Issue no. 128 (7 April 2017)

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

28 Apr.	CFIG evening talk cum networking drinks – through Meitu to envisage tech IPOs in Hong Kong Gary Ngan, CFO and Joint Company Secretary of Meitu, Inc.
May – Oct.	New Financial Controllership Programme for future business leaders Experienced course directors and facilitators who are professional accountants in business

Hot topics

Industry knowledge
19 Apr.	Private equity economics to accountants
20 Apr.	Doing business in Hong Kong – account opening

Corporate finance
23 May	The unfettered discretion of HKEx

Events in series

Executive programme for accountants: enhancing corporate value
11 Apr.	The new Companies Ordinance – directors' liabilities and responsibilities
24 Apr.	Corporate rescue procedure and insolvent trading

Compliance and corporate finance series (respective e-learning courses also available for fundamental knowledge)
12 Apr.	Pre-IPO investment – key things to consider
21 Apr.	Negotiating bilateral credit facility with banks
10 May	Daily dealing with HKEx and SFC
21 Jun.	Understanding major corporate actions of Hong Kong listed companies

Soft skills series
Interpersonal/ communication skills
18 Apr.	Winning people through effective interpersonal skills
24 Apr.	Effective collaboration through mutual understanding
5 May	Effective communication and interpersonal skills
People management skills
8 May	Managing younger generation in your team
12 May	Building trusting relationship with colleagues to achieve high performance
17 May	Managing your conflicts for gaining better understanding
31 May	Achieving business breakthrough with effective coaching and motivation

BEPS series
20 Apr.	Exchange of information – implications to Hong Kong companies

ERP implementation series
29 Apr.	Stabilization and benefit realization

Corporate finance series
6 May	Commercial lending
27 May	Understanding structured products for accountants – decomposing accumulator
10 Jun.	Analyzing qualitative aspects of Hong Kong listed companies

IT series
9 May	Financial planning and analytics: from spreadsheets to strategy
10 May	Budgeting, planning and financial forecasting
2 Jun.	Breaking the norms of traditional finance through cloud technology
5 Jun.	Digital boardroom – finance transformation
23 Jun.	Modern finance in the digital age
11 Jul.	How to design and implement a cloud strategy for SMEs

Wealth management series: accountants as wealth managers
15 May	Know your clients – private clients, business owners and families
18 May	Learning the tools of wealth management – trusts and foundations
19 May	Ethics and professional conduct

Click here to see all events by date.

Visit the following pages now and make the best use of technology to take CPD courses anywhere, anytime through the Internet.

		E-series on compliance and corporate finance:

			Unveiling the financial gimmicks of listed companies in Hong Kong – share swap and rights issue (new)
			Troubles! How they are handled by listed companies (new)
			Understanding bilateral credit facility letter (new)
			IPO assessment for accountants from non-financial aspect (new)
			Practical application of share placement and consideration issue
			Practical application of rights issue
			Fundamentals of share placement and consideration issue
			Rights issue vs. open offer
			Practical steps for doing an acquisition
			All about directors – from appointment to removal
			Major continuing obligations of listed companies
			Common types of fundraising activities

		Click here for more and to enrol.

		Archived webcast of popular technical events:

			Annual accounting update 2016 – implementing new accounting standards
			Annual auditing update 2016 – time for change
			Joint financial reporting forum organized by the HKICPA, HKEX and the FRC

		Click here for more and to enrol.

A total of 100 e-manager courses covering a wide range of management and business skills topics are now available to provide you flexible, tablet-friendly online learning. Click here for details.

A range of online courses on financial market support your continuing professional development. Click here for enrolment.

		Professional skepticism e-Learning programme for audit partners and managers (new)

		HKICPA/Open University of Hong Kong – collaborative online courses on Chinese Business Law


	The 2016 edition of the HKICPA Audit Practice Manual is out now with more useful resources to support your audit work.
	Special rates for the new edition of the Hong Kong Corporate Insolvency Manual (3rd edition) which addresses the latest significant developments in insolvency law and practice.
	Click here for other learning opportunities and free resources.

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. It also lists your enrolment status for CPD courses.

Special members' discounts on accounting and business titles from:
	Academic & Professional Book Centre
	CCH Hong Kong

Over 7,700 titles of e-books and 300 e-journals are now available at our e-Library.

Compliance with CPD requirements is one of the conditions for renewing your membership and practising certificate. Click here to learn more about Statement 1.500 and updated guidelines.

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