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By Bilal Siddiqui
Many ACCA/CA/CIMA aspire to work for big four. Even according to one of PakistanACCA own survey, almost 80% students consider Big four as a first career choice.
So we decided to help student as what to do and what NOT to do while sending your CVs to audit firms.
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By Ali Ahmad
Keeping in mind the track record of PIA, notorious for grueling flight delays, I packed Luccock with me, that in retrospect proved to be an interesting read.
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By Ali Ahmad
'I think you were right. Students are discussing that stipend is going to be increased and as a matter of fact, ICAP is going to reduce experience requirement to three years from 3 and a half years. Could you please confirm?'
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By Maliha Sheikh (Lahore)
Interesting part of being an accountant? They can work in 'every' industry. Including Arms Manufacturing.
Many ACCA/CA/CIMA students might not very aware of arms manufacturing industry and the salaries its offering. May be because Pakistan is not i
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(ET) - Where does one go about looking for high-quality insurance salesmen? For Pak-Qatar Family Takaful, an Islamic life insurance company, the answer appears to be: madrassahs.
While Pak-Qatar – an insurance firm owned by a consortium of Qatari financial institutions and the Qatari royal fa
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By Amir Himani (Karachi)
ACCA has recently announced its upcoming event “Accountants for Business Global Form Pakistan 2011".
The event is organized especially for ACCA Members and Students. The forum provides platform for participants to gain knowledge from experts in
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By Sana Zeb (Lahore)
The author is an ACCA member and member of Institute of Internal Auditors. She previously worked in ACCA Head Office in Pakistan in Finance Function and currently working at Tetra Pak.
Mentorship is a relationship in which a more experienced perso
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By Ali Ahmad
It’s better to lie in someone’s face rather than giving them half truth. Why? I’ve a story to share and you will know why.
This could be heart crushing for many ACCA students in Pakistan, especially those in Karachi. Some renowned companies just d
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By Sana Zaib
Sana Zaib is the part of Mentoring program for Oxford Brookes University Research and Analysis Project at PakistanACCA.com
Sana has a diverse experience of five years in construction manufacturing and education industry. She started her career with Eden housi
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By Sana Zaib
Sana Zaib is the part of Mentoring program for Oxford Brookes University Research and Analysis Project at PakistanACCA.com
Sana has a diverse experience of five years in construction manufacturing and education industry. She started her career with Eden housing and wor
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Higher professional education in accountancy qualifications has found a new avenue in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where in Jeddah a new institute Al Hilm Institute of Higher Training has been established.
Mr. Kalim Rehmani, a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan, who is also a founder of Al Hamd Academy, a leading institution serving the educational field in Pakistan for more than 15 years, ventured into this momentous educational project an
January 27, 2012
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Press Release
Keeping in view the changing scenario and dynamics of ACCA/ FIA trends, whereby it has been observed that a lot of students are opting to stay in their hometown for coaching of initial papers, CFE Group of Colleges has decided to expand its network of Accountancy and Finance Courses to other cities.
In this regard CFE – Sahiwal Campus is the first step, with few more expected to follow in 2012. While we pray for its success, we would like to congratulate CFE a
January 27, 2012
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The SECP organized a seminar in collaboration with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) at the ICAP House in Lahore.
The purpose of the seminar was to make practicing members of the ICAP more aware of the corporate compliance requirements in the wake of the modernization in corporate compliance culture for companies operating in the eServices regime.
The keynote address regarding ‘Corporate Compliance & its importance’ was given by Mr. Nazir Ahmed
January 24, 2012
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Escribir College of Advanced Studies is a project of Machiyara Group of Companies. The college commenced operations under the directorship of Mr. Sulaiman Bawany, a qualified Chartered Accountant from England and Wales and Mr. Safdar Mithani, a reputable educationist in various professional Accountancy programs.
Escribir embarked on its educational journey in December 2010 and has continued to grow and expand as a premier Accountancy institute offering var
January 20, 2012
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By Bilal Siddiqui
Bhavin Mistry, son of an autorickshaw driver, made his father proud as he cleared the Chartered Accountancy (CA) exam in the first attempt. Result of CA final exams was declared on Wednesday. Another Amdavadi lad, Vishvesh Mehta, who is son of a chartered accountant, has ranked seventh in the all India exam.
Ahmedabad students have posted 35.36 per cent result in the final exams which is the highest in the past three years. In 2011, the final CA result was 20.
January 19, 2012
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By Admin
Sidat Hyder Morshed Associates (Pvt.) Ltd has the following job opportunity in their Information Solutions division:
Post
Jr. Functional Consultant – Information Solutions
(Karachi based)
Eligibility
The ideal candidate for job would have the following credentials:
ACCA Professional Stage Student should have cleared fundamental level
The prospective candidate should have a consulting role preferably with 1 to 2 years of expe
January 19, 2012
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(ET) -- The Pakistan State Oil (PSO) is doling out billions of rupees to its competitors by offering them POL products’ stocks from its depots for sale in open market at a 50/50 profit margin, an equation which can only be exercised in a public entity where management seems interested in damaging its own organisations to benefit others’ interests.
“Everything in PSO is not fine. Its management is indulging in unlawful act of supplying POL products to those dealers who are chronic d
January 17, 2012
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By Staff Reporter
Major-impact, catastrophic events becoming more frequent
Current risk management practices are deeply lacking
It is the board’s responsibility to embed a new risk culture
Good risk management provides higher market rating and competitive edge
An explicit focus on risk appetite is now necessary
Many organisations’ risk management practices are worryingly incomplete and are being outpaced by an era of catastrophic ‘b
January 16, 2012
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By Ali Ahmad
Meezan Bank has been awarded ‘Best Islamic Bank in Pakistan’ for 2011 by Islamic Finance News of REDmoney Group, Malaysia.
The Islamic Finance News (IFN) Awards honor the best in the Islamic financial industry and is one of the most prestigious and recognized awards in the global Islamic financial markets. This is Meezan Bank’s 7th consecutive award in this category – having won the award of Best Islamic Bank in Pakistan every year since 2005.
January 16, 2012
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By Staff Reporter
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) held a workshop at ICAP House, Karachi recently. The Council of the Institute had invited Mr. Philip Cowperthwaite, FCA, member of the IAASB steering committee, to share his experience with the members.
Highlighting the differences between auditing processes for micro and macro entities, Cowperthwaite said it was unlikely for a small firm to have a chief financial officer. Indeed, many a time, the aud
January 15, 2012
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