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• Financial Controllers Update 2024

  • Start
    18 Nov 2024
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    19 Nov 2024
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Online (via Zoom)

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  Overview: This Financial Controllers Update course has been specifically developed to address recent developments in international and U.S. accounting standards, the controller's environment, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting and ethics. 

  
  This course will be held online via Zoom from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, 18-19 Nov. 

  Learning Objectives - To bring users and preparers of financial statements up-to-date with recent developments., including:

  • Overview of recent IFRS and US GAAP developments including current exposure drafts, topics in the pipeline and standards effective for periods beginning on or after 1 January, 2024
  • ESG - an overview of the reporting frameworks, how they could impact you and helpful tools
  • Ethics for accountants 

  Who Should Attend:

   Financial controllers, directors of finance, CFOs, accountants, financial statement preparers and financial statement users.

  
  

  Presenters: Bob Phelps, Nick Auer, Kate Daniels and Caryn Maitland.

  NASBA CPD: Day 1: 3 credits; Day 2: 3 credits

  CIIPA Member: $275

  Non-CIIPA Member: $325

  All registrants will receive a link to the online sessions closer to the date.

  Additional Event Information:

  Pictures: By attending this event, you agree to be photographed and/or filmed and give permission to use your likeness in promotional and/or marketing materials.

  Cancellation Policy: Registrants may cancel without penalty if your cancellation is received 10 full business days prior to the event. Due to financial obligations incurred by CIIPA, no refunds or credits will be issued on cancellation requests received less than 10 full business days prior to the event.

  
  

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• ISQM1 Evaluation & Remediation

  • When
    18 Nov 2024
  •  
    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    George Town Yacht Club

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  This course is open only for CIIPA and ICAEW members. 

  Drawing on ICAEW’s review experience, ICAEW will present a one-hour session covering ISQM1 evaluation and remediation. The session will incorporate a series of scenarios to help attendees understand the evaluation and remediation process.   

  This course will run from 5 - 6 p.m. at George Town Yacht Club and attendees are invited to stay for a networking social until 7 p.m. 

  Course Objectives: Recall the ISQM1 evaluation and remediation process.  

  Audience:  Those individuals involved in their firm's ISQM1 evaluation and remediation process. 
  

  Cost: Free for CIIPA members and ICAEW members. 

  Note: ICAEW members who register for the session will have their names shared with ICAEW. 

  CPD: 1

  Presenters:

  Will Strickland

  Will is an ICAEW Chartered Accountant and a specialist in audit quality monitoring. Will joined ICAEW in 2007 having previous experience as an auditor with a Big Four firm in the UK and Bermuda. He is responsible for a team of UK-based reviewers and manages the delivery of audit monitoring visits to UK audit firms of all sizes including Big Four and top 20. Will also oversees ICAEW’s audit monitoring contracts, partnering with overseas regulators and professional bodies. He has performed audit monitoring visits to firms in Europe, the Middle East and the Caribbean and also supports local regulators by providing methodology, training and on-the-job coaching to overseas-based staff.

  Liz Shaw

  Liz Shaw is a Senior Manager in the Quality Assurance Department (QAD) of Professional Standards, where she has worked for the past 17 years. She is an ICAEW Chartered Accountant with previous audit experience with a Big Four firm in the UK. Liz leads a team of reviewers who carry out audit monitoring visits to all sizes of UK audit firms, including Big Four. She is also involved in third party and overseas contracts. Going forward she will also have responsibility for monitoring compliance with the ICAEW CPD regulations.

  Trevor Smith

  Trevor joined ICAEW in 1991, having previously gained extensive experience within the UK auditing profession. He is an ICAEW Chartered Accountant. As a QAD director, for 16 years Trevor had specific responsibility for audit monitoring across the UK and overseas including leading ICAEW’s monitoring for CIIPA. Trevor has contributed to many forums and working groups in areas related to regulatory standards, monitoring regimes and quality assurance schemes.

  Additional Event Information:

  Pictures: By attending this event, you agree to be photographed and/or filmed and give permission to use your likeness in promotional and/or marketing materials.

  Signing In: When attending any training event, please be sure to sign in to be able to receive your CPD certificate.

  
  

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• CIIPA Beach Clean-Up

  • When
    23 Nov 2024
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • Location
    Safe Haven (empty lot across from the North Sound Golf Course)

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  CIIPA's Community Relations Committee is excited to host its very first beach clean-up, and we would love for you, your family, and friends to join us for a morning of fun and positive impact!

  Why participate?
  This event is a fantastic opportunity to connect with your community, soak up some much-needed vitamin D, and contribute to preserving our beautiful coastline. 
  

  Together, we can make a real difference while enjoying the great outdoors!

  Date: Saturday, November 23rd, 2024
  Time: 8:00 AM
  Location: Safe Haven – empty lot across from the North Sound Golf Course

  What to Bring

  • Your friends and family!
  • A sunhat and sunscreen to protect yourself from the sun.
  • Garden gloves if you prefer using your own.
  • Water, although we will provide water, Gatorade and snacks. 
    

  RSVP by 9 Nov. 

  Gloves, garbage bags, snacks and Water/Gatorade will be provided for all participants, so just bring your enthusiasm and willingness to make a difference! Let’s come together for a day of community spirit, environmental stewardship, and fun in the sun.

  We can’t wait to see you there!

  This event was organised by CIIPA's Community Relations Committee. 

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• Member Event: Financial Outlook and Investment

  • When
    26 Nov 2024
  •  
    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    George Town Yacht Club
  • Spaces left
    65

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  CIIPA Members Only Event

  CIIPA has partnered with LOM Financial to offer a free event to our members covering the Global Financial Outlook and Themes of the Roaring Twenties.

  The Global Financial Outlook will cover:

  • Macro and Asset Market Outlook
  • Positive trends in Financial Markets- what to look out for
  • Interest rates, what could happen next.
  • Inflation, what could happen next
  • US elections, how do the markets behave historically? What could happen next
  • Interest rate cuts, how do small, mid, and large caps stock behave?

  Themes of the Roaring Twenties:

  • AI Adoption and Integration
  • Infrastructure Spending Boom
  • Electrification and Grid Renewal
  • Opportunity in Defence Sector
  • Rising demand in Healthcare

  Presenter: Lewis Cohen, Investment Advisor at LOM Financial.

  The session will run from 5pm-6pm followed by a networking, with drinks and nibbles, until 7pm on Tuesday, 26, Nov. at George Town Yacht Club.

  Attendees: CIIPA Members only. 

  This event is organised by CIIPA's Membership and Growth Committee. 

  Additional Event Information:
  Pictures: By attending this event, you agree to be photographed and/or filmed and give permission to use your likeness in promotional and/or marketing materials.

  Signing In: Please be sure to sign in at the registration desk when you arrive. 

  
  

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• Insolvency Update - Intermediate 2024

  • When
    27 Nov 2024
  •  
    3:00 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Location
    George Town Yacht Club
  • Spaces left
    51

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  This course will provide an update on the insolvency industry. This course is being organised through a partnership between CIIPA and the Recovery and Insolvency Specialists Association (RISA). RISA members who are not also CIIPA members can sign up to the event as a non-member. The course runs from 3 - 5 p.m. and will be followed by networking until 6:30 p.m. 

  Learning Objectives
  Learners will be able to:

  • Recall details of custody of crypto asset, asset tracing, liquidity/valuation of digital assets and understand the legal landscape
  • Understand cross border matters including issues of foreign recognition and jurisdictions that impact the Cayman Islands
  • Discuss insolvency processes/tests
  • Understanding problems with Special Purpose Vehicles in the insolvency industry

  Topics:

  PART A 

  CRYPTO 

  • Digital assets – a third dimension of property?
  • Custody of assets – What to consider before an insolvency takes place.   
  • Asset tracing landscape: traditional vs non-traditional means of information recovery.
  • Liquidity / Valuation of digital assets 
  • The legal landscape - Service by NFT and social media

  PART B 

  CROSS BORDER ROUND UP

  • Jurisdictions which impact the Cayman Islands: where we might need recognition 
  • Issues of recognition in Hong Kong / People’s Republic of China 
  • Ease of obtaining Chapter 15 recognition in the US (or not) 
  • What alternatives might exist?

  INSOLVENCY PROCESSES / TESTS

  • Restructuring Officer
  • Receivership
  • Voluntary Liquidations to Official Liquidation
  • SPCs (Special Purpose Vehicles)
  • Problems with SPCs in Insolvency

  Who should attend
  Associate to Manager level. 

  Cost: $60 for CIIPA members / $70 for non-members and RISA members

  CPD: 2

  
  

  Presenters
  

  Charlotte Walker

  Charlotte works in the Dispute Resolution Practice Group at Appleby and is admitted to practice in Cayman, British Virgin Islands and England & Wales. Charlotte is an English solicitor-advocate, with over 13 years’ post-qualification experience, specializing in high-value cross-border commercial litigation, with a particular focus on contentious insolvency, asset tracing and restructuring. Charlotte is a lecturer on the INSOL International and RISA Cayman “Introductory Certificate in Insolvency Law and Practice in the Cayman Islands” and is a current candidate on the INSOL Global Insolvency Practice Course (Fellowship).

  Jason Robinson

  Jason Robinson, Senior Managing Director at Teneo, has over 15 years of experience assisting clients in the financial services sector and has played a central role in various cross-border restructuring and insolvency matters. Jason is a CPA of Canada, qualified insolvency practitioner in the Cayman Islands, and a Fellow of INSOL International.

  Charith Seneviratne

  Charith is a Manager with Teneo in the Cayman Islands and has over 7 years of corporate restructuring, insolvency and advisory experience across the sectors of financial services, digital assets, construction, transport and logistics, hospitality and mining. He has consulted on engagements in Australia and the Cayman Islands which often involved complex financial investigations, asset recovery and litigation across multiple jurisdictions.

  Charith is qualified as a Chartered Accountant in Australia with CA ANZ and as a Certified Fraud Examiner with the ACFE. He also holds an INSOL Certificate in Insolvency Law and Practice in the Cayman Islands.

  Charith is a member of the Teneo Digital Assets and Blockchain team and holds certifications with Chainalysis. Charith is also a Committee member of the Cayman Islands chapter of the Crypto Fraud and Asset Recovery network (CFAAR), as well as a Board Member, Secretary and Social Committee member of the Cayman Islands chapter of the ACFE.

  Jennifer Colegate

  Jennifer Colegate is a Partner based in Baker & Partners’ Cayman Islands office. She is a commercial litigator specialising in cross-border insolvency and restructuring, with expertise in investigations, asset tracing and enforcement and recovery.  Jennifer has extensive experience advising on various issues arising in complex cross-border insolvencies with particular experience in North America, APAC and increasingly the Middle East. Prior to practising in the Cayman Islands Jennifer worked in Hong Kong and London.  Jennifer has advised on restructurings of SIVs, RMBS and CMBS vehicles and other structured products adversely affected by crises touching on a range of jurisdictions. Related to her insolvency work, Jennifer regularly advises on matters concerning asset-tracing and recovery, and judgment enforcement work.  Jennifer’s practice also includes advising directors of financial distressed companies. Jennifer is ranked in Chambers & Partners and Legal500 and described in Chamers & Partners 2024 as being “whip smart and super responsive; she is a major asset”.

  Additional Event Information:

  Pictures: By attending this event, you agree to be photographed and/or filmed and give permission to use your likeness in promotional and/or marketing materials.
  
  Cancellation Policy: Registrants may cancel without penalty if your cancellation is received 10 full business days prior to the event. Due to financial obligations incurred by CIIPA, no refunds or credits will be issued on cancellation requests received less than 10 full business days prior to the event.

  Signing In: When attending any training event, please be sure to sign in to be able to receive your CPD certificate.

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• 2024 Hedge Funds IFRS/US GAAP Update and Financial Statements Review

  • When
    02 Dec 2024
  •  
    8:45 AM - 2:30 PM
  • Location
    Indigo
  • Spaces left
    75

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  Join us for key updates with KPMG's Joel Dodson and Michael Baker of PwC. 

  Course Objectives:

  The financial statements review portion of the course will help attendees to understand the accounting requirements applicable to hedge funds under US GAAP and IFRS and their impact on the financial statement presentation.

  The hedge funds update portion aims to allow registrants to understand the updated accounting requirements applicable to US GAAP and IFRS and their impact upon the financial statement presentation.

  Topics by presenter include: 

  Joel Dodson
  

  • Hedge Fund Financial Statements Review:
  • Hedge fund financial statements under US GAAP – standard disclosures
  • Hedge fund financial statements under IFRS – standard disclosures

  Michael Baker 

  US GAAP:
  

  • New 2024 US GAAP changes
  • New US GAAP standards/updates - applicable to future years, but possibly eligible for early adoption
  • US GAAP Common issues for funds

  IFRS:

  • New 2024 IFRS changes
  • New IFRS standards/updates - applicable to future years, but possibly eligible for early adoption
  • IFRS Common issues for funds

  Target audience: This course is applicable to most accountants, including but not exclusive to financial statement preparers, administrators, auditors and those charged with governance (Directors, Trustees, etc.). 

  CPD: 5 for full day / 3.5 for financial statements review only / 1.5 for US GAAP and IFRS update session only. 

  Agenda
  8:45 a.m. — Registration
  9 a.m. — Financial statements review
  12:30 p.m. — Lunch

  1 - 2:30 p.m. — US GAAP / IFRS updates

  
  Pricing

  CIIPA Member full day — $225

  Non-member full day — $275

  CIIPA Member morning session with lunch — $150

  CIIPA Member afternoon session only — $50

  Non-member morning session with lunch — $200

  Non-member afternoon session only —  $75

  Additional Event Information:

  Food & Beverage: For full day and morning session attendees, a light breakfast and lunch will be available. Those with special dietary restrictions e.g. vegan/vegetarian, please email your restrictions to admin@ciipa.ky. The caterer requires a pre-order 7-business days before the event to accommodate this. 

  Pictures: By attending this event, you agree to be photographed and/or filmed and give permission to use your likeness in promotional and/or marketing materials.
  
  Cancellation Policy: Registrants may cancel without penalty if your cancellation is received 10 full business days prior to the event. Due to financial obligations incurred by CIIPA, no refunds or credits will be issued on cancellation requests received less than 10 full business days prior to the event.

  Signing In: When attending any training event, please be sure to sign in to be able to receive your CPD certificate.

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• CIIPA 2024 Charity Golf Tournament

  • When
    06 Dec 2024
  •  
    12:30 PM
  • Location
    North Sound Golf Club

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  Join us for the 2024 CIIPA Charity Golf Tournament. All proceeds benefit charities and non-profits right here in the Cayman Islands. 

  There are only 15 team slots available this year, so register now. Registration includes a BBQ dinner, raffle and entry into the putting competition. Golfers have a chance to win a Changan F 70 4x4 and other great prizes! 

  So grab your clubs, have some fun and give back in the process. 

  Shotgun Start: 12:30 p.m.
  

  Texas Scramble Format

  Cost: KYD $800 per team of 4 (includes: BBQ dinner, raffle and entry into putting competition)

  This event is organised by CIIPA's Social Committee. 

  
  

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