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Companies (Amendment) Act 2024: Practical Impact on Directors, Finance Teams & Company Secretaries - Live webinar (23-Jun-2026)
Overview
HRD Corp Claimable Course (T&C applies*)
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Webinar sessions:
Session 1: 9:00am 12:00pm;
Session 2: 2:00pm 5:00pm
In this webinar, participants will gain a practical understanding of the key amendments under the Companies (Amendment) Act 2024 and their implications for beneficial ownership reporting, governance, compliance and enforcement.
Key topics covered:
Overview of the 2024 Amendment Act
- Objectives of reform
- Impact on SMEs vs large companies
Beneficial Ownership (BO) reforms
- New BO definitions
- SSM BO reporting requirements
- Registers, filing & penalties
- Case studies
Corporate rescue framework updates
- Judicial management changes
- Corporate voluntary arrangement (CVA)
- New safeguards
Digitalisation, lodgements & governance
- Electronic registers
- Digital meetings, notices
- Statutory timeframes
Directors duties & new enforcement powers
- New penalty structure
- Shadow/director liability
- Wrongful trading reforms
Practical case study
- Applying the Act to a Malaysian SME
Question and answer session
Presenter:
Selvarajah Jebaretnam FCPA (Aust.)
J Selvarajah is the senior partner of a professional practice, which is a member of an international network of accounting and consulting firms, and he is the networks current Chairman. He has 52 years of experience in public practice audit and assurance services and has performed investigative audits on accounting malpractices, embezzlement, and money laundering.
He is also an internal auditor for several public listed companies and SMEs, is actively engaged in advisory work for his clients, and delivers seminars and training in Malaysia and the ASEAN region. He holds a B.Com(Acc) from New Zealand, and is a member of CPA Australia, MIA, MICPA,ICAEW, CAANZ, ASEAN CPA, CTIM, and is an HRDF Certified Trainer.
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