Issue no. 129 (5 May 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
 
9 May Impact of the GIPS standards on performance reporting and investor confidence
Jonathan Boersma, Head, Professional Standards and Executive Director of GIPS, CFA Institute
Jerome Chung, Member of GIPS Interpretations Subcommittee and GIPS Real Estate Group
10 May Daily dealing with HKEX and SFC
Warren Lee, Founder and Managing Director, Yu Ming Investment Management Limited; Chairman, SHK Hong Kong Industries Limited
13 May Mainland tax conference 2017
Zhan Fengying, Associate Consultant, the Second Division of Income Taxes, Shenzhen Local Taxation Bureau
Lorraine Cheung, Member of HKICPA Mainland Taxation Subcommittee, and Partner, China Tax and Business Advisory Services, Ernst & Young
Sarah Chin, National Indirect Tax & Customs Leader – China, Regional Indirect Tax Leader – Asia Pacific, Tax and Business Advisory Services Leader – Southern Region, Deloitte China
Daniel Hui, Member of HKICPA Mainland Taxation Subcommittee, and Partner, China Tax, KPMG
Cecilia Lee, Partner, Transfer Pricing, PricewaterhouseCoopers
15 May Application of "Building Information Modelling" technology
Derek K.L. So, Executive Director, Hip Hing Construction Co., Ltd.
E.C. Vy, Chief Assistant Secretary (Works) of Development Bureau (Works Branch), HKSAR Government
23 May Data centre: lease, regulation and security
Thomas Lee, Partner, Risk Advisory, Deloitte China
25 May From CPA to CPA plus
Baldwin Hui, Chairman, Institute of Business Engineers
9 Jun. Future outlook of cryptocurrencies
Julian Hosp, Blockchain Expert, Entrepreneur, Medical Doctor, Bestselling Author and Top-Speaker
21 Jun. Understanding major corporate actions of Hong Kong listed companies
Duncan Tang, Managing Director, iFinance (Asia) Limited
22 Jun. Structuring a private investment fund and the latest development
Penelope Shen, Partner, Kwok Yih & Chan
 
Hot topics
 
Management, leadership and soft skills
8 May Managing younger generation in your team
17 May Managing conflicts for gaining better understanding
31 May Achieving business breakthrough with effective coaching and motivation
 
Corporate governance
22 May Data disclosure in 2017 ESG report
 
 
Events in series
 
IT series
9 May Financial planning and analytics: from spreadsheets to strategy
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
19 May Ethics and professional conduct
26 May Global macro analysis for post-QE Trump era
 
Corporate finance series
27 May Understanding structured products for accountants – decomposing accumulator
10 Jun. Analyzing qualitative aspects of Hong Kong listed companies
 
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:
Building a constructive relationship with your banks (new)
Understanding connected transactions in a nutshell (new)
Pre-IPO investment and listing rule issues (new)
Pre-IPO preparation from financial aspect (new)
Unveiling the financial gimmicks of listed companies in Hong Kong – share swap and rights issue
Troubles! How they are handled by listed companies
Understanding bilateral credit facility letter
IPO assessment for accountants from non-financial aspect
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
 
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  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 HKICPA, HKEX and FRC
 
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  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.
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Academic & Professional Book Centre
CCH Hong Kong
 
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