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    • 11 Apr 2024
    • 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (CDT)
    • Compass Loft
    • 37
    Register

    Fraud & Forensics 2024 

    CIIPA is pleased to partner with RISA Cayman Islands for a panel discussion on Real Cases of Fraud and Forensics Investigation Techniques. Join us before the panel and network with industry professionals starting at 3:15 p.m. The panel discussion runs from 4-6 p.m. and will be followed by a networking session until 7 p.m.


    Date: Thursday, 11 April, 2024
    Time: Join us for pre-panel networking beginning at 3:15 p.m. The panel discussion runs from 4-6 p.m. followed by networking until 7 p.m.
    Location: Compass Loft
    CPD: 2
    Cost: KYD $75 for CIIPA/RISA members / KYD $90 non-members
    Target Audience: Individuals at the Associate through Manager level working in the audit, forensic accounting and insolvency industries.
    Capacity: 60 people

    The panel comprises: 

    Declan Magennis
    Declan is a Director of BDO Cayman’s corporate recovery and insolvency  subsidiary, BDO CRI (Cayman) Ltd. Declan has over 19 years’ experience in restructuring and insolvency, and previously worked in financial services in Ireland. He has worked on a variety of engagements, both solvent and insolvent, including voluntary, provisional and official liquidations and both creditors and shareholder resolutions procedures.  Declan has also conducted financial reviews of companies for financial institutions. Declan is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) and obtained an LLB law degree from London Guildhall University. Declan is a founding member of the Recovery & Insolvency Specialists’ Association Cayman (RISA Cayman), the Cayman Islands chapter of INSOL International, of which he was a board member for many years and was also the President of RISA Cayman in 2020. In 2017, Declan was named Accountant of the Year by RISA Cayman.

    Nicosia Lawson 
    Nicosia Lawson is a Senior Associate at Baker & Partners which has offices in the Cayman Islands, Jersey, London, and the BVI.  Nicosia has practiced Cayman Islands law for over nine years with two of those years spent as a foreign registered lawyer in Hong Kong. Her areas of focus are civil fraud and asset recovery, cross-border insolvency, and restructuring. Nicosia’s most recent experience includes working on prominent cases like the 1Malaysia Development Berhad Fund (“1MDB”) matter which involves the recovery of billions of dollars stolen from the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund. Nicosia has also represented the petitioning creditors of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange, AAX, a case which resulted in the first published cryptocurrency specific court decision in the Cayman Islands.  In 2022 Nicosia was shortlisted for the ‘Next Gen of the Year’ award by the Recovery and Insolvency Specialists Association (Cayman).

    Angela Barkhouse 
    Angela is a Managing Director and Liquidator in asset recovery and contentious insolvency matters, based in Cayman where she leads both Cayman and BVI offices. She leverages more than 15 years of experience in financial investigations, offshore asset tracing and recovery, offshore insolvency, and dispute resolution. Angela provides project management and litigation support to locate and repatriate the proceeds of fraud and corruption hidden in foreign jurisdictions and resolve disputes in seemingly complex situations. She has led high profile and multi-jurisdictional investigations in to recover financial losses for her clients, which include governments, corporations, HNWI’s and NGO’s.

    Adam Crane 
    Adam Crane is a partner with Baker & Partners in the Cayman Islands, where he advises a diverse range of stakeholders in cross-border insolvency and restructuring, asset recovery, and commercial litigation matters. Adam acts in the international asset recovery efforts related to the multi-billion-dollar 1MDB fraud scandal. He is particularly sought after for his expertise in navigating cross-border disputes involving distressed companies, white-collar/civil fraud, and asset recovery – including recoveries related to cryptocurrency exchanges and other digital assets. Adam recently represented investors in winding up the Cayman Islands holding company for the AAX cryptocurrency exchange. He is the Co-Chair of ABI’s International Committee, Chair of the International Insolvency Institute’s (III) NextGen Program and Co-Chair of the III’s Regional Committee for the US, Canada and Caribbean.



    • 19 Apr 2024
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • KPMG
    • 15
    Register

    ACCA and CIIPA are partnering to host an information session specifically for employers in the Cayman Islands.

    Date: Friday, 19 April, 2024
    Time: 10 a.m. - Noon
    Location: KPMG
    Cost: Free 
    Target Audience: CIIPA member firms
    Capacity: 20 people

    Employers play a critical role in supporting their employees in obtaining their accounting designation and we want to ensure employers feel knowledgeable about the paths to becoming a Chartered Accountant and ways they can support their employees.

    Shameed Abraham FCCA , audit specialist, owner and expert tutor of Abraham Accountancy Training -- an ACCA Gold Approved Learning Provider -- will be present at the session to share his knowledge and experience around what he has been doing in the Caribbean as it relates to student advisory services. The session will include topics on:

    • Why choose the ACCA?
    • Where to begin with possible exemptions available
    • The structure and best sequence of the exams
    • Things to do to achieve faster exam progression by students
    • Ways for employers to study and sit exams in the Cayman Islands
    • Common mistakes made by students
    • Quality tuition providers
    • ACCA resources and how to utilise them
    • Insights into how the qualification has evolved e.g. computer based exams
    • Costs and benefits to employers and more


    There will be an opportunity for employers to ask questions of Shameed and CIIPA during the session. If you would like to share your questions ahead of time, please email them to Marilyn.Layne@ciipa.ky


      • 19 Apr 2024
      • 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (CST)
      • EY
      • 20
      Register

      ACCA and CIIPA are partnering to host an information session specifically for high school and university faculty in the Cayman Islands, including principals, business department deans, guidance counsellors and accounting teachers and lecturers. 

       
      Date: Friday, 19 April, 2024
      Time: 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
      Location: EY, 62 Forum Lane
      Cost: Free 
      Target Audience: Cayman Islands high school and university faculty.

      Details
      Cayman Islands high schools and university faculty play a pivotal role in guiding students along their academic and career paths. To support you in having those meaningful conversations with students who are interested in pursuing an accounting career, we are hosting this information session to update you on the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, one of the globally recognised pathways to becoming a chartered accountant.


      Shameed Abraham FCCA , audit specialist, owner and expert tutor of Abraham Accountancy Training — an ACCA Gold Approved Learning Provider — will be present at the session to share his knowledge and experience around what he has been doing in the Caribbean as it relates to student advisory services. The session will include topics on:

      • Why choose the ACCA?
      • Where to begin with possible exemptions available
      • The structure and best sequence of the exams
      • Things to do to achieve faster exam progression by students
      • Ways for students to study and sit exams in the Cayman Islands
      • Common mistakes made by students
      • Quality tuition providers
      • ACCA resources and how to utilise them
      • Insights into how the qualification has evolved e.g. computer based exams and more.

      There will be an opportunity for educators to ask questions of Shameed and CIIPA during the session. If you would like to share your questions ahead of time, please email them to Marilyn.Layne@ciipa.ky


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    07 Mar 2024 2024 CIIPA Annual General Meeting
    13 Feb 2024 Pool Night Social
    01 Feb 2024 New Recruit Networking Social
    01 Dec 2023 2023 CIIPA Charity Golf Tournament
    19 Oct 2023 Annual Insurance Update 2023
    05 Oct 2023 Fraud & Forensics
    30 Sep 2023 15th Annual CIIPA Awards Gala
    19 Sep 2023 2023 IPSAS & IFRS Updates for Public Sector
    12 Sep 2023 Cayman Islands Business Environment Update 2023
    30 Jun 2023 CIIPA Movie Night: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
    17 Jun 2023 Community Service: Hurricane Supplies for the Elderly
    07 Jun 2023 Skills for Modern Leadership
    10 Mar 2023 2023 CIIPA Annual General Meeting
    21 Feb 2023 Pool Night Social
    16 Feb 2023 Audit 101 for NPOs and Public Sector
    25 Jan 2023 Annual Tax Update
    24 Jan 2023 2023 CIIPA Numeracy Assistance Program
    13 Dec 2022 Hedge Funds IFRS/US GAAP Update and Financial Statements Review
    09 Dec 2022 IPSAS & IFRS Updates for Public Sector
    09 Dec 2022 CIIPA 2022 Charity Golf Tournament
    07 Dec 2022 AICPA CIIPA Momentum Conference
    30 Nov 2022 The New Cayman Islands Restructuring Officer Regime
    17 Nov 2022 Insolvency Updates - Intermediate
    17 Nov 2022 Digital Asset Compliance: An Evolving Global Regulatory Framework
    16 Nov 2022 All Too Familiar with ICAEW
    03 Nov 2022 Annual Insurance Update
    20 Oct 2022 Blockchain, Bitcoin and Digital Assets
    19 Oct 2022 Accessing Alternatives in a Rising Interest Rate Inflationary Environment
    12 Oct 2022 Financial Controllers: IFRS/US GAAP Annual Update (NASBA CPE)
    27 Sep 2022 Leadership in a Post COVID World
    24 Sep 2022 14th-Annual CIIPA Awards Gala
    22 Sep 2022 Warrior Accountants, trailblazer lawyers and using the financial markets as a force for good
    21 Sep 2022 From Data to Insights with Microsoft Power BI
    06 Sep 2022 Cayman Islands Business Environment Update 2022
    01 Sep 2022 Fraud & Forensics
    08 Jul 2022 CIIPA Movie Night: Thor Love and Thunder
    16 Jun 2022 New Recruit Networking
    11 Jun 2022 Community Service: Hurricane Supplies for Elderly
    28 May 2022 13th CIIPA Awards Gala
    07 Apr 2022 2022 AML CFT Updates
    07 Mar 2022 2022 CIIPA Annual General Meeting
    01 Mar 2022 Pool Tournament
    16 Feb 2022 Introduction to Data Analytics with Power BI
    11 Jan 2022 IPSAS & IFRS Updates for Public Sector
    10 Dec 2021 CIIPA 2021 Charity Golf Tournament
    09 Dec 2021 MOMENTUM | One-day conference
    08 Dec 2021 Hedge Funds IFRS/US GAAP Update
    30 Nov 2021 IFRS US GAAP Updates: Financial Statements Review
    19 Nov 2021 Annual Tax Update
    17 Nov 2021 Insolvency and Restructuring - Beyond the Basics 2021 Update
    27 Oct 2021 Global Ethics Day Workshop
    05 Oct 2021 Fraud & Forensics
    22 Sep 2021 Recording: How to Build Resilience Using EQ
    21 Sep 2021 Financial Controllers: IFRS/US GAAP Annual Update (NASBA CPE)
    18 Sep 2021 13th Annual CIIPA Awards Gala
    15 Sep 2021 How to Build Resilience Using EQ
    10 Sep 2021 New Quality Management Standards
    12 Aug 2021 REEFS User Workshop: FAR Filing for Private Funds
    02 Aug 2021 Insolvency Practitioners Workshop: Reporting Requirements for Liquidations
    17 Jul 2021 Community Service: Hurricane Supplies for Elderly
    07 Jul 2021 CIIPA Numeracy Assistance Program
    27 May 2021 Introduction to ESG
    11 May 2021 Cayman Islands Business Environment Update
    16 Apr 2021 Professional Ethics for Accountants
    08 Apr 2021 AML CFT Updates for 2021
    05 Mar 2021 2021 CIIPA Annual General Meeting
    26 Feb 2021 New Recruit Networking
    16 Feb 2021 Pool Tournament
    22 Jan 2021 CIIPA'S Accounting Mentorship Program 2021
    22 Jan 2021 Account for Your Success Programme
    19 Jan 2021 IPSAS and IFRS Update for Public Sector
    14 Dec 2020 4th Annual AICPA CIIPA Summit
    11 Dec 2020 CIIPA 2020 Charity Golf Tournament
    10 Dec 2020 Hedge Funds IFRS/US GAAP Updates
    19 Nov 2020 New Recruit Networking
    29 Oct 2020 Annual Tax Update - Hedge Funds
    22 Oct 2020 Annual Insurance Update
    17 Oct 2020 CIIPA's Conquer COVID-19 Charity Virtual Run/Walk
    02 Oct 2020 Audit for Private Equity Funds
    23 Sep 2020 Insolvency and Restructuring
    18 Sep 2020 Private Equity - Parts 1 and 2 (NASBA CPE)
    10 Sep 2020 Financial Controllers: IFRS/US GAAP Update (NASBA CPE)
    23 Jul 2020 Introduction to Data Analytics with ACCA
    02 Jun 2020 The Professional Side of Fraud - Real Life Insights
    28 May 2020 CIIPA Charity COVID 19 Edition: ZOOM Trivia Night
    26 May 2020 Fasttrack to Effective Meetings
    12 May 2020 Cayman Islands Business Environment Update
    23 Apr 2020 Blockchain for Financial Services - Staking and Decentralised Finance Explained
    12 Mar 2020 AML CFT Updates for 2020
    10 Mar 2020 2020 CIIPA Annual General Meeting
    04 Mar 2020 Professional Ethics in 2020
    25 Feb 2020 CIIPA Pool Tournament
    31 Jan 2020 CFA Society Cayman Islands Corporate Ethics Challenge
    11 Dec 2019 Hedge Funds IFRS/US GAAP Update
    25 Nov 2019 AICPA and CIIPA 3rd Annual Summit for Accountants and Financial Professionals
    21 Nov 2019 IPSAS Technical Update for CIG
    15 Nov 2019 CIIPA 2019 Charity Golf Tournament
    06 Nov 2019 Presentation Skills
    05 Nov 2019 Cyber Security: Crypto Hacks and Cyber Shocks
    30 Oct 2019 Annual Insurance Update
    16 Oct 2019 Global Ethics Day Film Screening and Discussion: Wall Street
    10 Oct 2019 Insolvency and Restructuring - Beyond the Basics
    24 Sep 2019 CIIPA'S Accounting Mentorship Program 2019-2020
    21 Sep 2019 12th Annual CIIPA Awards Gala
    19 Sep 2019 Annual Tax Update - Hedge Funds & Captive Insurance
    12 Sep 2019 Networking Skills & Conversational Confidence... Creating and building relationships through networking
    10 Sep 2019 Financial Controllers: IFRS/US GAAP Update (NASBA CPE)
    31 Aug 2019 CIIPA Charity 5K/10K for YMCA
    24 Jul 2019 Targeted Financial Sanctions with UK Treasury
    19 Jul 2019 CIIPA Movie Night: The Lion King
    12 Jul 2019 AML, PF, TFS: Reporting wrongdoing to detect and deter financial crime
    10 Jul 2019 International Standards on Auditing - Cayman Funds Focus
    21 Jun 2019 REEFS User Workshop
    19 Jun 2019 Accountants in Business Networking
    19 Jun 2019 Fraud & Forensic Accounting: Red Flags and War Stories
    17 May 2019 AML/CFT Lunch and Learn - Option 3
    15 May 2019 Cayman Islands Business Environment Update
    10 May 2019 AML/CFT Lunch and Learn - Option 2
    03 May 2019 AML/CFT Lunch and Learn - Option 1
    09 Apr 2019 AML Updates
    14 Mar 2019 Introduction to the World of Blockchain
    05 Mar 2019 CIIPA Pool Tournament
    01 Mar 2019 2019 CIIPA Annual General Meeting
    17 Jan 2019 Ethical Decision Making: How to do the right thing even if no one is watching
    07 Dec 2018 Hedge Funds IFRS/US GAAP Update
    04 Dec 2018 AICPA and CIIPA 2nd Annual Summit for Accountants and Financial Professionals
    16 Nov 2018 CIIPA 2018 Charity Golf Tournament
    07 Nov 2018 Situational Self Leadership
    01 Nov 2018 Annual Tax Update - Hedge Funds
    31 Oct 2018 The Evolving Privacy Landscape and Cyber Security
    18 Oct 2018 Annual Insurance Update
    04 Oct 2018 Professional Skepticism with ICAEW featuring "Without Question"
    27 Sep 2018 Insolvency
    26 Sep 2018 Presentation Skills
    25 Sep 2018 IPSAS - A Refresher and Update for CIG
    22 Sep 2018 11th Annual CIIPA Awards Gala
    17 Sep 2018 Four Sessions: Alternative Assets & Derivatives Counterparty Risk
    10 Sep 2018 Financial Controllers IFRS/US GAAP Differences - Update 2018
    22 Aug 2018 International Standards on Auditing - Cayman Funds
    18 Aug 2018 CIIPA Charity 5K/10K for Special Olympics
    27 Jul 2018 CIIPA Movie Night
    21 Jun 2018 CIIPA Theatre evening
    13 Jun 2018 Presentation Skills
    07 Jun 2018 Accountants in Business Committee Launch
    01 Jun 2018 2018 Mentoring Programme - Mentor Registration
    01 Jun 2018 2018 Mentoring Programme - Mentee Registration
    23 May 2018 Cayman Islands Business Environment Update
    14 May 2018 Management Skills: Challenging Conversations
    09 May 2018 Management Skills: Challenging Conversations
    19 Apr 2018 All Things AML
    02 Mar 2018 2018 CIIPA Annual General Meeting
    21 Feb 2018 Introduction to Cayman Islands
    13 Feb 2018 CIIPA Pool Tournament
    13 Feb 2018 US Tax Reform
    24 Jan 2018 Speak Up - Raising the Bar for Professional Accountants
    14 Dec 2017 CIIPA 2017 Golf Tournament
    06 Dec 2017 Hedge Funds Update
    30 Nov 2017 Annual Tax Update
    15 Nov 2017 AICPA and CIIPA Annual Summit for Accountants and Financial Professionals
    08 Nov 2017 ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR MANAGERS
    25 Oct 2017 Cayman Islands Data Protection Law & Cybersecurity
    19 Oct 2017 CIIPA Member Social
    16 Oct 2017 INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ON AUDITING CAYMAN FUNDS
    11 Oct 2017 Insurance Update: Recent Disclosure Requirements
    04 Oct 2017 Alternative Assets & Credit Derivatives
    30 Sep 2017 DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY GALA
    21 Sep 2017 CIIPA Bowling Night
    20 Sep 2017 Funds Blow up and the Liquidation Process
    18 Sep 2017 Professional Ethics - new challenges and how to meet them
    12 Sep 2017 Financial Controllers IFRS/GAAP Update
    26 Aug 2017 CIIPA Charity 5K and 10K Run
    20 Jul 2017 Insurance Tax Update
    13 Jul 2017 CIIPA Information Session – Primary Schools Numeracy Program
    07 Jul 2017 CIIPA Movie Night
    19 May 2017 Cayman Islands Business Environment
    18 May 2017 Portfolio Insurance Companies
    04 May 2017 Business Development Skills
    20 Apr 2017 Anti-Money Laundering and Fraud
    23 Feb 2017 2017 CIIPA Annual General Meeting
    06 Jan 2017 Identifying and Investigating fraud related red flags in the financial services sector
    07 Dec 2016 Hedge Funds IFRS/US GAAP Update
    23 Nov 2016 Professional Development Week
    11 Nov 2016 CIIPA 2016 Golf Tournament
    02 Nov 2016 Essential Skills for Managers
    29 Oct 2016 CIIPA Beach Volleyball Tournament
    18 Oct 2016 International Standards on Auditing Cayman Funds
    15 Oct 2016 CIIPA Gala 2016
    04 Oct 2016 Portfolio Management and Capital Markets
    22 Sep 2016 CIIPA Bowling Night
    13 Sep 2016 Financial Controllers IFRS/GAAP Update
    01 Sep 2016 Ethics - Its best for Business
    27 Aug 2016 CIIPA Running for Red: Charity 10K and 5K
    02 Aug 2016 Annual Tax Update
    29 Jul 2016 CIIPA Movie Night
    28 Jun 2016 Insurance Update: Audit, Tax & Actuary Presentation
    06 Jun 2016 CIIPA 2016 Mentoring Programme - Mentee Registration
    19 May 2016 Cayman Islands Business Environment Update
    18 May 2016 Professional Skepticism: How accountants, auditors and company directors should act when faced with difficult situations
    17 May 2016 Accountants Bill Briefing for Accounting Firms
    17 May 2016 QARS Meetings with Firms
    12 May 2016 Portfolio Insurance Companies
    05 May 2016 CIIPA Launch & Open House
    20 Apr 2016 Anti-Money Laundering & Fraud
    14 Apr 2016 Careers and Mentoring Programme & Workshops
    06 Apr 2016 CISPA Extraordinary General Meeting
    23 Feb 2016 2016 CISPA Annual General Meeting
    09 Feb 2016 CISPA Social | 2016 Pool Tournament
    04 Feb 2016 Introduction to Cayman Islands
    03 Dec 2015 Hedge Funds - Accounting Update
    18 Nov 2015 Professional Development Week
    16 Nov 2015 How to Detect and Prevent Financial Statement Fraud
    13 Nov 2015 CISPA 2015 Golf Tournament
    28 Oct 2015 Alternative Investments
    22 Oct 2015 CISPA Bowling Night
    22 Oct 2015 Auditing
    10 Oct 2015 8th Annual CISPA Gala
    23 Sep 2015 Tax Update: Business Travelers, PFIC, Insurance
    19 Sep 2015 CISPA Beach Volleyball Tournament
    17 Sep 2015 Financial Controllers - IFRS/GAAP Update
    29 Aug 2015 CISPA Running for Red: Charity 10K and 5K
    10 Jul 2015 CISPA Movie Night
    24 Jun 2015 Managerial & Professional Development
    02 Jun 2015 Insurance Course
    21 May 2015 Business Environment Course Update
    29 Apr 2015 Valuation Trends
    23 Apr 2015 Managerial & Professional Training
    19 Mar 2015 Enterprise Risk Management
    11 Mar 2015 Assessing Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk
    04 Mar 2015 2015 CISPA Annual General Meeting
    17 Feb 2015 CISPA Social | Pool Tournament
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