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12 May 2011 | Issue 18
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Highlights
 


   
Audit of Property, Plant and Equipment (Code ADT032)

This workshop aims to provide audit professionals with guidance on the audit of property, plant and equipment (PPE) held for owner-use, sale and/or investment purposes. This course will also cover the key financial statement reporting and disclosure requirements for PPE. 
 
 


   
ICPAS Technical Group Discussion: A Sustainable Development for Businesses- "What Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Means to a Finance Professional"

This Technical Group Discussion is aimed at keeping finance professionals who play a highly strategic role relevant to the global trends on business practices and non-financial disclosure in a company's agenda for sustainable development.       
      
 
 


 
GST Risks Management Starts with ASK workshop (Registration Closing Soon)

Due to overwhelming response, there is a final round of workshop on the GST Assisted Self-help Kit (ASK).
Come hear from GST experts how the GST ASK helps in managing GST risks and what the common GST pitfalls are.
Registration closes on 13 May.
                                                               
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Feature
 

IFRS In Focus: IASB Issues Revisions to IFRS 9 for Financial Liability Accounting  

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) published a revised version of IFRS 9 Financial Instruments. The revised Standard retains the requirements for classification and measurement of financial assets that were published in November 2009 but adds guidance on the classification and measurement of financial liabilities.
 
 
 
Technical Updates

Crossing Boundaries, Building Relationships: Singapore Hosts Corporate Registers Forum Conference 2011 from 9 to 12 May

Proposed Predictive Analytics Guidance from IFAC Highlights Importance of Anticipating the Future

Pro-Tem SAC Invites Tenders for Development of Qualification Programme


International Federation of Accountants Praises Launch of Pan-African Federation of Accountants

Sole Proprietor Jailed for Under-reporting Profits

 
 
Professional Development
 
Positive Influence at Work - The Art of Getting What You Want at the Workplace (Code MP041)   
23 May 2011, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Excel Budgeting Techniques (2003) (Code IT069) - Approved for SDF Funding (Eligibility Criteria Apply)
23 - 24 May 2011, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

FRS 36: Impairment of Assets (Code A065)
24 May 2011, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Cross Border Insolvency (Code IR006)
25 May 2011, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Presentation and Disclosure Requirements of Financial Instruments under FRS 32 and FRS 107 (Code A084)
25 May 2011, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Auditors' Reliance on the Work of Other Parties (Code ADT033)
26 May 2011, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Increasing your Persuasion Quotient with NLP (Code MP022)
26 - 27 May 2011, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Business Analytics and Reporting (BAR) (Code BAR2003) - Approved for SDF Funding (Eligibility Criteria Apply)
1, 15, 16 and 17 June 2011, 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.

 
 
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Economy Watch



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Women on Boards Poll
 
 

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