Malaysian Association of Corporate Treasurers

Notice of Annual General Meeting 2015

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Association will be held at
Meeting Room, 11th Floor North Wing, Menara TM, Jalan Pantai Baharu, 50672 Kuala Lumpur
at 5.00pm on 26th March 2015 for the following purposes:

• To approve the Minutes of AGM 2014
• To receive the President’s report on the Activities for the year 2014
• To receive the Treasurer’s report and the Accounts for the year 2014
• To elect Committee members and appoint the Auditors for the ensuing year
• To deal with any other matters as may be put before it.

Note:

• Attachments for Agenda item (i), (ii) and (iii) enclosed
• Members wishing to offer themselves for elec-tion/reelection under Agenda (iv) should submit their proposals duly nominated and seconded to the Secretary by 20 March 2015.
• Members wishing to appoint a proxy to attend the AGM should submit attached proxy forms before 25 March 2015

By order of the Committee
Dated : 12 March, 2015

Approved by,

Anne Rodrigues
President of MACT
Email: Anne.Rodrigues@actmy.org
Phone: +6019-3880250

Latifah bin Yusof
Secretary
Email: secretary@actmy.org
Phone: +6019-3339719

Malaysian Association of Corporate Treasurers Hot Topics Event
Date:      Thursday  5 March  2015
Venue:   Hilton KL Sentral
List and Details of Speakers/Panelists

Talk :   Currency and Interest Rate Outlook

Speaker:   Ray Choy is Regional Head of Fixed Income & Currency Research at RHB Banking Group and leads a team of research professionals located across Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Jakarta. Ray’s experience in the financial markets since 2002 includes G3 and Asian fixed-income and currency strategy, domestic currency and US dollar global bond funds management, regional equities investments, and credit ratings. Over the last decade, Ray has set up two fixed income research teams for investment banks; a team involved in global funds management and research; and currently manages RHB Banking Group’s regional fixed income and currency research platform across strategic business units in Asia. Ray’s team also functions as an integral advisory unit within RHB Banking Group, providing research insights to debt capital markets, global markets, treasury and risk management. In addition, he remains actively involved with the financial markets in formulating and communicating macro strategy for the fixed income and currency markets, providing advice on sovereign credit ratings and has written comprehensively on the link between systemic risks and bond markets.

Panel Discussion:   Managing Risk in a Volatile Environment

Moderator:
Azmi Abdullah, Group Treasurer, Genting Berhad

Panel Members:
Mohamad Hj. Derwish, General Manager, Corporate Finance TM Group Members
Wan Chun Shong, Group Treasurer, Tan Chong Group
Mohd Rashid Mohamed, Group Treasurer, RHB Bank Bhd

Talk: Latest Update on GST

What Every Treasurer should know about GST

Speaker:   Bernard Yap

Bernard is the country head of Indirect Tax and Goods and Services Tax (GST), the lead partner for Financial Services and a Tax partner for Business Tax Compliance in EY Malaysia’s Tax practice.

Since joining EY in 1995, he has been actively involved In tax compliance and consultancy work for both corporate tax, tax advisory, indirect tax and goods and services tax (GST). He has experience conducting tax due diligence, tax documentation reviews and tax audits, tax training, indirect tax planning and advisory, tax planning schemes for large local and multi-national corporations, as well as applications for licences, incentives and tax exemptions. Bernard’s clients comprise a wide range of local companies and multinationals mainly in the financial services, oil and gas, insurance, trading and consumer products industries.

Seminar for members of MACT
9^th October 2014
Lanai Kijang, Bank Negara Malaysia

0830 – 0900 :     Registration / Morning Coffee

0900 – 0915 :     Opening Remarks

by Dato Lee K. Kwan
President, PPKM

0915 – 1015 :       Basel III and its Implication to Corporates

Mr. Tan Boon Ching
PricewaterhouseCoopers Malaysia

1015 – 1100 :       RMB Business

Mr. Han Jui Kwang,
Bank of China Malaysia

1100 – 1120   :     MORNING BREAK

1120 – 1220 :       Islamic Finance

Encik Ahmad Nazir Che Yen
CIMB Islamic Malaysia

1220 – 1400 :     Lunch & Networking

I am sure you are well aware that Bank Negara  has initiated a road map  to accelerate the country’s migration to e-payments. Such a move will certainly improve the efficiency of the payment system and provide meaningful cost savings and efficiency to the overall economy. MACT fully supports the move by Bank Negara and encourages Corporates to embrace  the migration to e-payment.

In this respect, MACT in collaboration with Sungard Avantgard  is pleased to organize a half  day seminar to raise members’ awareness of all the relevant aspects related to the migration to e-payment.  We are happy to have as a key speaker, Mr Tay Gim Soon, Chief Operating Officer of Malaysian Electronic Clearing Corporation (MyClear),  which is one of the key entities entrusted by Bank Negara, to  drive the migration to e-payment agenda.

The  date and venue are as follows:

Date  : Tuesday 19 August 2014

Time : 10.00am – 12.45 pm (followed by networking lunch)

Venue : Aloft KL Sentral

Full details of our speakers and their discussion topics for the half day event are attached. As places to the event are limited, we would encourage you to register promptly either through a direct response to this email, MACT website or Sungard link at https://financialsystems.sungard.com/solutions/corporate-liquidity/events/industry-events/MACT-Seminar-Best-Practice-Payments-Bank-Connectivity. Kindly respond by 8 August 2014.

We look forward to seeing you at this seminar.

Kind regards
Anne Rodrigues
President of Malaysian Association of Corporate Treasurers

BANK NEGARA BRIEFING ON FOREIGN EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATION RULES

BRIEFING ON FOREIGN EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATION RULES

DATE: 26 JUNE 2014 (THURSDAY)

TIME: 9.30 AM – 1.30 PM

VENUE: MUSEUM THEATRETTE HALL, SASANA KIJANG                            

 9.30am – 12.00 am

(i)    Overview of provisions in the Financial Services Act 2013 (FSA) and Islamic Financial Services Act 2013 (IFSA) relating to Foreign Exchange Administration

(ii)  Overview of new Notices 1 to 7:

• Notice 1 – Dealings in currency, gold and other precious meals
• Notice 2 – Borrowing and guarantee
• Notice 3 – Investment in foreign currency asset
• Notice 4 – Payments
• Notice 5 – Security, Islamic security, financial instrument or Islamic financial instrument
• Notice 6 – Import and export of currency
• Notice 7 – Exports of goods

(10 minutes tea break @ 10.45 am)

 12.00am – 12.30pm

• Questions and answer session

 12.30pm – 1.30pm

• Networking Lunch

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Association will be held at Westin Hotel, 199 Jalan Bukit Bintang, Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia on 19th March 2014 at 4.00pm for the following purposes:

1. To receive the President ’s report on the Activities for the year 2013

2. To receive the Treasurer’s report and the Accounts for the year 2013

3. To elect Committee members and appoint the Auditors for the ensuing year

4. To approve changes to the Constitution of Malaysian Association Of Corporate Treasurers

5. To deal with other matters as may be put before it.

Notes:

• Attachments for Agenda item (1) and (2) and (4) enclosed

• Members who wish to offer themselves for election/reelection under Agenda (3) should submit their proposals duty nominated and seconded to the Secretary by 18 March 2014.

• High Tea will be served to members and Economic Talk and Market Updates will be given by Economist, Mr. Lim Chee Sing after MACT AGM.

Download : President’s Report 2013

Treasury Best Practices Luncheon – Hosted by MACT & Reval

The Westin Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

As we begin a new financial year, leading Malaysian treasuries are considering what they can do differently to improve treasury performance in 2014. MACT and Reval will share how leading global treasury departments are proactively transforming to remain competitive and compliant. Charged with tackling a new regulatory landscape and growing global businesses, leading global treasury departments are now taking an increasingly central role in corporate organizations.  Understand how treasury roles are evolving and what steps companies are taking to systematically move from a highly operational treasury to a strategic centre of expertise.

The Official MACT Relaunch Event

Date: October 9, 2013

Time: 11.00am

Venue: Perdana Hall, 10th Floor, MIDA Sentral,Jalan Stesen Sentral 5, 50470 Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

RSVP : Please email to  mact.admin@actmy.org /  secretary@actmy.org 

For Enquiries : Tel. No. 03-23336215 (Anita)  /  03-22404820 (Norizan)

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