Highlighting upcoming activities every week (4 November 2020)

Dear members,

Welcome to your latest weekly highlight of upcoming professional development and training events from the Institute. Looking for more events? Download the HKICPA Events app to check out the full list.

CPD Tips

How to decide whether it's CPD

Seminars, conferences and online courses are acceptable as continuing professional development (CPD) activities. When choosing CPD courses, think about whether they contribute to the development of professional competencies relevant to your work. Visit the CPD learning resource centre for various courses and learn more about CPD requirements.

Face-to-face

Corporate Finance Series: Practical insights: Capital restructuring

20 Nov. Speaker will talk about various capital restructuring schemes adopted by listed companies, the motives behind capital restructuring plans and the risk and return analysis from company perspective. Financial jargon and legal terms used in capital restructuring and insights from complex capital restructuring exercises and their financial implications will also be discussed.

e-Learning

Anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism webinar for accountants

Webinars on 9 Nov (Cantonese) and 16 Nov (English). Speakers at these joint Institute-Narcotics Division of Security Bureau events will cover the accountants’ requirements under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance, the statutory obligations and practices relating to suspicious transaction reporting, and the key issues in the Institute’s AML/ CFT guidelines from a practitioner’s perspective. The webinars are open to members only, and seats are on first-come-first-served basis.

Investor Relations Series: An overview of investor relations landscape in Hong Kong

Lunch webinar on 11 Nov. Master the latest trends in investor relations and learn how to establish the investor-centric communication programmes for long term business growth.

Live webinar: Overview of the regime for insurance intermediaries and the Insurance (Financial and Other Requirements for Licensed Insurance Broker Companies) Rules

Live webinar on 19 Nov. The speaker from the Insurance Authority will cover 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' applications.

Accounting and Financial Reporting Series: COVID-19 related financial reporting issues for 2020 reporting periods

Live webinars (Nov-Dec). Speakers will highlight the key financial reporting implications of COVID-19, including lease accounting, expected credit losses assessment, impairment of non-financial assets, and other financial reporting issues for 2020 reporting periods.

Cryptocurrency – The latest developments

Lunch webinar on 23 Nov. Speakers will discuss the latest global cryptocurrency trends, the key crypto regulatory developments in the Mainland and Hong Kong, the potential financial crime risks, and the application of tracing techniques in assisting criminal investigations.

Stories of declared monuments on Hong Kong Island

(港島法定古蹟雜談)

E-seminar available now (flyer in Chinese). The speaker explains what a declared monument is, introduces the history and characteristics of some prominent declared monuments on Hong Kong Island, and analyses their roles in Hong Kong's development.

Reminders

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

accountants

28 Nov Virtual Conference: Annual Accounting Update 2020: The "New Normal"

Financial Reporting

Non-Institute events

HKACFE training webinars on fraud Investigation in Hong Kong

From 7 Nov. The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Hong Kong Chapter (HKACFE), in partnership with the Centre of Criminology of the University of Hong Kong, will hold a fraud investigation advanced course on four Saturday mornings in November, as webinars.

Free FSDC industry exchange webinar series

10 Nov. The Financial Services Development Council (FSDC) will hold a webinar, "Mirror, mirror on the wall, is Hong Kong a private funds domicile for all?" to discuss the latest development and opportunities relating to the open-ended fund companies regime and limited partnership funds regime. Speakers include Christina Choi, Executive Director, Investment Products, Securities and Futures Commission, and other representatives from Deacons, Zeal Asset Management and PwC. Click here to register.

Don't miss out. You can also visit the full event list or check out the e-Learning Course website for the full range of courses.

Sincere regards,

Hong Kong Institute of CPAs

www.hkicpa.org.hk

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