Sunday, November 23, 2008

Fee waiver offer - The CIMA Professional Qualification - Make a difference to your future in business

Fee waiver offer

The CIMA Professional Qualification - Make a difference to your future in business


Are you professionally qualified and want to progress further in business?

ICAI, ICWAI and ICSI members who study CIMA can now save up to 38% on the total cost of the qualification.  

CIMA represents 164,000 students and members in 161 countries. It is the only international body that qualifies accountants solely for business.

With the CIMA qualification you will build on your current skills and have the opportunity to develop expertise in management accounting, business management and financial management on a global level.

This practical qualification can be studied in India and will provide you with the skills required to accelerate to senior positions.

Find out more about the CIMA syllabus.

CIMA can also increase your employment opportunities in India and around the world.

Special offer

Members of other professional bodies who study for the CIMA qualification are entitled to exemptions from some exam papers. Normally you pay a fee for each exemption you are granted. But for a limited time, members of other bodies are exempt from paying these fees.

The number of exemptions you receive varies depending on what professional body you belong to. Please contact CIMA to find out which exemptions you are entitled to.

Depending on the number of exemptions granted to you, you may receive a fee waiver of up to £383!

What do I need to do?

If you want to fast track your career with the CIMA qualification, register online now.

To find out more about this offer and what exemptions you qualify for, speak to us or attend one of our seminars in Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata or Bangalore. For more details contact us at india@cimaglobal.com or 022 – 22875522.

This offer closes on 30 November 2008.

Saturday, November 22, 2008

CAs from India can work in UK now

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW) as on 20th November, 2008. This MoU will foster working relations between the two bodies. This has been signed by Mr. Martin Hagen, Deputy President, ICAEW and CA. Ved Jain, President, ICAI in the presence of Union Minister of Corporate Affairs, Hon'ble Shri Prem Chand Gupta. The MoU will provide for mutual Recognition and Examination arrangements for the members of the two largest Institutes of the world. The two largest Chartered Accountancy bodies joined hands in recognition arrangements for their members.
 
The two Institutes have been following highest standards of professional education, training, technical & ethical standards. The MoU entails coming together of two largest Accounting bodies working in tandem with each other to provide a synergy. This agreement would facilitate mobility of members across the borders and further strengthen the ties between India and United Kingdom (U.K.). This MoU will establish closer working linkages as well as provide recognition for members of the two bodies in the respective countries. With this arrangement, the two nations would be playing leadership role in their respective region.
 
The arrangement provides that existing members of ICAI with two years of post qualification experience will be eligible for ICAEW membership on passing the ICAEW's one paper on Case Study. The ICAI members with less than two years of experience will be required to pass 3 papers- Case Study, Technical Integration Business change, Technical Integration Business Reporting.
 
On the other hand, members of ICAEW who are trained in public practice will become eligible for ICAI membership subject to passing ICAI's 4 no.s of examination papers for the special modules – Taxation; Law, Ethics & Communication; Information Technology & Strategic Management; and Auditing & Assurance.