Malaysia

Member profile: Anil Gill
Date issued: 11 May 2012
Anil Gill's career progression has bourn out the old maxim "every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end".

Member profile: Michael Bong Wong Enn-Chung CPA
Date issued: 3 May 2012
A hunger for different roles and strong networking abilities propelled Michael Bong Wong Enn-Chung CPA to become the  Chief Executive Officer of a hospital. 

Big employers meet Malaysian graduates
Date issued: 30 April 2012
On Saturday 21 April, over 600 jobseekers connected with top employers at CPA Australia’s Career Expo. The annual event had 26 exhibitors, including the Big Four accounting firms, banks, shared services and other multinational organisations.

Member profile: Wan Hanif Wan Muhammad CPA
Date issued: 27 April 2012
Wan Hanif Wan Muhammad CPA believes that even a poor appraisal can help build a career, as a poke in the right direction. He is Group Internal Auditor at the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) in Jeddah, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Member profile: Tarana G Ramchand CPA
Date issued: 23 April 2012
After enjoying a career in regulatory affairs before joining academia, Tarana G Ramchand CPA understands that knowledge in itself is not power, and makes up only a part of the recipe for success.

Member Profile: Dr Mazlina N. Mat Zain FCPA
Date issued: 13 April 2012
Dr Mazlina Norzila Mat Zain FCPA researches corporate governance and capital market research while managing more tha 100 staff and students as Dean of Faculty of Management at Multimedia University.

An international career
Date issued: 5 April 2012
Long Lee May CPA worked in Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Qatar, Netherlands, the United Kingdom, United States of America and Poland before moving to London to work for the Royal Bank of Scotland.

New University of Malaya partnership
Date issued: 3 April 2012
CPA Australia and the University of Malaya now offer professional segments to university students to give them a head start in their professional accounting career.

Integrated Reporting – Improving credibility
Date issued: 30 March 2012
A member dialogue on integrated reporting was organised at the CPA Australia office on Wednesday 22 March.

Ganesh J. Sivasamboo FCPA: Member profile
Date issued: 30 March 2012
Ganesh John Sivasamboo FCPA is an international strategist who oversees the financial operations worldwide, including in Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Financial reporting by private entities
Date issued: 21 March 2012
The Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB) has issued a Request for Views (RFV) to seek feedback from stakeholders on the financial reporting future of private entities.

Member profile: Sharman Arumugam CPA
Date issued: 21 March 2012
Sharman Arumugam CPA enjoys coming up with unconventional solutions as a Country Partner for a corporate consulting firm. Previously, Sharman left a "relatively cushy" job to become Chief Financial Officer of a telecommunications company in a foreign country that was on the brink of civil war.

Member Recognition Evening
Date issued: 26 March 2012
Approximately 112 members and guests attended the Member Recognition Evening held at Double Tree Hilton Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday 20 March. The event was held to celebrate members of 30, 40 and 50 years, as well as those conferred CPA or FCPA status.

Tax workshops approved by LHDNM
Date issued: 21 March 2012
A list of tax workshops offered by CPA Australia have been agreed by Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri Malaysia (LHDNM). The continuing professional development (CPD) hours of the selected tax workshops are recognised by the Ministry of Finance as points for the application and renewal of tax agent license.

The sky's the limit
Date issued: 15 March 2012
Yap Yoon Jin CPA worked his way up from Assistant Auditor to Audit Manager at Deloite Malaysia, one of the Big 4 and a Recognised Employer Partner of CPA Australia.

Member named Chairman of SC
Date issued: 13 March 2012
Datuk Ranjit Ajit Singh FCPA has been appointed Chairman of Securities Commission (SC) Malaysia following Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar's retirement as Chairman, effective 31 March 2012.

Making it in Silicon Valley
Date issued: 10 March 2012
Chiu Chee Siong CPA is at the vanguard of modern business and technical innovation, as Corporate Controller of a venture-back technology company in Silicon Valley, California.

Putting higher education to work
Date issued: 1 March 2012
CPA Australia participated in a higher education seminar organised by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia on Thursday 23 February.

Member profile: Academic embraces change
Date issued: 1 March 2012
Dr Foo Yin Fah FCPA had over a decade of corporate experience before becoming an academic ten years ago. Now Head of the Sunway University Business School, he now helps people adapt to new environments as they lose the comfort of the familiar.

Member profile: Think risk
Date issued: 29 February 2012
Anita Padmanathan CPA moved from internal audit to heading the enterprise risk management team at a Malaysian telecommunications service provider. The importance of mentoring, patience and moving with the needs of her team are just some of the key lessons she’s learnt in her role.

Meet the auditor focusing on empowerment
Date issued: 17 February 2012
This CPA has to wear many hats in her executive role, not least to change people’s mindset about internal auditors being "fault finders".

From Kuala Lumpur to Vietnam
Date issued: 13 February 2012
Ramzul Hakim Ramli CPA has moved from Kuala Lumpur to Vietnam, where he enjoys taking opportunities while mitigating risks in a fast-developing market environment.

Charity project helps eradicate poverty
Date issued: 21 November 2011
The Young Professionals Network (YPN) Committee led a charity drive for Sekolah Kebangsaan Brickfields School. The campaign has received RM 12,000 from CPA Australia members in Malaysia.

Recognised Employer Program attracts top employers
Date issued: 6 June 2011
CPA Australia’s Recognised Employer Program acknowledged eight organisations as recognised employer partners on Monday 8 May: AFTAAS, BASF Asia-Pacific Service Centre, Deloitte Malaysia, Ernst & Young, IBM Malaysia, KPMG Malaysia, PricewaterhouseCoopers Malaysia and SJ Grant Thornton.