R&D Annual Report 2013

Centre Name:	Centre for Accounting, Banking and Finance
Chairperson:	Asst Prof Krishna Moorthy Manicka Nadar
Description of Centre:	The CABF is aiming to become the leading research centre in disseminating knowledge and expertise to the society, local and worldwide, through consultancy and research in line with the university's vision. The mission of the Centre is to inculcate among the faculty and the academic community a culture of commitment to disseminate knowledge and encourage vigorous scholastic research activities with publications of high international standard. The centre will meet the demand for researchers in the area of banking, finance, and accounting with the hope to incorporate applied research and consultancy works among the academic and the industry.
Research area:	Equity and derivative valuation; Interest rate risk models; Statistical analysis of option pricing models; Investment and financing strategies; Managed fund investment performance; Asset pricing and risk; Financial products and services; Off-balance sheet activities of the banking sector in Asian region and worldwide; Banking performance analysis; Islamic banking and finance; Financial statement analysis; Management Accounting; Taxation; Auditing and governance

Activities in 2013

Summary of activities

List of all events organized from January till December 2013 (in chronological order).

No.	Date	Event
1	22 Jan 2013, Tuesday, 10.30-11.30 am	Applying For An International Grant: A Grant Holder's Experiences Speaker: Mr. Garry Tan Wei Han, Chairperson of Centre for Business and Management, UTAR
2	19 Feb 2013, Tuesday 9.30 - 11.00 am	Presenting a Conference Paper using SEM Technique Speaker: Mr. Wong Lai Soon, Senior Lecturer, Department of Marketing, UTAR
3	26 Feb 2013, Tuesday 10.30 - 11.30 am	Personal Tax Planning Speaker: Ms. Tan Swee Kiow, Lecturer, Department of Commerce and Accountancy, UTAR
4	12 April 2013, Friday, 10.00-12.00 pm	SAS Refresher Training Trainer: Ms. Shirley Lee Voon Hsien, Lecturer, Department of Commerce and Accountancy, UTAR
5	14 May 2013, Tuesday, 10.00 - 12.00 pm	How To Check Similarity Index In Turnitin Speaker: Mr. Alex Foo Tun Lee, Tutor, Department of Commerce and Accountancy, UTAR
6	16 July 2013, Tuesday, 1.00 - 2.30 pm	Using SPSS To Test Hypotheses Speaker: Mr. Go You How, Lecturer, Department of Economics, UTAR
7	6 September 2013, Friday, 3.00-4.00pm	Applying For The Sumitomo Foundation (Japan) International Grant: A Grant Holder's Experiences Speaker: Mr. Garry Tan Wei Han, Chairperson of Centre for Business and Management, UTAR
8	4 October 2013, Friday, 9.00-5.30 pm	International Conference on Business, Accounting, Finance and Economic 2013 (BAFE 2013) Jointly organized by Faculty of Business and Finance, Centre for Business and Management, Centre for Accounting, Banking and Finance, and Centre for Economic Studies
9	29 October 2013, Tuesday 11-12.30 pm	2014 Budget and You Speaker: Mr. Loo Thin Tuck, Lecturer, Department of Commerce and Accountancy, UTAR
10	12 November 2013, Tuesday 10-12 pm	Colloquium: Quality of Non Financial Information: Motivation and Financial Performance Presenter: Puan Zam Zuriyati Binti Mohamad, Lecturer, Department of Commerce and Accountancy, UTAR
11	22 November 2013, Friday, 10-12.30 pm	GST (Goods and Services Tax) Forum Moderator: Prof. Dr. Choong Chee Keong Speakers: Ms. Theresa Wong Lai Har, Ms. Tan Swee Kiow, Mr. Wong Tai Seng, Mr. Loo Thin Tuck, Lecturers, Department of Commerce and Accountancy, UTAR
12	4 December 2013, Wednesday, 10-11.30 pm	Ph D- How to make the long journey comfortable Speaker: Dr. Krishna Moorthy Manicka Nadar, Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce and Accountancy, UTAR

Highlights of activities

Personal Tax Planning

Date:

26 February 2013 (Tuesday)

Time:

10.30 – 11.30 am

Venue:

H 210, UTAR Perak Campus

Speaker:

Ms. Tan Swee Kiow, Lecturer, Department of Commerce and Accountancy, UTAR

Description: This talk helped the members to familiar with the Malaysia Income Tax system and understand the personal taxation structure by sharing and reviewing the main sections of tax relief and tax planning tips.

Using SPSS to Test Hypotheses

Date:

16 July 2013 (Tuesday)

1.00 – 2.30 pm.

Venue: H 210, UTAR Perak Campus

Speaker:

Mr Go You How, Lecturer, Department of Economic, UTAR.

International Conference on Business, Accounting, Finance and Economics (BAFE 2013)

Date:

4 October 2013 (Friday)

9.00 – 5.00 pm.

Venue: LDK 1-5, UTAR Perak Campus

** The conference was held in Collaboration with Centre for Business and Management, Centre for Economic Studies, and Faculty of Business and Finance

Descriptions: The Faculty of Business and Finance, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) successfully organized the inaugural International Conference on Business, Accounting, Finance, and Economics (BAFE 2013) on 4 October, 2013 in Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Perak Campus. This conference aimed to bring together researchers to present up-to-date works that contribute to new theoretical, methodological and empirical knowledge. The conference invited theoretical and empirical papers on ALL areas of business management, accounting, finance, and economics. There were 120 participants and presenters in the conference.