Issue no. 133 (1 September 2017)

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Highlights

9 Sept.	PAIB conference 2017: CPAs beyond the horizon Eva Chan, Head of Investor Relations, C C Land Holdings Limited Chua Hoi-wai, Chief Executive, The Hong Kong Council of Social Service Gloria Kwan, Associate Director, Strategy & Development (China), CLP Holdings Limited Jacky Kwan, Chairman, Bamboos Health Care Holdings Limited Allen Leung, Executive Member, The International Association of CFOs and Corporate Treasurers (China) Estella Ng, Executive Director and Deputy Chairman, Tse Sui Luen Jewellery (International) Limited Raymond Yung, CEO, L.R. Capital Group
11 Sept.	How FinTech disrupts the corporate finance ecosystem? David Chung, Under Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Government of the HKSAR Paul Sin, Partner, Consulting, Deloitte
13 Sept.	China retail real estate market: growth in demand but big changes in shopping behaviour Ada Choi, Senior Director, Asia Pacific Research, CBRE
14 Oct.	IT conference 2017: grasping opportunities in the age of everything-as-a-service Annie Choi, Commissioner for Innovation and Technology, Government of the HKSAR Lee George Lam, Chairman, Hong Kong Cyperport Management Co. Ltd John Rehm, Senior Vice President, Corporate Capability Development, Fung Academy, Fung Group Edward Lau, Deputy General Manager, Asia Pacific, Kingdee International Software Group Karl-Michael Mouantri, Managing Director, CCH® Tagetik Asia Pacific Anthony Staltari, Partner Consulting Director, Asia, Xero

Hot topics

Taxation
4 Sept.	New transfer pricing rules under the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Ordinance
26 Sept.	A new Big Data era for tax administration in China

Ethics and regulations
7 Sept.	Consultation on guidelines on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing for professional accountants

Industry knowledge
30 Sept., 14 Oct.	From CPA to CPA Plus (FCCP)

Events in series

IT series
5 Sept.	New business models expedited in the Big Data era: customer oriented and fragmented market
17 Oct.	Cyber security: what happen when you are under attack?
6 Nov.	Big Data monetization: turning concepts into business reality
23 Nov.	New business models expedited in the Big Data era: outcome economy and platform strategy

Capital markets series
6 Sept.	IPO readiness 1
19 Oct.	Pre-IPO investments

Soft skills series
15 Sept.	Creating a culture that engages and retains millennials
28 Sept.	Leading yourself before leading your team – the impact of self-leadership
16 Oct.	Leading high performing teams

Corporate risk management series
22 Sept.	Credit management – risk mitigation in international and domestic trade with China

Executive programme for accountants: enhancing corporate value
9 Oct.	The new Companies Ordinance – directors' liabilities and responsibilities
13 Oct.	Insight: understand how fund managers evaluate corporate values
26 Oct.	Corporate rescue procedure and insolvent trading
2 Nov.	Investor relations for listed companies

Internal audit series
13 Oct.	Cyber security and data privacy
1 Nov.	Aligning the expectation – effective communication of internal audit perspective and getting stakeholder buy-in
9 Nov.	Internal audit's role: navigating risk during times of global volatility
15 Nov.	Updated COSO ERM framework: what's new and what's important

Corporate finance series – blended learning (respective e-learning courses also available for fundamental knowledge)
24 Oct.	Practical insights – true rationale behind share repurchase of Hong Kong listed companies
28 Nov.	From a banker's perspective: do the banking products really suit your needs?

Corporate finance series
25 Nov.	Understanding securitization for accountants


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