IACS SEMINAR 2015

IACS SEMINAR 2015
INSTITUTE OF APPROVED
COMPANY SECRETARIES
(387525-x)
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DEBENTURES AND CHARGES
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UPDATES ON ANTI –MONEY LAUNDERING & COUNTER
FINANCING OF TERRORISM ACT 2001
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SHARE CAPITAL & RELATED MATTERS
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES LAWS
8 CPE
POINTS
Updates on Anti-Money Laundering & Counter Financing of
Terrorism Act 2001
PROGRAMME DETAILS
Date
: 22nd January 2015 (Thursday)
Venue : Mutiara Hotel,
Johor Bahru, Johor
Time : 9.00 am - 5.00 pm
(Registration starts at 8.30 am)
The AMLACFT had in July 2014 been amended to enhance enforcement of
money-laundering and counter financing of terrorists activities in Malaysia.
Non-financial sectors are now required by Bank Negara to comply with
recommendations and guidelines to help in addressing the AMLACFT risks
and vulnerabilities by putting into reporting institutions policies, procedures
and processes and training activities on the awareness, customer due diligence
and various risk-based assessment in identifying, assessing risks in their
business dealings and relationships with their customers.
Debenture and Charges
The objective of the seminar is to bring forth the recommendations to ensure
reporting institutions understand and comply with the requirements and
obligations imposed on them under the AMLACFT. At the same time to
impress upon company secretaries of their responsibilities and duties in
ensuring that the guidelines are carried out in the various organisations and the
roles of the board of directors and senior management in putting in place the
relevant AMLACFT measures.
The seminar will attempt to explain the following to help
company secretaries understand the legal and practical
aspects:-
Share Capital And Related Matters
SEMINAR CONTENTS :
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What is a mortgage?;
What is a debenture?;
What is the difference between a fixed charge and
floating charge?;
The importance of section 108 in relation to
registration of charges; and
Duty to register charges with the Registrar of
Companies.
Share capital is mandatory for Malaysian incorporated companies carrying on
a business and for profit purposes. A share capital, however, may be classified
with the following description, namely Authorised capital or Issued capital.
The definition of Authorized capital is the amount of share capital that a
company limited by shares is authorized to issue. It is also known as “nominal
capital” or “registered capital”.
There are other terms used in share capital like; “uncalled capital”, “Unissued
capital”, “Capital Reserve” and “share premium account”.
The seminar will take you through the essentials for:-
Intellectual Properties Laws
With the rapid development of intellectual property
domestically and globally, the Division in the Ministry of
Domestic Trade, Co-operatives & Consumerism was
corporatized on 3 March 2003 and known as the
Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia under the
Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia Act 2002.
The Corporation took the opportunity to rebrand itself to
become MyIPO on 3 March 2003 at the inaugural
National Intellectual Property Day. The MyIPO regulates
and enforce the following intellectual property laws:-
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Trade Marks Act 1976 (Act 175);
Patents Act 1983 (Act 291);
Copyright Act 1987 (Act 332);
Industrial Designs Act 2000 (Act 552);
Geographical Indications Act (Act 602); and
Layout Designs and Integrated Circuit Act 2000
(Act 601)
The seminar will explain and provide you with insights of
some of the intellectual property features relating to
Patents, Trade Marks and Copyright and the importance
of registration in order to protect these rights that belong
to the owner.
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Increase of authorized capital;
Increase of issued and paid up capital and the relation with section 132D
of the Companies Act 1965;
Capital reduction, which required the court‟s sanction; and
Consolidation and sub-division of shares.
Other share capital related matters will also be discussed and the secretarial
procedure and steps required for the following explained:-
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Issuance of lost share certificate;
Transfer of shares;
Transmission of shares of deceased shareholders; and
Share buy-back for listed company.
ABOUT THE ORGANISER:
INSTITUTE OF APPROVED COMPANY SECRETARIES (IACS),
is a Professional Company Secretaries‟ body which was incorporated on
16th May 1996 under the Companies Act 1965 as a company limited by
guarantee. The Institute currently has 5 regional offices and its objectives
are to promote, encourage and advance the status and interest of the
Company Secretaries profession in Malaysia. For more information about
our training programmes, please visit www.iacs.org.my.
ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS:
REGISTRATION & ENQUIRIES:
Seminar Fees (per participant):
INSTITUTE OF APPROVED COMPANY
SECRETARIES (387525-X)
IACS members
Non-members
RM 300.00
RM 380.00
Main Office:
Suite C19, 1st Floor, Plaza Pekeliling
No.2, Jalan Tun Razak
50400 Kuala Lumpur
Cancellation : No refunds will be entertained upon confirmation of reservations but
Tel: 03-48123787 / 03-48123843
a substitute participant is welcomed.
H/P: 016-2029305
Disclaimer : The organiser reserves the right to change the speaker, date or to Fax: 03-48123786
cancel the programme should unavoidable circumstances arise.
Email: iacstraining@yahoo.com
Website: www.iacs.org.my
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Fees include seminar materials, tea breaks, lunch and Certificate of Attendance. The
Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Points awarded are recognized by the
Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia (SSM) under the 60% CPE points category.
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SPEAKER’S PROFILE:
Dr. Cheah Foo Seong
FCIS, FIPA (Aust), MBA (Henley), LLM (Staffordshire), LLD
Dr. Cheah Foo Seong is the Chief Technical Officer of Tricor Corporate Services Sdn. Bhd., a member of the Bank of East Asia
Group. He is the Immediate Past President of the Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (MAICSA). He
has over 20 years of experience in corporate secretarial practice, accounting and tax compliance matters and had served as
Technical Director of MAICSA from 1995 to 2000. He had authored several books and practice manuals on Company Law &
Secretarial Practices. He also co-authored the book on “Corporate Governance in Malaysia: Principles & Practices”.
Dr. Cheah is a well known speaker in Company Law and had lectured at the Multimedia University, Cyberjaya for several years;
and also at the Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) Post Graduate School in 2006. He often speaks on the subject of Duties
and Responsibilities of Directors, Law and Practice of Company Meetings and Corporate Governance at seminars organized by
MAICSA, other Professional Bodies and training organizations.
REGISTRATION FORM
22nd January 2015 (Thursday), Mutiara Hotel, Johor Bahru, Johor
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