Highlighting upcoming activities every week (8 December 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.

Face-to-face

Corporate Finance Series – Insights of financial gimmick: Rights issue vs open offer

13 Dec. Covering the key attributes of rights issue versus open offer, and the listing rules implications. The speaker will share the rationale behind rights issue and open offer from listed companies' perspectives, and post-rights issue and post-open offer matters, and their risk-reward implications to investors.

e-Learning

YMC and FSIG joint webinar: Latest development of cryptocurrency market and trading strategies

13 Dec. The speakers will talk about the trends and misconceptions about blockchain and crypto markets, introduce the top market capitalization tokens, and walkthrough the ways to identify good investments and share some investment strategies.

Guardian role of professionals in upholding ethical governance

14 Dec. Learn about the relevant sections of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance in relation to the duties and responsibilities of directors and professionals in preventing corruption and other malpractices. The speaker will also discuss business and other ethical issues as well as the "3As" model of ethical governance.

ESG Series – Latest trends and updates: ESG and climate change 101 and latest trends for accounting and finance professionals

15 Dec. The speaker will walk participants through the basics and the latest development of environmental, social and governance (ESG), sustainability, the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, and climate change risk management. The impacts of ESG at the macro and micro level, the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures framework, examples of climate change-related risks and opportunities etc., will also be discussed.

Practice Management Series for SMPs – Automation and analytics: Digitization beyond ERP for additional value

16 Dec. The speaker will share the trends in automation technology and how these trends are being applied to finance and accounting, operations and planning. The levels of analytics capabilities and the technology required, and the intersection of automation and analytics will also be covered.

ESG Series – Latest trends and updates: ESG strategy and communication

17 Dec. Integrating corporate governance, climate-related risks, and ESG strategy into a company's business strategy and enhancing its ESG branding are becoming increasingly important. This webinar will discuss the latest ESG trends, how to integrate an ESG strategy and how an ESG strategy generates value for shareholders.

ICTIG webinar: Blockchain – Latest trends & applications

17 Dec. The speaker will talk about the history of cryptocurrency and the current regulatory environment around the world where major exchanges are facing critical sanctions and challenges. How regulators are shaping the digital assets industry and the role of Hong Kong in the blockchain sphere including smart contracts, security tokens and their offering will also be discussed.

Young Members Virtual Conference 2021: Building an arsenal for young accountants – new trends and skillsets for future-ready CPAs (archived session)

Missed the annual young members virtual conference? The archived session is now available. The speakers share their insights on skillsets required for young CPAs under new market trends covering subjects relating to artificial intelligence, big data, cryptocurrencies, security token offerings, listed companies, as well as ESG reporting.

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.

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