The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) is a recently implemented law which creates a new reporting and withholding regime for financial institutions but impacts individuals and other businesses too. FATCA, despite being a US regulation, has global implications as it effectively covers all US persons. State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Pakistan Banks Association (PBA), Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), individual commercial banks, non-bank financial institutions and other stakeholders in their respective capacities
It is a very important area for the banking and financial services sector, and equally important for professionals from other sectors and industries.
Keeping in view of our tradition of keeping our members and affiliates up-to-date on important professional developments, we’ve organized a session on this current and highly in-demand topic.
Trainer’s Profile
Mr. Omer Zaheer Meer is an experienced accounting, finance, management and economics professional holding FCCA (senior ACCA member), CFA Charter, the Anti-Money Laundering Specialization, BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting and several professional certifications from UK along-with 15 years of experience gained in top management positions in leading British and Pakistani companies.
Currently, he is the Managing Partner at Millennium Law & Corporate Company (pioneer ACCA practising firm in Pakistan) and a Director on the board of multiple organizations. Mr. Meer is an experienced trainer having worked with esteemed organizations in corporate, public and academic sectors. His portfolio includes having conducted mandatory promotional trainings of Government Officers at MPDD (Punjab Govt) as well as conducting programs at National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), HBL, LCCI, LTBA, Bahria University (Pak Navy), UET, e.t.c.
He is a regular contributor to various national and international publications like Daily Nation, Daily Times, Express Tribune and Blue Chip magazine.
Mr. Meer is also a life member and third-time serving Chairman Liaison Committee of Lahore Tax Bar Association, Member of Global Taxation Forum (ACCA UK), Member MNP and Chairman of the Taxation Subcommittee of ACCA (Pak), Member Taxation Committee LCCI, Director Millat Thinkers’ Forum, Member Hamdard Thinkers’ Forum and professionally associated with globally reputed organizations like ACCA (UK), CFAI (USA), UKSIP (UK), PRIMA (USA), PRMIA (USA), MPDD (PAK) & www.mymfb.com
Topics Covered
I. What is Money Laundering?
II. Sources of Black Money
III. Money Laundering – Method
IV. Notable Cases of Money Laundering
V. Anti – Money Laundering (AML)
VI. Effective AML System
VII. Acronyms
VIII. FATCA Regulations (including for Individual/Sole Proprietorship Accounts, Entities
and Change in circumstances of Existing entities) along-with impact on various stakeholders including businesses and individuals
IX. Q & A Session
Audience
ACCA Members & Affiliates, other Tax Professionals and professional accountants
When and Where
The event will be conducted only through Webinar.
Date & Time
30 September 2016, 03:00pm – 06:00pm
Registration
The participation fee for this webinar is Rs.5,000 and can be paid at all the ACCA Pakistan Offices to the Customer Services representatives.
The fee is fully waived for ACTIVE ACCA Members and Affiliates.
All Members and Affiliates interested in attending the event should register before 29 September 2016 by filling up the registration form available on the link below.
Click here to register
CPD Units
03 Units
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