Your fortnightly guide to CPD courses (2 June 2022)

HIGHLIGHT EVENTS

Join the lunch webinar on 13 June. The speakers will talk about key findings of the whitepaper – Asia's workforce awakes to ESG and discuss ways to engage and retain young accounting professionals during the Great Resignation. The role of ESG in helping with employee engagement and retention as well as practical tips to spur staff engagement will also be shared.

The Mainland Business Interest Group (MBIG) and Property, Infrastructure and Construction Interest Group (PICIG) will organize a joint webinar on 27 June, the speaker will discuss what happens in a debt restructuring; how the market views the default and debt restructuring; and future of this market for anyone who is interested in this avenue.

Read the A Plus article for a preview of what to expect from the webinar.

With the growing focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG), implementing a circular economy in your business is a key solution to making it more sustainable. The programme Circular Economy and Sustainability Strategies provides in-depth knowledge about sustainability and ways to grow a sustainable business by incorporating circular economy principles. This online programme, offered by Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, will commence on 30 June 2022 and consists of six online modules, comprising of recorded lectures and live webinars. It runs for six weeks with a duration of 24 hours.

E-LEARNING

Entities listing on HKEX series – Session 6: Listed companies in distress and restructuring landscape in Hong Kong

CPD hour: 2  |  6 June

Entities listing on HKEX series – Session 7: internal controls for IPO and listed company

CPD hour: 2  |  9 June

Entities listing on HKEX series – Session 8: The requirement & technical issues of valuation in IPO

CPD hour: 2  |  10 June

Entities listing on HKEX series – Session 9: General company secretary issues

CPD hour: 2  |  13 June

Entities listing on HKEX series – Session 10: Common PRC legal issues for listing

CPD hour: 2  |  15 June

Live webinar: HKFRS 3 Business Combinations

CPD hour: 2  |  21 June

ForensIG webinar: Roles of forensic accountants in combating corruption and related financial crimes

CPD hour: 1  |  23 June

The GBA Experience Sharing Series

CPD hour: 1  |  28 June

RIF webinar: First recognition order under the pilot arrangement for mutual recognition and assistance in insolvency proceedings between Hong Kong and the Mainland

CPD hour: 1  |  28 June

REMINDERS

FACE-TO-FACE

Corporate Rescue & Restructuring and Cross-border Insolvency Module (Jul – Dec 2022)

CPD hour: 28  |  July – December

NON-INSTITUTE EVENTS

GBA Seminar: Challenges and opportunities for ESG development

10 Jun. A seminar organized under the HKTDC Transformation Sandbox programme. Industry experts and representatives will introduce the concepts of ESG, the challenges and opportunities for SMEs on ESG development, and how Hong Kong companies can upgrade their businesses with ESG financing solutions and government incentives.

BEC EnviroSeries Conference

17 Jun. Organized by the Business Environment Council (BEC), the upcoming BEC EnviroSeries Conference titled “Driving Business Ambition into Action for a Net-Zero Hong Kong” aims to prepare and galvanize Hong Kong businesses to join force in the race to net-zero carbon.

Free Accountancy Forum 2022

25 Jun. The Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education will hold a free webinar on contemporary issues in accounting. Invited speakers, namely Prof. Hon. Nelson Lam, Mr. Roy Lo and Hon. Edmund Wong will cover topics on "Hong Kong financial development and security within the national development", "Latest updates on corporate governance code and related listing rules", and "Development and opportunities of family office in Hong Kong" respectively. Register now.

ASIFMA Compliance Asia Conference

28-30 Jun. The Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA) is organizing the ASIFMA Compliance Asia Conference, where over 1,000 industry representatives from sell-side, buy-side, regulators, law firms, consultants and media come together to meet and discuss the latest compliance issues, emerging trends, and practical applications to strengthen the compliance programs. Register here.

CGMA programme – Special offer to QP-qualified Institute members

22-24 Jul. The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) is offering enrolment in the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) programme at a special rate for Institute members who qualified through the Qualification Programme (QP). The course provides training for the CIMA Strategic Case Study Exam and serves as a path to obtain the CGMA designation. The early bird enrolment deadline has been extended to 22 June and a free information sessions will be held on 16 June.

PolyU x PASS e-seminar on ESG Integrity in Sustainable Finance

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University's (PolyU) free e-seminar series aims to bring together accounting professionals working in different sectors who are interested in green finance, environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting and ESG investments. The latest e-seminar of the series discussed ESG integrity. You may watch the recordings here.

SPECIAL TOPICS

Live webinars

Check out the full list of upcoming live webcasts covering various topics.

e-Series

Tailor-made online courses on accounting and financial reporting, corporate and strategic finance, corporate governance, industry knowledge, information technology, risk management and internal control, 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

Over 110 e-Manager courses covering a wide range of business planning and strategy and other topics to provide flexible and tablet-friendly learning online. From now till August, 10 e-manager courses are offered in 10% discount. Click here for details.

e-Finance

Over 100 online courses on financial markets. Click here for details.

Partner events

• Accountingcpd: Over 60 online courses on accounting and business related topics are available.

• Business Valuation (iiBV): An e-learning course on valuing intangible assets for professional accountants.

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

• From CPA to CPA Plus (FCCP): A programme with 2 sessions 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 Lease Accounting and IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts.

FREE COURSES

• Members' Forums on Further Reform of the Accounting Profession for PIE Auditors

• Members' Forums on Further Reform of the Accounting Profession for Non-PIE Practice Units

• Members' Forums on Further Reform of the Accounting Profession for CPAs

• Members' Forum on Reviewing the Election Arrangements of the Council

• COP26: Race to Zero series: IFRS Foundation's International Sustainability Standards Board (archived webinar)

• COP26: Race to Zero series: Scenarios for TCFD-aligned disclosures (archived webinar)

• 2021 Compliance Forum – Risk management: Corroborating evidence is a key to success

• Members' Forum with the FRC on "Further Reform of Regulatory Regime of Accounting Profession"

• Members' Forum with the FSTB on "Further Reform of Regulatory Regime of Accounting Profession"

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

• Decision making in a crisis offered by accountingcpd.net

• Archived webinar valuing financial instruments offered by iiBV

• Two free e-learning courses on the Notifiable Transactions Rules and Connected Transactions Rules offered by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited

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