Issue no. 181 (16 November 2007)
Dear Members / Member Practices,
 
  Institute news
AGM and council election
 

The AGM will take place on 14 Dec. and nominations for council election are now open until 5:30 p.m. on 20 Nov. The documents, bundled with the summary financial report, have been posted to you. Click here for the online version.
World Accountancy Week
IFAC is celebrating its 30th anniversary with World Accountancy Week on 2-8 Dec. An article about IFAC's growth and the evolution of the profession is free for download. +  

 
Top award for "Rich Kid, Poor Kid"
 

The Institute's "Rich Kid, Poor Kid" programme won the first place for "Corporate Social Responsibility Campaign of the Year" at the Asia Pacific PR Awards 2007, winning over 335 other campaigns. Accountant Ambassadors involved in the campaign teach primary and secondary students money basics and have reached over 4,500 students this year.
Insolvency cocktail
Accountants, lawyers, bankers and representatives of the government and regulatory authorities met at the Insolvency Interest Group's cocktail on 7 Nov. Click here to view the photos.
Member benefits
Members buying the premium German brand Miele will contribute to the Institute charitable fund. +
   
Miramar Express is offering members a special discount for luxury cruises by 31 Jan. 08. +
Sports
The sailing group is organizing courses on yachting, windsurfing and sailing in upcoming months. +
   
Put on your soccer gear and take part in the CPA football competition early next year.
News in brief
The latest issue of the Accountant Ambassadors e-newsletter is now online. Click the tab above for details.
   
The Merry Monday on 19 Nov. for CPAs is about Australian wine. +
   
CPAs are wanted by BDO McCabe Lo and other firms. Log on to CPA Source for details.
 
  CPD
Mainland labour contract law

The Institute and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council are organizing a seminar on mainland labour contract law on 27 Nov. +
Seminar on telecoms

Come join the seminar on 11 Dec. to learn about Asian trends and asset valuation techniques in the telecoms industry. +
Annual auditing update

More than 650 participants attended the annual auditing update conference on 3 Nov. Click here to view photos and here to order conference materials.
Knowledge management

Institute members get 20% discount at the 9th Asia Pacific knowledge management conference on 28-29 Nov. +
 
  Business news
Huge write-offs

The new U.S. accounting standard FAS 157 about fair value measurement will cause banks and brokers to face hundreds of billions of dollars in write-offs due to troubles in the subprime market, CFO.com reports. +
CFOs snub IFRS

Only 20% of U.S. CFOs will consider adopting IFRS due to lack of skilled people, according to Deloitte's recent research, AccountancyAge. com reports. +

Lights, camera, audits

Big Four firms are changing their recruitment techniques and are using films and videos to introduce accounting as an exciting profession, CFO.com reports. +
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