Professional Accountant

Auditors will be liable under law change

13 Jul 2012

Lawmakers yesterday passed the controversial Companies Bill under which auditors will be held criminally liable if they fail to declare problems with the financial statements of a client company...

A man's world? Don't count on it

2 Jul 2012

Accountancy is still a man's world, but Winnie Cheung Chi-woon, chief executive of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA), has managed to smash through its glass ceiling...

Accountants braced for crucial vote

25 Jun 2012

Lawmakers on Wednesday will decide whether to vote for a crucial measure that would hold accountants criminally liable if they failed to declare problems with the financial statements of a client...

Accountants show youngsters value of good financial habits

18 Jun 2012

As a veteran accountant with a keen sense of social responsibility, Kenneth Lau Chak-keung is committed to educating youngsters about how to manage money well.

An 'ambassador' to count on

9 Jun 2012

When Dean Westcott left school in the United Kingdom, he joined a retail organisation as a general management trainee.

Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

An age-old problem and the sums that just don't add up

Howard Winn

HSBC suffers the Taibbi treatment in Rolling Stone

Shirley Yam

How tycoons' IPO 'losses' may hide profits at herd's expense

The best of times for accountants

Despite the gloomy economic climate, this is a very good time for accountants to sharpen the professional skills that can make their career more promising.

Keeping track of US taxation

Executive Certificate in US Financial Governance
HKUSPACE

After the handover, dealings between local and mainland businesses have surged, but Hong Kong's economy retains its...

Recruitment drive goes on

The skills gap in the mainland's accounting profession is slowly narrowing, as efforts to build the domestic talent pool have begun to yield dividends.

Improving skill set vital in fast-evolving economies

Professional accounting bodies in Hong Kong are stepping up development offerings to ensure accountants are better equipped to work in fast-evolving economies, such as the mainland.

Not enough women reaching top of accountancy sector

There have been more women than men joining the accountancy sector in recent years but statistics show the 'glass ceiling' still prevents many females from reaching senior level.

Mastering number crunching

Employment opportunities in Hong Kong for postgraduate students of accountancy continue to remain strong, despite the current European financial crisis and low growth rates in other countries of...