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When the well's dry, we know the worth of water Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanac, 1746
I am a CFA charterholder, certified public accountant and a licensed treasury dealer with the Financial Market Association of Malaysia. My career in the finance sector spans over nine years summarised as follows:
PriceWaterhouse (audit & assurance) 5.5 years Tier1 Investment Bank-PAMB 2.0 years Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (regulatory) 1.5 years
My areas of technical competency are capital markets, corporate finance, information & Communications Technology (ICT) and accounting/tax planning. ACCOUNTING & TAX PLANNING TECHNIQUES, KLSE, SC, CA 1965 & FIC REQUIREMENTS. I am familiar with the provisions of IAS, MASB and the FASB standards covered under CFA including FASB 133 (Accounting for Derivative Instruments & Hedging Activities). I also have knowledge in tax planning and is able to design & work with other tax experts to produce tax efficient structures for M&A. EXPERIENCE My portfolio in PW includes construction, properties, telecommunication & banking where I led separate teams of between 3 to 10 members to complete various assignments, often amidst tight deadlines. My responsibilites in the Financial Review and Surveillance department of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. include leading a team of professionals (mostly CPAs and lawyers) to enforce the Exchange's Listing Requirements and approved accounting standards with the objective of enhancing corporate governance among public listed companies. My team's portfolio consist of 200 public listed companies in the utilities, telecommunication and construction sector. We worked in cooperation with various other regulatory bodies including the Securities Commission while performing our surveillance and investigation. I also participated in the revamp of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Listing Requirements and accounting standard setting process of the Malaysian Accounting Standard Board. In addition, I was actively involved in the adjudication process of both the National Annual Corporate Report Award and the KLSE Corporate Award. CORPORATE FINANCE I am able to structure & execute various corporate finance transactions including mergers, acguisitions, capital raising (straight equity or debt or with derivatives ) & restructuring. I am able to coordinate the deal process and work closely with regulatory authorities, solicitors, tax consultants and accountants. EXPERIENCE My major assignments in the Tier 1 merchant bank for 2 years includes the listing of 2 public companies ie Amtek Holding & Paos Holdings, secondary equity issues via the KLSE (rights issues & private placements), proposals for composite capital raising exercises and the merger exercise of an anchor banking group (I was part of the Affin Banking Group merger team). Even in PWC, I was involved in various restructuring, back door listing, IPO & profit forecast exercise. TREASURY I am familiar with the mechanics, pricing, placement & trading of various financial instruments such as money market instruments, capital market instruments ie bonds (private & govt), swaps, futures & options. EXPERIENCE
I trained for 1 year as a treasury dealer & is a registered licensed dealer with the Malaysian Financial Markets Association. In addition to trading, I was involved in loan pricing, loan restructuring & gap analysis of the bank's assets & liabilities position. I am also familiar with the calculation of various banking ratios required by the Central Bank. In addition to finance knowledge, I am also familiar with the trends & concepts in information & communication technology including:
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