Detecting Creative Accounting

and Fraud

DATE:
June 6, 2020 (Saturday)
5
TIME:
9.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m.

▪ Explain, as part of fundamental analysis, the importance of

relying on accurate and truthful financial reports.
▪ Examine key creative accounting techniques commonly
perpetrated by reporting entities.
COURSE OBJECTIVES ▪ Identify the red flags for potential financial reporting fraud or
misstatement from external sources, namely the financial
reports, that affects the valuation on intrinsic values.
▪ Conduct analysis on the quantitative and qualitative data to
select relevant data that detects creating accounting.

▪ Prospective investors in equity markets

▪ Financial and research analysts in asset management
TARGET AUDIENCE companies
▪ Financial planning and investment advisory firms
▪ Corporate and bank treasuries

Session 1: Red Flags in Financial Reporting Fraud

▪ Scope of financial reporting misstatement and fraud.
▪ Identifying the major types of financial statement fraud.
▪ Case discussions.
COURSE OUTLINE
Session 2: Contemporary Techniques in Fraud Detection
▪ Common financial reporting fraud detection methods
▪ Application of data science in detecting financial reporting fraud
 Trainer Profile
Mr. David Meow
• Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
• Master of Laws (University of London)
• Financial Risk Manager (FRM)
• Chartered Accountant (M)
• Master of Business Administration
(Heriot-Watt University)
• Certificate of Data Science
(John Hopkins University)

David Meow is the Managing Director of Via Commerce Sdn. Bhd. The company,
incorporated in 2002 by a group of professionals from various backgrounds in investment
and finance. Via Commerce is involved in training and consultancy in areas including fraud
examination, fraud prevention programmes and forensic accounting.

He has obtained the Certified Fraud Examiner qualification from the Association of Certified
Fraud Examiner. He has obtained the Post-Graduate Diploma in Laws from the University of
London, and has also received a Certificate in Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination
from the West Virginia University, USA (via Coursera) and A Certificate in The Psychology of
Criminal Justice, offered by UQx, an initiative of The University of Queensland through edX.

He has trained and consulted in 7 countries within the region. He was involved in providing
advisory and training courses for government–related regulatory bodies including Bank
Negara Malaysia (BNM), Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) and Securities Commission,
Jabatan Perdana Menteri (ILKAP), Khazanah Berhad, Employees Provident Fund (EPF),
Central Provident Fund (CPF) of Singapore, financial institutions and corporations.

Besides training and consultancy, he is also involved as a facilitator for the Chartered
Normal
Financial Analysts (CFA) and the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) programmes in Kuala Lumpur,
Singapore, Hong Kong and Vietnam.

Ms Shanny Lim & Mr Jason Chang

013-868 1346 / 017-234 6100
info@viacommerce.com.my