Taxtion
7 Sept.
Hong Kong as corporate treasury centre and intellectual property hub
 
New Companies Ordinance
30 Sept.
New Companies Ordinance: impacts on financial reporting
 
Event in series
Corporate finance series – case study workshops (re-run)
19 Sept. /
7 Nov.
Understanding securitization for accountants (English / Cantonese)
17 Oct. /
21 Nov.
Analyzing financial statements for accountants (English / Cantonese)
31 Oct. /
28 Nov.
Commercial lending (English / Cantonese)
7 Nov. /
28 Nov.
Understand bank facility letters and term sheets for accountants (English / Cantonese)
 
Valuation series
29 Sept.
Introduction of valuations – relevant Hong Kong accounting and financial reporting standards

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