Upcoming HKICPA CPD Courses for November 2025
The following HKICPA-accredited CPD courses and events take place in November 2025. They are listed below in chronological order.
1) HKICPA X IFAC SMP Conference - Morning session
CPD Hours: 3 - Language: English - Code: CCPD25110101 / EWEB25110101
Date and Time(s): Saturday, 1 November 2025 (9:00 am - 12:00 pm)
Location: Webinar OR Grand Ballroom, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong (1 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong)
Fee (physical): HK$480 for students/IA/HKICPA/IFAC members; HK$960 for non-members
Fee (virtual): HK$350 for students/IA/HKICPA/IFAC members; HK$700 for non-members
Enrolment Deadline: 28 Oct 2025 (Physical) / 30 Oct 2025 (Virtual)
Information: Industry Knowledge, Information Technology, Sustainability, and Auditing and Assurance
2) HKICPA X IFAC SMP Conference - Afternoon session
CPD Hours: 3 - Language: English - Code: CCPD25110102 / EWEB25110102
Date and Time(s): Saturday, 1 November 2025 (1:30 pm - 4:30 pm)
Location: Webinar OR Grand Ballroom, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong (1 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong)
Fee (physical): HK$480 for students/IA/HKICPA/IFAC members; HK$960 for non-members
Fee (virtual): HK$350 for students/IA/HKICPA/IFAC members; HK$700 for non-members
Enrolment Deadline: 28 Oct 2025 (Physical) / 30 Oct 2025 (Virtual)
Information: Taxation, Corporate Governance, Auditing and Assurance, and Accounting and Financial Reporting
3) Regulatory and Compliance Series for Listed Issuers: Share Buyback and Treasury Shares Event Flyer Promotion
CPD Hours: 2 - Language: Cantonese - Code: EWEB25110301
Date and Time(s): Monday, 3 November 2025 (7:00 pm - 9:00 pm)
Location: Live Webinar
Fee: HK$160 for students/IA/HKICPA members; HK$360 for non-members
Enrolment Deadline: 1 November 2025
Information: This webinar will focus on share buyback and treasury shares in relation to listing on HKEX. Topics include share buy-back laws, share buy-back related case studies, and changes to the rules on treasury shares.
4) Equity Series – Option Strategies
CPD Hours: 1.5 - Language: Cantonese - Code: EWEB25110401
Date and Time(s): Tuesday, 4 November 2025 (12:30 pm - 2:00 pm)
Location: Live Webinar
Fee: HK$160 for students/IA/HKICPA members; HK$360 for non-members
Enrolment Deadline: 2 November 2025
Information: This webinar aims to provide the participants with the knowledge in understanding option strategies. It discusses the fundamental concepts in option strategies. Option strategies include "capital-protected" investment, extraction of cash, directional trading strategies, volatility trading strategies, hedging and arbitrage. After joining this webinar, participants will understand the fundamental concepts in option strategies and know how to carry them out.
5) HKICPA/ IIA HK Joint Webinars – Internal Audit Series: AML and Sanctions Compliance: Strategic Insights to Upcoming Mutual Evaluation
CPD Hours: 1.5 - Language: English - Code: EWEB25110501
Date and Time(s): Wednesday, 5 November 2025 (12:30 pm - 2:00 pm)
Location: Live Webinar
Fee: HK$160 for students/IA/HKICPA members; HK$360 for non-members
Enrolment Deadline: 2 November 2025
Information: This webinar will offer professional insights into two critical areas shaping the financial crime compliance landscape: (1) Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and sanctions frameworks, and (2) the upcoming Mutual Evaluation (ME) of Hong Kong.
6) Integrity and Quality Building Management
CPD Hours: 1 - Language: Cantonese - Code: EWEB25110602
Date and Time(s): Thursday, 6 November 2025 (1:00 pm - 2:00 pm)
Location: Live Webinar
Fee: HK$160 for students/IA/HKICPA members; HK$360 for non-members
Enrolment Deadline: 4 November 2025
Information: This webinar aims to enhance participants' awareness of corruption problems, expand their knowledge of the anti-corruption law and regulations as well as highlight the role of accounting professionals in relation to building management.
7) Entities Listing on HKEX Series – Session 2: Latest Update on the Corporate Governance Code and the Related Listing Rules
CPD Hours: 2 - Language: Cantonese - Code: EWEB25110601
Date and Time(s): Monday, 6 November 2025 (7:00 pm - 9:00 pm)
Location: Live Webinar
Fee: HK$160 for students/IA/HKICPA members; HK$360 for non-members
Enrolment Deadline: 3 November 2025
Information: This webinar will focus on the update of Corporate Governance Code and related Listing Rules. Topics include: Board effectiveness, Designation of lead INED, Mandatory director training, Board performance review, Disclosure of board skills matrix, Overboarding INED and directors' time commitment, Independence of INEDs, Independence of INEDs after nine years, Board and workforce diversity, Risk management and Internal controls, Dividends
8) Equity Series – Option Trading and its Applications
CPD Hours: 1.5 - Language: Cantonese - Code: EWEB25110701
Date and Time(s): Friday, 7 November 2025 (12:30 pm - 2:00 pm)
Location: Live Webinar
Fee: HK$160 for students/IA/HKICPA members; HK$360 for non-members
Enrolment Deadline: 4 November 2025
Information: This webinar will cover how options work in derivative market, what are the key factors that affect the option pricing and how to apply options investment strategies. The speaker will also provide examples for illustration. Topics include: options to enhance investment returns and lower the risks, overview of option features and trading mechanism, introduction of common option trading strategies, and options case studies.
9) Regulatory and Compliance Series for Listed Issuers: General Offer Obligations
CPD Hours: 2 - Language: Cantonese - Code: EWEB25111001
Date and Time(s): Monday, 10 November 2025 (7:00 pm - 9:00 pm)
Location: Live Webinar
Fee: HK$160 for students/IA/HKICPA members; HK$360 for non-members
Enrolment Deadline: 7 November 2025
Information: This webinar will cover how options work in derivative market, what are the key factors that affect the option pricing and how to apply options investment strategies. The speaker will also provide examples for illustration. Topics include: options to enhance investment returns and lower the risks, overview of option features and trading mechanism, introduction of common option trading strategies, and options case studies.
10) Risk Management Series – Operation Risk: Navigating Professional Liability Insurance
CPD Hours: 1 - Language: Cantonese - Code: EWEB25111204
Date and Time(s): Wednesday, 12 November 2025 (1:00 pm - 2:00 pm)
Location: Live Webinar
Fee: HK$160 for students/IA/HKICPA members; HK$360 for non-members
Enrolment Deadline: 9 November 2025
Information: This webinar will provide a comprehensive understanding of the professional liability landscape and its implications for your practice. Participants will also learn effective risk transfer techniques to enhance the ability to safeguard professional integrity. Topics include: identifying and assessing the risk exposure specific to your profession, exploring emerging risks, including US audits and regulatory investigations, and understanding risk transfer mechanisms, with a focus on leveraging insurance solutions.
11) Industry Update Relating to Licensed Corporations
CPD Hours: 1 - Language: Cantonese - Code: EWEB25111203
Date and Time(s): Wednesday, 12 November 2025 (7:00 pm - 8:00 pm)
Location: Live Webinar
Fee: HK$270 for students/IA/HKICPA members; HK$490 for non-members
Enrolment Deadline: 5 November 2025
Information: The seminar highlights the SFC's regulatory regime under the SFO and AMLO, mandating licensing for centralized virtual asset trading platforms operating in or targeting Hong Kong investors, alongside June 2025 proposals to extend SFC oversight to virtual asset dealers and custodians through licensing and enforcement. It also covers July 2025 updates on amendments to the Securities and Futures (Financial Resources) Rules, introducing internationally aligned capital requirements for licensed corporations engaged in over-the-counter derivative activities.
12) Entities Listing on HKEX Series – Session 3: Navigating A+H Listed Companies: Effective Board Performance via Company Secretaries and Corporate Governance
CPD Hours: 2 - Language: Cantonese - Code: EWEB25111202
Date and Time(s): Wednesday, 12 November 2025 (7:00 pm - 9:00 pm)
Location: Live Webinar
Fee: HK$160 for students/IA/HKICPA members; HK$360 for non-members
Enrolment Deadline: 10 November 2025
Information: This webinar will focus on key strategies for effective performance of the board from the enhancement of the role and functions of company secretaries and the latest requirements for corporate governance. Topics include: regulatory expectation for listed companies from the perspective of A share companies seeking a dual listing in Hong Kong, the role and functions of company secretary and board secretaries under challenges of dual listing company, latest themes for corporate governance requirements and impact on A+H listed company, key strategies for effective board performance from a Company Secretary’s perspective.
13) Role of Company Director I: Overview of Legal and Regulatory Framework
CPD Hours: 2 - Language: English - Code: SCPD25111201 (Seminar) or EWEB25111201 (Webinar)
Date and Time(s): Wednesday, 12 November 2025 (6:30 pm - 8:30 pm)
Location: Webinar OR HKIoD Office, 2104 Shanghai Industrial Investment Building, 48 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Fee: HK$700 for HKIoD, students/IA/HKICPA members; HK$900 for non-members
Enrolment Deadline: 10 November 2025
Information: This course is organized by The Hong Kong Institute of Directors (HKIoD). Topics include: An overview of the Listing Rules, consequences of breach to the listed company and its directors, the Corporate Governance Code, and practical suggestions to enhance compliance.
14) Entities Listing on HKEX Series – Session 4: ESG and Climate Reporting: Mastering HKEX's Enhanced Requirements
CPD Hours: 2 - Language: Cantonese - Code: EWEB25111301
Date and Time(s): Tuesday, 13 November 2025 (7:00 pm - 9:00 pm)
Location: Live Webinar
Fee: HK$160 for students/IA/HKICPA members; HK$360 for non-members
Enrolment Deadline: 10 November 2025
Information: This webinar will focus on ESG and climate reporting: Mastering HKEX's enhanced requirements. Topics include: Latest developments in financial-related ESG disclosure requirements, Key requirements in HKEX ESG Reporting Code (Appendix C2), with focus on the new climate requirements, Key findings in SWCS ESG Research Paper 2025, Challenges and core competencies for companies to meet HKEX's climate disclosure requirement.
15) Equity Series – Understanding Common Structure Product Features and Trading Strategies
CPD Hours: 1.5 - Language: Cantonese - Code: EWEB25111401
Date and Time(s): Friday, 14 November 2025 (12:30 pm - 2:00 pm)
Location: Live Webinar
Fee: HK$160 for students/IA/HKICPA members; HK$360 for non-members
Enrolment Deadline: 11 November 2025
Information: This webinar will outline the structured products features, explain the key factors that determine the investment strategy, and illustrate how investors can harness their benefits in the market. Case studies tailored to the Hong Kong market will give participants actionable insights.
16) Insolvency Preparatory I 2025
CPD Hours: 15 - Language: English - Code: EWEB25101802
Date and Time(s): Five Saturdays, 15, 22 & 29 Nov and 6 & 20 Dec (10:00 am – 1:00 pm)
Location: Live Webinar
Fee: HK$3,150 for students/IA/HKICPA members; HK$4,410 for non-members
Enrolment Deadline: 12 November 2025
Information: The webinars focus on broad knowledge and understanding of the basic principles of insolvency administration, with particular emphasis on the practical issues related to the following areas: 1. What is Insolvency? 2. Liquidations, Bankruptcy, and IVAs 3. Investigation and Asset Realisation 4. Overview of Administrations and Priorities of Creditors 5. Receivership, Trading and Selling a Business, and Provisional Supervision
17) Tackling Common Financial Reporting Issues for Financial Instruments
CPD Hours: 2 - Language: Cantonese - Code: EWEB25111702
Date and Time(s): Monday, 17 November 2025 (12:00 pm - 2:00 pm)
Location: Live Webinar
Fee: HK$270 for students/IA/HKICPA members; HK$490 for non-members
Enrolment Deadline: 10 November 2025
Information: In today's evolving financial landscape, HKFRS accounting for financial instruments faces complexities from innovation, market shifts, regulatory demands, and transparency needs. This webinar equips participants with technical insights and practical strategies, focusing on pitfalls in classifying financial liabilities versus equity under HKAS 32—analyzing terms in perpetual instruments, preference shares, and convertible bonds—and challenges in HKFRS 9, including accounting for variable cash flow features and holders' treatment of debt instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income under the 'hold to collect and sell' model.
18) Entities Listing on HKEX Series – Session 5: IPO Readiness: Assets Valuation Issues Related to Taking a Company Public
CPD Hours: 2 - Language: Cantonese - Code: EWEB25111701
Date and Time(s): Monday, 17 November 2025 (7:00 pm - 9:00 pm)
Location: Webinar
Fee: HK$160 for students/IA/HKICPA members; HK$360 for non-members
Enrolment Deadline: 15 November 2025
Information: This webinar explores asset valuation in the context of HKEX listings, covering pre-IPO valuation requirements under Listing Rules and financial reporting; disclosure obligations for asset valuations in initial listings and subsequent mergers and acquisitions; key valuation methodologies applied in pre-IPO stages and transactions; and common regulatory queries.
19) Risk Management Series – Operation Risk: Understanding Cyber Risks
CPD Hours: 1 - Language: Cantonese - Code: EWEB25111902
Date and Time(s): Wednesday, 19 November 2025 (1:00 pm - 2:00 pm)
Location: Webinar
Fee: HK$160 for students/IA/HKICPA members; HK$360 for non-members
Enrolment Deadline: 16 November 2025
Information: This webinar examines how cyber liability insurance can safeguard against financial losses and reputational harm, delving into the scope of cyber risks and their effects on professional practices; identifying emerging threats such as data breaches and cyberattacks; and outlining risk transfer mechanisms via cyber liability insurance policies.
20) Entities Listing on HKEX Series – Session 6: Navigating Through Financial Turbulence for Listed Companies and Hong Kong Restructuring and Insolvency Landscape
CPD Hours: 2 - Language: Cantonese - Code: EWEB25111901
Date and Time(s): Wednesday, 19 November 2025 (7:00 pm - 9:00 pm)
Location: Webinar
Fee: HK$160 for students/IA/HKICPA members; HK$360 for non-members
Enrolment Deadline: 16 November 2025
Information: This webinar provides updates on Hong Kong's restructuring and insolvency landscape, addressing current financial challenges confronting listed companies; emerging trends in debt restructuring; the core elements of the Hong Kong insolvency framework; practical considerations for directors and advisors; and illustrative case studies.
21) Equity Series – Understanding Corporate's Fixed Income Structured Products (including Options and Swap Embedded) Offered by Banks for Accountants
CPD Hours: 1.5 - Language: Cantonese - Code: EWEB25112002
Date and Time(s): Thursday, 20 November 2025 (12:30 pm - 2:00 pm)
Location: Webinar
Fee: HK$160 for students/IA/HKICPA members; HK$360 for non-members
Enrolment Deadline: 17 November 2025
Information: This webinar will cover the fixed income market products (includes options embedded) currently sold by investment and commercial banks to corporates. It will unveil the pricing mechanism and risk drivers behind these products as well as key documentation issues. It will also be supplemented with the case studies in Hong Kong and the PRC for better illustration purpose.
22) Entities Listing on HKEX Series – Session 7: Recent Update on Hong Kong Listing Requirements and Common Legal Issues on Hong Kong Listing
CPD Hours: 2 - Language: Cantonese - Code: EWEB25112001
Date and Time(s): Thursday, 20 November 2025 (7:00 pm - 9:00 pm)
Location: Webinar
Fee: HK$160 for students/IA/HKICPA members; HK$360 for non-members
Enrolment Deadline: 17 November 2025
Information: This webinar examines recent updates to the Hong Kong Listing Rules and common legal issues in listing applications, covering an introduction to HKEX listing timelines and preparation; key updates on listing requirements; and major legal challenges encountered during the application process.
23) Annual Accounting and Sustainability Update 2025: Shedding Light on Evolving Complexities
CPD Hours: 3.5 - Language: English - Code: EWEB25112201
Date and Time(s): Saturday, 22 November 2025 (9:00 am - 1:00 pm)
Location: Webinar
Fee: HK$450 for students/IA/HKICPA members; HK$990 for non-members
Enrolment Deadline: 19 November 2025
Information: The conference highlights HKICPA's standard-setting role and ongoing projects (Mr. Joe Ng), 2025 HKFRS amendments, application issues, agenda decisions, and regulatory pitfalls (Ms. Lillian Chan), emerging financial reporting topics including global tariffs (Mr. Joe Ng), virtual assets, and climate uncertainties (Ms. Shelley Ip), plus sustainability reporting updates on local/international landscapes, ISSB deliberations on GHG emission amendments to IFRS S2, and exposure drafts for IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards.
24) Industry Update Relating to Investment Funds
CPD Hours: 1.5 - Language: English - Code: EWEB25112403
Date and Time(s): Monday, 24 November 2025 (6:30 am - 8:00 pm)
Location: Webinar
Fee: HK$270 for students/IA/HKICPA members; HK$490 for non-members
Enrolment Deadline: 17 November 2025
Information: This webinar on industry updates for investment funds covers proposed SFC amendments to the Code on Unit Trusts and Mutual Funds, aligning with international standards to boost innovation and efficiency: adopting VaR for financial derivatives in retail funds; enhancing liquidity risk management for open-ended funds via asset-redemption alignment and anti-dilution tools (ADT) for illiquid assets; phased retail access to private markets with safeguards; and MMF reforms requiring ADT, stricter eligible instruments, and constant NAV protections. It also updates on the MPFA's eMPF Platform in its final onboarding phase, offering a centralized digital hub for streamlined MPF administration, cost savings, and user-friendly account management, plus Deloitte's insights on auditing MPF schemes and investment funds.
25) Risk Management Series – Operation Risk: Litigation – Prior and After the Event
CPD Hours: 1 - Language: English - Code: EWEB25112402
Date and Time(s): Monday, 24 November 2025 (1:00 pm - 2:00 pm)
Location: Webinar
Fee: HK$160 for students/IA/HKICPA members; HK$360 for non-members
Enrolment Deadline: 21 November 2025
Information: In this webinar, participants will learn how to prepare for litigation, minimizing risks and optimizing outcomes, and discover how insurance solutions can be leveraged to support litigation efforts and reduce financial impact.
26) Entities Listing on HKEX Series – Session 8: Financial Information for a HKEX Listing
CPD Hours: 2 - Language: Cantonese - Code: EWEB25112401
Date and Time(s): Monday, 24 November 2025 (7:00 pm - 9:00 pm)
Location: Webinar
Fee: HK$160 for students/IA/HKICPA members; HK$360 for non-members
Enrolment Deadline: 21 November 2025
Information: This webinar will focus on key financial information for a HKEX listing. Topics include: Track record period, Audited financial statements, Interim financial information, Pro forma financial information, Pre-acquisition and post-acquisition information, Discussion and analysis.
27) Navigating the accounting for the abolition of the MPF-LSP offsetting mechanism and related subsidy scheme
CPD Hours: 1.5 - Language: Cantonese - Code: EWEB25112603
Date and Time(s): Wednesday, 26 November 2025 (6:30 pm - 8:00 pm)
Location: Webinar
Fee: HK$270 for students/IA/HKICPA members; HK$490 for non-members
Enrolment Deadline: 19 November 2025
Information: This webinar will provide an overview of the abolition of the MPF-LSP offsetting mechanism in Hong Kong, explain how the Abolition and the LSP Subsidy should be accounted for, and walk through practical examples with accounting entries. It will also cover practical considerations and common application issues on this topic.
28) Risk Management Series – Operation Risk: Case Sharing on Professional Indemnity and Cyber Liability
CPD Hours: 1 - Language: Cantonese - Code: EWEB25112602
Date and Time(s): Wednesday, 26 November 2025 (1:00 pm - 2:00 pm)
Location: Webinar
Fee: HK$160 for students/IA/HKICPA members; HK$360 for non-members
Enrolment Deadline: 24 November 2025
Information: This webinar will analyze real-world cases related to professional indemnity and cyber liability via case sharing, and will discuss lessons learned and best practices for risk management.
29) Entities Listing on HKEX Series – Session 9: Decoding Corporate Wrongdoing: Independent Investigations and Latest Enforcement Trends
CPD Hours: 2 - Language: Cantonese - Code: EWEB25112601
Date and Time(s): Wednesday, 26 November 2025 (7:00 pm - 9:00 pm)
Location: Webinar
Fee: HK$160 for students/IA/HKICPA members; HK$360 for non-members
Enrolment Deadline: 23 November 2025
Information: High-profile cases of corporate fraud and financial accounting scandals have highlighted the vulnerabilities faced by listed companies in relation to allegations of misconduct, encompassing issues such as earnings management, asset misappropriation, and fraudulent accounting practices. The increasing prevalence of these incidents, often accompanied by regulatory inquiries, underscores a critical need for proactive measures. Within this complex landscape, independent investigations serve as an essential tool for companies, enabling them to effectively respond to allegations and implement necessary corrective actions
30) Entities Listing on HKEX Series – Session 10: Internal Controls for Listing Applicants and Listed Companies
CPD Hours: 2 - Language: Cantonese - Code: EWEB25112701
Date and Time(s): Thursday, 27 November 2025 (7:00 pm - 9:00 pm)
Location: Webinar
Fee: HK$160 for students/IA/HKICPA members; HK$360 for non-members
Enrolment Deadline: 24 November 2025
Information: This webinar will focus on the latest corporate governance requirements for listing applicants and listed companies, and common internal control deficiencies in practice or resumption cases.
31) Equity Series – Unveiling Wealth Management Products (including Options Embedded) for Accountants
CPD Hours: 1.5 - Language: Cantonese - Code: EWEB25112801
Date and Time(s): Friday, 28 November 2025 (12:30 pm - 1:00 pm)
Location: Webinar
Fee: HK$160 for students/IA/HKICPA members; HK$360 for non-members
Enrolment Deadline: 25 November 2025
Information: During this webinar, the speaker will unveil the scene behind the structure of wealth management products (WMPs), including the options embedded product structure. The participants will have a good understanding on different kinds of WMPs that are commonly sold by banks to private/professional investors in Hong Kong.
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