Issue no. 237 (16 January 2009)
Dear Members / Member Practices,
 
  Institute news
       
 

A Plus - Chilling times for CFOs The January/February issue of A Plus talks about how CFOs are bracing for the credit freeze. The Success Ingredient features Honnus Cheung, CFO of Travelzoo, and her career in the Internet business. See the main story here and look for your copy coming soon.

 
       

Changes to issuing of practising certificate - information session
An information session to explain the consultation paper on proposed changes to the practising certificate regime is taking place on 2 Feb. Come give your views. +

Goldies breakfast
Institute president and PwC partner, Paul Winkelmann, will discuss the topic of "Technicalities be damned: major issues on the professional's horizon" at the Goldies breakfast on 10 Feb. +

INSOL congress

Members are invited to the eighth world INSOL international quadrennial congress on 21-24 Jun. in Vancouver to network with insolvency and turnaround professionals from around the world. +

 
  Member services
New books
Click here for new books in the library and here for books of the month on taxation.

Merry Monday
Join the Merry Monday on 9 Feb. to understand more about Qi and how it relates to personal and career development. +
Click here to see the at-a-glance calendar for more member activities.
   
  International news
Satyam's fraud
The CFO of the beleaguered Satyam Computer Services in India says the company's top officers had been hiding problems from him, International Herald Tribune reports. +

FRC chief to step down
Paul Boyle is stepping down as CEO of the U.K. Financial Reporting Council after a five-year tenure, AccountancyAge.com reports. +

Reforming pension system
Many Asian countries will need to reform their pension system to deliver sustainable and adequate retirement incomes for workers, according to a new OECD report. +
 
  Mainland news
註冊會計師轉所規定
中國注冊會計師協會發佈《註冊會計師轉所規定》的通知,加強規範及保障會計師權益。+
 
  Tech update

HKFRS update

Click here for a handy list of new and amended standards and interpretations, effective 1 Jan. 2009.

Help for directors

PwC has published a booklet to help directors get through the challenges of new standards in 2009. +

Reclassifying financial instruments

The Committee of European Securities Regulators has given its views on the subject matter and other related issues. +

Turbulent times

Highlights of key accounting considerations in today's volatile markets can be found in Deloitte's Accounting Alert. +
 
  CPD
Last call: NLP opportunity
Stay on top of the financial tidal wave with NLPDrive Crisis, a seminar about neuro-linguistic programming, on 30 Jan. and 16 Feb. +

Kaplan discounts
Members get a 20% discount when they enrol in accounting courses by Kaplan Financial. +
 
To enrol in CPD programmes, please click here.
   
規範和發展中小會計師事務所
中注協發佈了《關於規範和發展中小會計師事務所的意見》,提出了規範、發展、環境改善的具體措施。 +
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