Archive for September, 2010
By Ayesha Adil
Affaf Noor, a very well reputed teacher of F8 and P1 at SKANS & Principal of CAT campus also. She is known as a determined, focused and a very Friendly teacher, did her ACCA in 2003, and CIA in2005.
Affaf was in E&Y for about a couple of years. Then she joined SKANS as coordinator for an year and a half. From where she moved to KAPLAN and taught there AAT, ICAEW and CAT for 1 year and 8 months and right now she is working at SKANS as a Principal of CAT campus and
September 30, 2010
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For quite a long period of time, BPP and KAPLAN have been enjoying the status of exclusive provider of ACCA study material. As the fastest growing organization of accountants, both companies were minting money on growing student base around the world.
But where there is a Profit Potential, there are vultures ;-)
So we witness a lot of different publishers like Get Through Guides, LSBF, Tony Surridge and others trying to take over the market on its own and taste the growing market of AC
September 30, 2010
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By Aamna Waheed
I cannot help myself from laughing when I was instructed not to write this article but somehow I convince the team to show this as my personal point of views.
But I was not laughing because my team said me NO for the article but because of what ACCA students are enjoying this week from the professionals institutes.
SKANS School of Accountancy, which is also handling the largest facebook page of any ACCA institute in Pakistan, is now using it - for an aggressive all
September 23, 2010
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By Ali Ahmad
Professional Academy of Commerce (PAC), one of the reputable chain of ACCA tuition provider, founder in 1987 by Mr. Ishfaq Ahmed (late), started to offer a laptop to its users.
Although before this laptop offers, such giveaways were only used by website. In accountancy field, Opentuition's iPad and Pakistanacca iPhone are still in progress.
Once upon a time in Pakistan, a huge cellular company was almost near to shut down its operations in Pakistan because of the its asso
September 22, 2010
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KPMG Taseer Hadi & Co. was established in 1969, and with 29 partners and 2 directors and more then 1100 professional staff.
KPMG Taseer Hadi & Co. Chartered Accountants is an ACCA Approved Employer at Silver level.
Post
Trainee
(Lahore, Karachi & Islamabad)
Eligibility
• ACCA Professional stage students and affiliates
How to apply
To apply, applicants are requested to follow the following ste
September 22, 2010
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By Aamir Atta
Telenor’s Internet.more TVC got mixed response from masses; however, almost all bloggers expressed their disapproval over highly noised advert.
Arsalan Mir opined that ad was not only a cheap attempt by agency but also an irresponsible attitude from Telenor, while Mudassar Mufti questioned Telenor’s TVC by comparing it with ‘Karo Mumkin Campaign’ and how both the faces of Telenor contradict each other.
Some termed it as disrespect to women, while others talked
September 20, 2010
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By Danial Hussain
Word on the street. By which we mean Embankment, is that there may be a change of corporate image around the corner for accounting Goliath, PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Reports from news sources suggest that an internet staging site has been carrying a new logo for PwC and that it is being tried out on select members of the PwC family.
It is understood from underground sources that PwC intends to drop the fairly conservative uppercase logo that adorns its globa
September 20, 2010
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By Ali Ahmad
Glasgow, the city of ACCA headquarter, is again in news when Evening Times from UK reported that a Pakistani Millionaire in Glasgow, Azeem Ibrahim, will be advising the country on how to recover from devastating floods.
We have been trying to cover every outstanding finance professional or organization working to help the flood victims. Azeem Ibrahim is one of those outstanding individuals.
Glasgow-born Azeem Ibrahim has been described by his peers as a brilliant yo
September 19, 2010
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The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) plan to hold a series of public roundtable meetings between November 2010 and January 2011 for the Revenue Recognition, lnsurance Contracts and Leases projects.
Revenue Recognition
Thursday 4 November in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
Monday 8 November in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Wednesday 10 November in London, UK
Tuesday 23 November in California, USA
Insurance C
September 18, 2010
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By Aamna Waheed
London School of Business and Finance, which recently launched their office in Pakistan, announced to raise its efforts to help flood victims in Pakistan.
A treat is arranged today at their Tuck Shop ( Holborn Campus) between 11am and 2 pm. And according to their facebook page, there will be delicious brownies and scrumptious biryani for visitors and all money raised through the event will go directly to the Appeal fund.
Although as much as the Biryani sounds yummy t
September 16, 2010
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