Highlighting upcoming activities every week (9 June 2021)

Dear members,

The Institute continues to provide professional development and training events of various topics to cater members' needs. Download the HKICPA Events app to explore our full range of events and digital programmes and enrol anytime, anywhere.

Practising members have the ultimate responsibilities to uphold the audit quality of financial reporting. The new quality management standards, effective from 2021, will affect how practices operate. Practising members, particularly public interest entity auditors, scroll down for a webinar series on the new standards.

Face-to-face

Liquidation and Personal Insolvency

July to November. The Liquidation and Personal Insolvency module of the Professional Diploma in Insolvency is open for enrolment. The module focuses on the practical issues faced by professionals. Individuals working in the field of insolvency are welcome to enrol if they meet the admission requirements. Enrol by 17 Jul.

Accounting for Performance and Decision Making

10, 17 & 24 Jul. The 3-day course of the Financial Controllership Programme will help refine your decision making skills for commercial matters. Enrol now or check out the other modules of the programme and strength your skillsets as a financial controller.

e-Learning

Final call: Common application issues of AG 5 Merger Accounting for Common Control Combinations

21 Jun. The speaker will discuss the common application issues of Accounting Guideline (AG) 5 Merger Accounting for Common Control Combinations, including its scope, the accounting for consideration paid and the presentation for comparative information. The speaker will also cover findings from the Institute's post-implementation review of AG 5.

Entities Listing on HKEX Series – Session 13: ESG report

23 Jun. Learn about the exchange's new environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting requirements, the implications of enhanced disclosure responsibilities of the board and the management and the good practices of corporate governance and ESG management. The speaker will also cover the risks and opportunities of ESG reporting, the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures and impact reporting.

Entities Listing on HKEX Series – Session 14: How to deal with listed company in financial distress

24 Jun. The speaker will talk about the Hong Kong delisting regime and the roles of the board in insolvency and restructuring. Common restructuring mode and its application, the roles of different professionals in restructuring and delisting review will also be discussed.

Official Receiver's Office on the disqualification of directors and prosecution of insolvency offences

28 Jun. Speakers from the Official Receiver's Office will share the department's experience in relation to disqualification of directors and prosecution of insolvency offences.

Risk Management Series

July to August. The series will give participants a better understanding of the likelihood and the consequence of new operation risks and the ways to manage those risk and how to take prevention measures to avoid losses.

Reminders

15 Jun Entities Listing on HKEX Series – Session 11: Group structure for listing and reorganization
17 Jun Entities Listing on HKEX Series – Session 12: Disclosure of inside information
21 Jun An overview of central bank digital currencies and China's digital RMB
25 Jun Institute/ IIA HK joint webinars: Internal Audit Series – Data governance
30 Jun FSIG and MBIG joint webinar – Digital RMB (金融服務興趣小組．內地業務關注組合辦午間網絡研討會 – 數字人民幣專題分享)

Non-Institute events

Free FSDC Industry Exchange Series – Cyberspace safety strategy for Hong Kong's financial services industry

10 Jun. The Financial Services Development Council's (FSDC) free webinar will feature distinguished speakers exploring the measures on policy, legal, regulatory, and operational levels that can help enhance the city's cyber resilience and lead to a more effective cybersecurity infrastructure for Hong Kong.

2021 CGCC World Chinese Entrepreneurs Summit

17 Jun. The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce (CGCC) is inviting Institute members to their free online summit. Institute President Raymond Cheng will speak at one of the sections and discuss providing professional services in the Greater Bay Area.

IAASB x IFAC – Free webinar series on quality management

June to August. The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) and the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) will hold a series of webinars on International Standard on Quality Management 1, Quality Management for Firms that Perform Audits or Reviews of Financial Statements, or Other Assurance or Related Services Engagements via Zoom, including question and answer sessions. Recordings will be available on the IAASB's YouTube channel afterwards. Register now: 24 Jun, 29 Jul, 5 Aug & 18 Aug.

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. You can also explore curated content through Training by competencies.

Sincere regards,

Hong Kong Institute of CPAs

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