Your fortnightly guide to e-learning (23 October 2020)

Welcome to your guide to the Institute's e-learning programmes. Check out these highlights of our offering, selected to support our members and enable them to stay abreast of professional standards and maintain the quality of their work.

HIGHLIGHTS

Young Members Virtual Conference: Out of the box – Options for young accountants

CPD hour: 2

Enrol in the upcoming Young Members Virtual Conference on 21 November. A mix of young and seasoned speakers from different fields will share their experience on working outside Hong Kong or in specialisms besides auditing and accounting. Recruitment consultants will also provide tips on career planning and an overview of the current job market.

Annual SMP Symposium goes virtual

CPD hour (for each): 3.5

The 2020 SMP Symposium will be a live webinar on 27 November. Enrol in the two sessions to get updates on topical issues affecting SMPs, including taxation, major financial reporting and auditing standards, the TCSP licensing regime and AML/CFT requirements, Limited Partnership Fund Ordinance, adoption of technologies, practice review and compliance matters, as well as recent development of the Institute and IFAC.

Virtual Conference: Annual Accounting Update 2020: The "New Normal" Financial Reporting

CPD hour: 3.5

This upcoming virtual conference provides an overview of major standard setting projects in progress, financial reporting issues for 2020 period ends, common misconceptions and application issues on HKFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers and HKFRS 16 Leases.

Upcoming interest group live webinars

CPD hour (for each): 1 - 1.5

Upcoming live webinars of the Institute's specialist interest groups will cover a variety of topics. Learn about the HKEX's consultation conclusions: Codification of general waivers and principles relating to IPOs and listed issuers and minor rule amendments; automation tips for the accounts payable process; or property investment in the Greater Bay Area by Hong Kong citizens (香港市民粵港澳大灣區置業專題分享).

Live webinar: Overview of the insurance regulatory regime

CPD hour: 1.5

This live webinar on 19 November will highlight the requirements of The Insurance (Financial and Other Requirements for Licensed Insurance Broker Companies) Rules and share regulatory experiences and observations on licensed insurance brokers' application of the rules.

Restructuring and Insolvency Faculty e-learning programmes

CPD hour (for each): 1

Archived sessions of several previous live webinars hosted by the Restructuring and Insolvency Faculty, on topics including asset tracing, the recent developments on cross-border insolvency assistance, and the securitisation for restructuring and liquidation, are now available.

Taxation Faculty e-learning programmes

CPD hour (for each): 1 - 4

The Taxation Faculty has released new e-Seminars on topics including the taxation of offshore indirect transfers, and the proposal for carried interest tax concession.

New e-Finance courses

CPD hour (for each): 1

14 new courses on corporate and strategic finance including one free course Statement of Cash Flows have been added.

Check out the full range of courses under e-Finance to improve your corporate finance knowledge now.

SPECIAL TOPICS

Live webinars

Check out the full list of live webcast covering various topics coming up.

Reminders

27 October Industry Update Relating to Investment Fund

29 October Change Management in the VUCA Era for Young Leaders

e-Series

Tailor-made online courses on corporate and strategic finance, corporate governance, taxation and management accounting and reporting (in partnership with CIMA). Click here for details and to enrol.

e-Seminar

Archived webcast of popular technical face-to-face events and webinars. Click here for details.

e-Manager

148 e-manager courses covering a wide range of business planning and strategy and other topics to provide flexible, tablet-friendly, online learning. Click here for details.

Partner events

- Accountingcpd: Over 130 online courses on accounting and business related topics are available.

- Business Valuation (iiBV): An e-Learning course on valuing intangible assets to professional accountants.

- AICPA/CIMA: 60 e-learning courses focusing on cybersecurity, data analytics, treasury management and IFRSs.

- From CPA to CPA Plus (FCCP): Specially designed to help professional accountants in business develop a business-oriented mind-set.

- IFRS e-courses: Three e-courses covering technical topics on IFRS 9 Financial Instruments, IFRS 16 Leases and IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts.

FREE COURSES

- Comprehensive review of the IFRS for SMEs Standard (Available until 27 October 2020)

- Update on revised HKSA 540 Auditing Accounting Estimates and Related Disclosures and Consequential Amendments to Other Hong Kong Standards (re-launch)

- How will the new ethical standard NOCLAR affect you? (audio) (re-launch)

- Updates on Hong Kong financial reporting standard – HKFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (audio) (re-launch)

- 2020 Compliance Forum: A closer look at professional skepticism

- IAASB's exposure draft for ISA 600 (Revised), special considerations – Audits of group financial statements (including the work of component auditors)

- Best corporate governance awards series: Understanding the latest practices in risk management and internal control

- E-stamping for share transfer instruments

- The importance of data analytics for digital finance function (archived webinar)

- The impact of COVID-19 on commercial contracts and points to consider in a business continuity plan (archived webinar)

- Practical employment issues arising out of COVID-19 (archived webinar)

- Leading and motivating a virtual team (archived webinar)

- Members' Forum 2019

- Forum on consultation on quality management for firms and engagements

- Archived webinar valuing financial instruments offered by iiBV

- e-Finance courses Statement of cash flows and Corporate finance – Capital structure and liquidity

- Key recommendations in the HKICPA report on improving corporate governance in Hong Kong (2017)

- Five 1-hour courses on improving revenues, technology for accountants, ethical issues, presenting data and decision making in crisis offered by accountingcpd.net

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