Highlighting upcoming activities every week (24 February 2021)

Dear members,

Here comes the weekly highlight of the upcoming professional development and training events organized by the Institute. Looking for more events? Download the HKICPA Events app to explore our full range of events and digital programmes and enrol anytime, anywhere.

Face-to-face

Investment Series – Option basics

5 Mar. Focusing on the fundamental concepts of options, different types of options, defining elements of an option contract, option contract specifications and basic option strategies. The speaker will also discuss embedded options in notes/bonds and structured products.

Investment Series – Option strategies

10 Mar. The speaker will walk the participants through the fundamental concepts of option strategies, including “capital-protected” investment, extraction of cash, directional trading strategies, volatility trading strategies, hedging and arbitrage.

Workshop for new auditors – Rerun

The workshop on 17, 18 and 19 Mar is a tailor-made programme that provides the core concepts and practical skills essential for new auditors of financial statement audits. It applies an interactive learning format through discussions, case studies and role-play. Speakers will teach the auditing concepts and practical skills, as well as share their practice experience relevant to new auditors.

Reminder

17 Mar ICAC workshop on ethical decision making

e-Learning

Corporate Finance Series

March to May. In the webinars, the speakers will discuss corporate finance topics including equity fund raising, capital restructuring, financial statement analyzing, facility letter, term sheet etc.

Soft Skills Series – Motivating your staff with quantum coaching

Lunch webinar on 26 Feb. The speaker will compare quantum coaching with traditional coaching and share various quantum coaching methodologies to motivate staff and enhance team members’ collaboration

Institute/ HKIoD joint virtual workshops: Executive Programme for Accountants: INEDs – Role and fulfilment

10 Mar. Covering the challenging roles of an independent non-executive director (INED) and implied changes in behaviour of boardroom, chairman and INEDs. The overview of committee work, qualities and skill-set of an INED, the tactics for an INED and the consideration in acceptance of appointment will also be discussed.

BCGA series: An investor’s perspective on good ESG reporting

13 Apr. Experienced practitioners will discuss investors’ perspectives on environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting, including what investors will normally look for in sustainability reports, what their concerns are, practical tips on enhancing the quality of corporate reporting and disclosure, etc., and will illustrate with case examples.

Accounting and Financial Reporting Series for COVID-19

A new series of E-seminars on the key financial reporting implications of COVID-19 are available now. Speakers 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.

Reminders

10 Mar Addressing the issue of “fake news”

Soft Skills Series

16 Mar Managing team performance in times of uncertainties

24 Mar Facilitating online meetings with results

Institute/ HKIoD joint virtual workshops: Executive Programme for Accountants – Independent Non-Executive Directors Practices for Accountants (re-run)

16 Mar INEDs – Issues and considerations

9 Apr Role of a company director – Overview of Hong Kong legal and regulatory framework

13 Apr Role of a company director – Board practices

Non-Institute event

Free FSDC Practitioner Speakers Series – Is it cool to be an asset management professional?

5 Mar. The Financial Services Development Council (FSDC) will organize a virtual career seminar entitled "Is it cool to be an asset management professional?" 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

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