Your fortnightly guide to CPD courses (17 June 2022)

SPECIAL MESSAGE TO MEMBERS:

Ensuring of members' CPD compliance

The Institute conducts an annual continuing professional development (CPD) compliance audit exercise. For the exercise, selected members must submit their CPD records with supporting documents for verification. Failure to complete the CPD compliance audit may result in removal of membership. Click to learn more about CPD compliance audit exercise.

Find all other FAQs on CPD here.

HIGHLIGHT EVENTS

Join Risk Management Series – Operation Risk in July. The speakers will share their experiences as well as findings from the members' professional indemnity insurance scheme and the claims trends within the profession. Cyber and crime risks, and tips on how to identify, manage and transfer the risks to tackle crime losses will also be covered.

Enrol in the two newly added e-Series courses to learn more about financial regulators in Hong Kong and the PRC, and ways for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to apply for different government fundings.

E-LEARNING

Entities listing on HKEX series – Session 11: ESG report

CPD hour: 2  |  21 June

Entities listing on HKEX series – Session 12: Connected transactions

CPD hour: 2  |  23 June

Entities listing on HKEX series – Session 13: Returned and rejected IPO application

CPD hour: 2  |  24 June

Entities listing on HKEX series – Session 14: Corporate fraud and financial accounting scandals

CPD hour: 2  |  27 June

Entities listing on HKEX series – Session 15: Notifiable transactions

CPD hour: 2  |  28 June

Entities listing on HKEX series – Session 16: Prospectus and related documents for listing

CPD hour: 2  |  30 June

Audit Transformation – The age of the smart audit 

CPD hour: 2  |  30 June

Circular Economy and Sustainability Strategies

CPD hour: 28  |  June – August 

HKICPA x ACCA joint webinar: Myths about the cross generational workplace debunked (archived webinar)

CPD hour: 1

REMINDERS

FACE-TO-FACE

Last call for enrolment – Corporate rescue & restructuring and cross-border insolvency module 

CPD hour: 28  |  July – December

International tax course – Enrol in the course to enhance your expertise

CPD hour: 38.5 |  August – December

NON-INSTITUTE EVENTS

ASIFMA Compliance Asia Conference

28-30 June. 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 programmes. Register here.

2022 CIA Challenge Exam

The Institute, in partnership with The Institute of Internal Auditors, is pleased to offer the 2022 CIA Challenge Exam – a fast track to attain the globally recognized Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) designation.

Application period ends 30 June. Click here for details.

HKACFE Fraud Investigation Training Course (Part 1 of 2)

9, 16, 23 and 30 July. The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Hong Kong Chapter (HKACFE) will hold a four-session online training course, titled Fraud Investigation in Hong Kong (part 1 of 2), in July. Institute members can enjoy a discount.

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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