Page 12 - Newsletter-April-2017

Newsletter The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan Seminar on Offshore Assets, Karachi The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan course of the presentation, he spoke about the types (ICAP) Southern Regional Committee (SRC) organised a and volumes of offshore assets. The presentation also seminar on Offshore Assets on March 9, 2017 at ICAP identified issues in the present regulatory framework House, Karachi. The seminar was attended by around leading to this situation and gave practical proposals 225 participants, both members and non-members. that may be implemented regarding offshore assets. Zulfikar Akhtar, FCA, CPD Convener SRC commenced A detailed Q&A session followed after the presentation the seminar with a brief recitation of the Holy Quran and Shabbar Zaidi addressed numerous queries of the and opening remarks, after which the keynote speaker participants. The session chairman, Syed Masoud Ali Syed Mohammad Shabbar Zaidi, FCA, senior partner Naqvi, FCA, advisor KPMG Taseer Hadi & Co. was invited A. F. Ferguson & Co. was invited on stage for his on stage for the concluding remarks. presentation. Towards the end of the evening, mementos were Shabbar Zaidi’s presentation was highly engaging presented to the keynote speaker and session chairman and informative. He opened his presentation by as a gesture of appreciation and chairman SRC Abdul mentioning that Panama Leaks was just the ‘tip of the Rab, FCA, gave the vote of thanks and invited the iceberg’ on the subject of Offshore Assets. During the participants for dinner. 12 April 2017