Analysing Financial Statements effectively           - Part 1 (F2,MA2) & Part 2 (F3,JU1)

Date:

MA2 - 05 May 2012 (Saturday)

J1 - 16 June 2012 (Saturday)

Time:

9:30am – 12:45pm

Speaker:

Daniel Au, Seasoned Risk Management Trainer for International Certified Course for Professional Risk Manager

Venue: 

will be confirmed around 3 days prior to the event date

CPD/CPT Points:

3

Non-core CPD Points: 

1

Cost:

HK$1,400  each  seminar

Package Cost:

Firm Package: 9K for 15 staff

Presenter: Mr. Au is currently a Vice President at an international US bank.  After graduating from Cambridge University, he qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young in London. His strong interest and specialization in investment banking clients launched him into his next position in the Market Risk Management department of Credit Suisse First Boston, London. On returning to Hong Kong, he worked in the Global Risk Management Solutions department of PricewaterhouseCoopers, providing risk management advisory services to investment banks and financial institutions. He also worked as regional Vice President in JP Morgan Chase Bank and BNP Paribas Bank.
Mr. Au brings with him a wide array of accounting, financial risk management and compliance knowledge, gained through years of consulting and industry experience. He is a seasoned financial trainer - currently teaching ACCA and HKICPA financial reporting and management papers, and risk management courses for the CFA, FRM and PRM exams. He was invited as guest speaker to present on international regulatory compliance conferences. He frequently publishes technical articles in accountancy publications, and was invited to contribute questions in past FRM examinations and mark HKICPA examination papers. He is the winner of the prestigious 2005 Henley Management College / South China Morning Post MBA scholarship through open competition and is currently pursuing his part-time MBA. He is frequently interviewed by TVB (財經透視), the South China Morning Post and other major financial media to express his views on the banking & financial industry in Hong Kong.
Course Objective : Lawyers and other Non-Accountants daily managing their corporate commercial clients should study on their financial statements. This seminar simply make you know about the principles, terminology and business analysis on key elements in reading their financial statements.
Highlight:

- Fundamentals of financial analysis framework and its role

　

- Overview of operational, financial and accounting analysis
　

- The use of ratios to identify major trends and changes underlying financial statements, covering profitability, efficiency, gearing and investor ratios
　

- Managing operating funds and assessing business performance
　

- Analysing capital investment decisions and financing options to increase shareholder value
　

- Cashflow, time value of money and cost of capital considerations in business decision making
　

- Risk management techniques; Overview of business valuation technique
　 - How management can manipulate operating profit to present a favourable picture?
　 - Comprehensive case examples
　 (the content is subject to change)