In this issue, we celebrate International Women’s Day (8 March) by acknowledging the huge impact that female professionals have on business, and the need for more to be done to support female empowerment. In our practice feature, we look at the gender pay gap in Hong Kong and why transparency over salaries and promotion is important for organisations. How can corporates embed best practice?
We also delve into ACCA’s latest report on how gender-responsive budgeting by governments worldwide is growing. What can nations do to address gender disparities and create more equitable and just societies?
Our main interview is with Natalie Chan FCCA, banking and capital markets leader at Deloitte China and Hong Kong. A natural leader, Chan has made her mark as an expert on financial services in the Greater Bay Area and was the first Deloitte partner to graduate from the prestigious financial leaders programme at the Hong Kong Academy of Finance. But beyond her talent as a finance professional, she is a Council member of ACCA with extensive expertise in diversity and gender equity. Read her inspiring story.
In our careers section, we hear from author and FCCA Sissel Heiberg on why she thinks introverts have qualities and skills that are often overlooked but whose quiet leadership can improve an organisation’s performance.
And if you are prone to procrastination, we have an article for you on learning new habits to get stuff done.
Elsewhere, we consider how practitioners in China are approaching AI adoption while navigating the security, privacy and ethical implications. We also look at what next for Hong Kong’s growing interest in transformative AI technologies and find out what finance teams can do to build trust in AI.
Finally, our technical section is brimming with articles to keep you up to date with the latest things. This month, there’s an article on IFRS for SMEs, along with an update on Hong Kong’s recent budget.
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