CPA Insight

■ Auditing the auditors Lau Tin Wing, associate director at the Financial Reporting Council, says accountancy drives all businesses and QP’s well-rounded training enables graduates to have a glimpse of everything from financial reporting to taxation. She characterizes QP as a key milestone along her professional journey. more

Tech Source

■ Recent developments in financial risk management Financial risk management (FRM) has been a very hot topic in recent years and updates are frequent. When it comes to financial risk management, the activities of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (the Basel Committee), the primary global standard setter for the prudential regulation of bank, and national financial service regulators often come to mind. In this article, Isaac Cheng from Societe Generale talks about the wide applications and spectrum of the FRM. more

Student matters

■ Studentship renewal The 2020 studentship renewal notification was sent by email on 16 December 2019. To renew your studentship, simply pay the annual fee on or before 31 January 2020. Timely renewal of your studentship will ensure that there is no lapse of your status with the Institute.

■ Collection of QP graduation certificates QP graduates of June 2019 session can collect their certificates on or before 31 January 2020 at the Institute’s service counter on 27/F., Wu Chung House. Please present your registered identity card when collecting the certificates.

■ Practical experience We welcome 18 authorized employers and 39 authorized supervisors to the Institute's practical experience scheme. For students who have already completed the QP with sufficient practical experience for membership admission, please submit your membership applications on or before 16 March 2020. more

Event highlights

■ New Qualification Programme Watch our video on the new QP, which provides world-class and comprehensive training to ensure that newly qualified CPAs are equipped with the necessary technical knowledge, professional skills, values and ethics, and relevant practical experience to meet the needs of employers in today’s work environment. more

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