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[Webinar] "Ethics and Compliance – Keys to Professional Success" – ICAC Seminar for Financial Services Practitioners with Managerial Roles

Overview

Building a successful compliance and ethics program is challenging and a must for any regulated entity. Such a program helps organizations to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, proactively identify risks, and improve ethical behavior. Management has to strive for a balance between the ever-increasing compliance demands of regulators and internal stakeholders. Establishing a compliance culture and training employees on policies go a long way towards ensuring an ethical environment. In this webinar, the ICAC will highlight common corporate crimes and suggest ways to manage staff integrity and prevent corruption in the workplace.

Objective

- To introduce the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance and the relevant legal and regulatory framework relating to professional ethics of the financial industry;
- To heighten participants’ awareness of common legal and ethical issues in the industry;
- To enhance skills in making ethical decisions in order to perform regulated activities ethically and in the best interests of clients; and
- To suggest ways to manage staff integrity and prevent corruption in the workplace.

Content Highlight

1. Introduction
- Opportunities and challenges in the financial industry
- Importance of professional ethics

2. Corruption risks and legal compliance
- Current corruption scene
- Common legal and ethical issues in the financial industry
- Legal and regulatory framework against bribery and related malpractices
- Red flags of corruption and misconduct

3. Business conduct and professional ethics
- Codes and guidelines of regulatory bodies
- Principles for making ethical decisions
- Tips on managing staff integrity

4. Corruption Prevention in the workplace
- Corporate ethics health checklist
- Report corruption and related crimes (e.g. money laundering)

Who Should Attend

Financial services practitioners with managerial roles

Instructor / Speaker

Connie TANG

Ms Connie Tang currently serves as Senior Community Relations Officer of the Hong Kong Business Ethics Development Centre (HKBEDC) established under the auspices of the Community Relations Department (CRD) of the ICAC to promulgate business and professional ethics amongst the business community.

Throughout the years of her service in the CRD, Ms Tang has accrued experience in liaising with various sectors and giving corruption prevention seminars for personnel from government departments, public bodies, private corporations and professional bodies, as well as promoting the ICAC corruption prevention philosophy to visitors from the Mainland and overseas.

Administrative Details

Code
TSGOT24000102
Date & Time
Wednesday, 20 Nov 2024 (12:00 PM - 02:00 PM)
Venue
Virtual Platform
Relevant Subject
Type 1 - Dealing in securities
Type 2 - Dealing in futures contracts
Type 3 - Leveraged foreign exchange trading
Type 4 - Advising on securities
Type 5 - Advising on futures contracts
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Tag
Re-run
Language
English
Hours
SFC:2.00, PWMA:2.00
Fees
All Member: HKD170
Chinese Securities Association of Hong Kong (HKCSA): HKD240
HKSI Institute Staff: Free
Honorary Fellow Member: Free
Non-Member: HKD340
Staff of Corporate Member: HKD170