Registration Time: 13:15
Sessions Time: 13:30 - 16:45  including a 15-minute break
Speaker: Mr Mario P. Galea
Venue:   Online Webinar

Participation Fees (The Institute is now accepting payments via Paypal)
MIA Members: €40.00
Non-MIA Members: €75.00
Retired Members: €20.00
Students: €30.00

*Group bookings for 3 or more participants available.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Ethics embody all that is rational and good in the conduct of human beings. Ethics are not a reference book but a way of living without double standards. In time the meaning has become rather elastic and relative to one’s needs. It is time to rethink and revert to the original meaning. There are no two ways or several versions of ethics. One is either willing to comply in every situation or not. We are delivering this session in the context of our profession and whilst the above applies, our profession goes further in guiding us to further our choice to be ethical with detailed but not exhaustive guidance under the conceptual framework. Ethics is about being discerning enough to identify threats, evaluate them and build the necessary safeguards around them if not remove the threat to ethical behaviour entirely thus preserving the ethical status.

SPECIFIC TOPICS TO BE COVERED DURING THE SESSION

• The IESBA code of Ethics

• The fundamental principles of ethics for professional accountants

• The ethics of independence

• Professional judgement

• Professional scepticism and other pillars of our practice.

Why is the session of relevance to our members?

We address this subject in the context of our profession, but the session will not be limited to practice but to the approach to good conduct in general business. Most members of society and not only of the Institute of Accountants or the accountancy profession interact with accountants, or their deliverables and they will therefore benefit from the efforts that the profession makes to promote the subject of ethics in whatever one does. The session is therefore of interest to all and sundry.

Target Audience

The IESBA code of Ethics, the fundamental principles of ethics for professional accountants, the ethics of independence, professional judgement, professional scepticism and other pillars of our practice.

Speaker's Profile

A certified public accountant holding a warrant to practice both as an accountant and as an auditor. Currently practising as a business advisor providing governance oversight and advisory services to businesses and corporations. Serves as an independent non-executive director on the boards and audit committees of various listed and licenced companies in the financial and commercial sectors including banks, insurance and investment companies. Mentor and advisor to family businesses. Founder, managing partner and chairman of accountancy and audit firm Ernst & Young in Malta until retirement in 2012. Specialised in auditing and assurance which he has practiced for over 35 years in Malta and abroad. Auditing experience spans over several sectors including banks, insurance and investment companies. Lectured in auditing, assurance and professional and business ethics and led several training courses. Speaker at various business and professional conferences in Malta and abroad. Speaker and producer of various webinars related to auditing, corporate governance and ethics. Assisted businesses in several areas particularly relating to governance, accounting and systems of control. Served as President of the Malta Institute of Accountants and for many years formed part of the Accountancy Board which is the accountancy profession regulator in Malta. Served on various professional committees in Malta and abroad such as the council of the Federation des Experts Comptables (FEE) in Brussels (now Accountancy Europe). Member of the Ethics committee of the Malta Institute of Accountants in Malta

EVeNT CPE COMPETENCies

3  Core

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