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UPCOMING WEBINARS

Emerging MPERS needed during a volatile business environment: Part 2 | Malaysia

Date: 14 December 2022 | Time: 10:00 - 11:00

Speaker: Dr Lau Chee Kwong, Associate Professor of Accounting with the Nottingham University Business School, Malaysia

The Covid-19 pandemic has slowed down economic activities, if not followed by a severe economic recession. This is worsened by the inflationary pressure, increases in interest rates, energy and food crisis, disruptions to supply chains, etc. around the globe. Consequently, this presents reporting entities with greater challenges ahead in preparing their financial statements and for auditors in rendering assurance services. This course provides a practical review of the MPERS topics (applicable to the private entities in Malaysia) needed for preparation of financial statements during volatile business environment.

This course aims to help participants:

● identify the likely affected accounting items during volatile business environment;

● assess the reporting principles in the relevant MPERS for the relevant accounting items; and

● apply the relevant MPERS principles to account for the impacts.

The course will focus on:

● onerous contracts and other provisions;

● events after the reporting period; and

● going concern.

Why ESG values are integral to future economic sustainability

Date: 9 January 2023 | Time: 12:30 - 13:30

Speakers: Dr Peter Ellington, founder and CEO of Triple Bottom Line Accounting; Andrea Finegan, Chair of the Schroders Greencoat valuation committee; and Fran Ellington, Triple Bottom Line Accounting In the final part of the sustainability workshop series, we will examine ESG, and why their values are integral to future economic sustainability.

Topic 1: Recap from previous sessions:

Recap session 1 and session 2.

Topic 2: ESG risks and opportunities:

Compliance costs, technology, market, reputation, acute and chronic effects of climate change, biodiversity loss, irresponsible buying and selling and societal breakdown. GRI sector reports and resources. SASB materiality map

Topic 3: Evaluation of financial impacts:

Where can these changes come from: investors, governments, consumers, staff, customers, society, the environment itself, technology, economic drivers. UKCIP – BACLIAT workshop: markets, logistics, process, finance, people, premises.

Topic 4: ESG reporting:

Why ESG puts a business ahead of the issues and makes the finances more resilient.

CPD ON DEMAND

Have you missed out on AIA’s recent CPD Webinars? Our on demand content is delivered by industry experts and leading professionals, giving you the flexibility to learn and develop your skills where and when suits you best.

Each webinar is worth one verifiable CPD unit and can be purchased through the AIA shop. The following content is available:

● Balancing climate, energy and development

● Empowering the individual professional

● Capital allowance

● Living and working with change

● Regulation around cryptocurrency (UK)

● Environmental accounting (Malaysia)

● Tax implications for cryptocurrency (UK)

● Creativity: how to survive in an uncertain world

● Digitising your practice: regardless of MTD

● How do businesses ride the current storm?

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