SGX Professional Trader Training Programme and Investor Education

Let SGX Academy guide you through market complexities. Listed below are seminars and courses in September. Visit http://www.sgxacademy.com/ or call 6327 5438 for details and registration.

Professional Trader Training Programme
For those who aspire to become professional traders and desire to acquire in-depth trading skills. The robust curriculum is combined with training and mentorship from SGX-certified professional trainers:

* Trading Analysis for Professional Traders (Intermediate Level)
* Advanced Technical Analysis with Interactive Trading and Professional Mentoring (Advanced Level)

Participants for the abovementioned courses are eligible for up to 70% course fee subsidy (only applicable for intermediate and advanced level).*

** The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) administers grants to financial sector organisations that sponsor eligible participants to training programmes that meet qualifying criteria. For enquiries, please contact the MAS at 6229 9396 or via email at fsdf@mas.gov.sg.

Investor Education
Seminars (Saturdays only)

* A Guide to Annual Reports & IPO Prospectuses - 12 Sept 2009
* Effective Trading in Nikkei 225, MSCI Taiwan & SiMSCI Futures - 26 Sept 2009

Courses

* Financial Statement Analysis - 29 Sept, 2,6,9 Oct 2009


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Will gold head for a traditional seasonal rally?

Gold and equities has historically moved in opposite directions. With the recent correction in the equities market, will gold be an attractive investment choice for investors?

Gold prices appear to follow a seasonal pattern and prices tend to soar in September. What are the contributing factors that affect the prices of gold?

Listen to our analyst’s view on the Gold in the month of September 2009. In addition, the seminars will touch on the fixed income market.

Seminar details as follows:

14 Sept 12.30pm – 1.30pm
Raffles City Tower 6th Floor
Do we see gold heading for a traditional seasonal rally?

30 Oct 12.30pm – 1.30pm
Raffles City Tower 6th Floor
Do we see gold heading for a traditional seasonal rally?

To register, kindly email your particulars comprising your Name, NRIC, and POEMS account number (if any) to utseminars@phillip.com.sg.


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Outsourcing Bookkeeping Service

Outsourcing bookkeeping services comes with many added advantages. The main thing is that a record is made for every single transaction; accountability and efficiency are given equal prominence. Small businesses and in particular self employed business have a choice in how the financial accounts are prepared and produced. Some simply do nothing but the best option is to make a finite decision regarding the path to take. Bookkeeping software comes in many different formats from simple spreadsheets to more complex data based accounting software.

Absence of a professional hinders the flow of financial transactions and gradually hampers the growth of a business. At the same time, you cannot contribute a big share of time and amount just to solve this problem. Situations like this prove outsourcing bookkeeping services as an economical alternative. This allows you to keep track of every single transaction while keeping the cost factor to the minimum.

For a non profit bookkeeping, some of the reports may be required to produce are:

- Statement of Financial Position - balances of your assets and liabilities as of a specific date.

- Statement of Financial Income and Expense - reports how much money brought in versus money spent within a specific period.

- Statement of Functional Expense - Detailed listing of expenses within a specific period.

- Budget vs Actual by Program/Project - Comparison of funds spent to budget plan.

If a manual bookkeeping system is adopted then disciplined recording of the financial information on a regular basis should be enforced and regarded as an essential function and not an administrative burden. E.g. New auditing guidelines from the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) could pose substantial risks for federal contractors, according to a federal contracting expert.

The DCAA issued the guidance on Dec. 19, 2008. The guidance specified how field auditors should handle the reporting of “significant deficiency” and “material weakness” in contractors’ internal controls.

So if you are looking for dcaa bookkeeper or - dcaa quickbooks, you too can outsource.


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Get Yourself Certified in the IT Industry - CCNA & MCSE

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) / Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) 2003:

* Both courses are 100% taught by Certified Practitioners with 15 years of training and corporate experience in the industry

* CCNA certification from the networking giants is among the most in-demand certification due to its market place value

* The MCSE 2003 is rated as one of the top 10 certifications in the world, shows clients and employers that you can design, implement and administer infrastructures for business solutions

Register Now for Preview Session on IT Professional Certificates

Date : 8 Sep 2009 (Tue)
Time : 7.00pm
Venue : MDIS Dhoby Ghaut


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Never add your boss in facebook

Nowsaday, Facebook or blog all these personal networking site are so popular. I do know that some company check on your personal profile at Facebook or blog before recruite you to be part of the company. But is it a good idea to add your colleagues, especially your boss to be your friend in Facebook? Well, look at the following example....

Looks like it is a bad idea. I think to some extend, should draw a line between personal and work.


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