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8 Things ACCA Students Cannot Learn in Classes

The best part about delivering lectures to amateur level accountancy students are their questions - Sometimes very brilliant and sometimes very cruel ;) I was impressed during my last lecture, while delivering a lecture on ACCA paper F1, when a student innocently asked me: “Sir - What are WE not learning in the classroom?” I answered the question as best I could, and tried to give some decent advice with the time I had, but for some reason this question stuck with me.  Now that I

April 14, 2013 7 Comments Full Story

In Ireland: From an Accountancy Dream to Billion Euros

Sean O'Driscoll woke up one day at the age of 15 and decided he wanted to be an accountant. It's an unlikely dream for a teenager. But over 40 years later, the west Cork native from Drimoleague runs one of Ireland's biggest privately-owned companies, Glen Dimplex.  With annual revenues of around €2bn and tentacles that spread from Europe to the US and Asia, the consumer product firm has more than 12,000 employees that owns brands such as Morphy Richards, Belling and Roberts. "My fathe

April 4, 2013 No Comments Full Story

PAC Hosts Silver Jubilee Alumni dinner

The Professionals’ Academy of Commerce (PAC), the pioneers in professional accountancy education in Pakistan, arranged it’s Silver Jubilee Alumni dinner. Hundreds of PAC Alumni and their families from Multinationals and Leading Chartered Accountancy firms enjoyed the night.  The event was mesmerized by renowned singer Sara Raza Khan with her performance. Chairperson PAC, Mrs. Nighat Ahmed presented her souvenirs and flowers. Speaking at the occasion, Jafar Husain FCA, Central Principa

March 19, 2013 No Comments Full Story

SECP Launched Web Forum – Make your Presence ACCA Students

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), Pakistan’s apex regulatory body, has launched web consultation forum aims to achieve border consultation of public at large and stakeholders over the SECP’s proposed regulations, policies and initiatives.  In its press release, SECP invited stakeholders, professionals, academia and general public to participate in ongoing, in-depth discussions on specific topics and issues related to capital market, non-banking financial sec

March 15, 2013 No Comments Full Story

Video Conference Board Meetings Allowed in Pakistan

Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, in its attempt to adopt technological changes, allows directors residing outside Pakistan to attend board meetings through video conference.  As per previous corporate rules, it was not necessary to give notice of directors’ meeting to any director who was out of country for the time being. Now, owing to the recent amendments to Tables A and C of the First Schedule, it has been made easier to send notice to directors, whether in the co

March 15, 2013 No Comments Full Story

ACCA Can Now Set Up their Own BPO Firms

In past we shared stories of different ACCA Professionals who had the audacity to start up their very own Business Processes Outsourcing (BPO) companies. Not only this enable them to make a decent living but it also enabled them to produce jobs for others (Yeh Cheez!).  Now there is another good news for them. According to the tech blog ProPakistani, famous outsourcing websites FREELANCER is coming to Pakistan which will help Pakistani self-employed professionals to resolve payment issues

March 5, 2013 No Comments Full Story

Can ACCA Members and Affiliates Start Their Own Consultancy for SMEs using New ACCA Certificate

Just recently, I met with an ACCA student (yes, he's still a student) in Islamabad who seek my expertise to help him build his team and train them.  His team - a group of 12 ACCA students - are working under him - providing accountancy services to clients overseas. The impressing part was his determinism and courage to start his Business Processes Outsourcing business from this early stage. Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)  recently introduced a new certificate progr

February 14, 2013 No Comments Full Story

Exam Success Celebrated at ACCA Event in Lahore

Former Pakistan cricket captain Aamir Sohail was among the expert panelists discussing how to promote talent at an awards ceremony in Lahore which celebrated the success of students who scored high marks in exams run by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants).  He said that talent does not know or realize its true potential, it is up to us to help them and hone them. He also said that he was delighted that talent was being taken up as an important issue, and that talks we

February 14, 2013 No Comments Full Story

ACCA Launches toll free 24 hour Support Service for Members and Students in UAE

More than 5,000 members and students of ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) in the United Arab Emirates are now able to speak to their professional body free of charge and at any time.  ACCA has become the first finance and accountancy body in the UAE to launch a toll free number which will enable students and members to speak to ACCA customer services 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This will enable more than 1,000 ACCA members and over 4,000 students to have adm

February 12, 2013 No Comments Full Story

ACCA Passing Ratio in December 2012 Attempt

More than 7,200 students around the world – a record number – successfully completed their final ACCA exams in December 2012.  This is a slight increase on the previous record numbers in June 2012.  In all, over 198,000 candidates took almost 367,000 papers around the world, with more than 60,000 students sitting computer-based exams. Pass rates were in line with expectations, but ACCA will be looking at what it can do to further assist students and learning providers to enable mor

February 12, 2013 No Comments Full Story

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