Three engineers and three accountants are traveling by train to a conference. At the station, the three accountants each buy tickets and watch as the three engineers buy only a single ticket.
"How are three people going to travel on only one ticket?" asks an accountant. "Watch and you'll see," answers an engineer. They all board the train. The accountants take their respective seats but all three engineers cram into a restroom and close the door behind them.
Mr Teo Ee Sing, founder and Executive Director of the Financial Courses Division of Sunway University College, also known as SUNWAY-TES, speaks to Accountant Key about his personal life.
What would be your greatest achievement so far?
It would be my greatest achievement and also of SUNWAY-TES when we officially managed to secure the premier plus status back in year 2003, just 3 years after ACCA came up with the award to quality tuition providers all around the world. SUNWAY-TES was the first tuition provider outside UK to proudly clinch this award, whereby stringent criterias have to be fulfilled in order to qualify for the award.
A former Ernst & Young partner has been given a prison sentence and a fine as a result of passing tips to his stockbroker girlfriend about acquisition targets that were clients of the firm.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought a case in a New York district court against James Gansman, who was an attorney and partner in E&Y’s transaction advisory services group at the US firm...
Surely there must have been an occasion when you rushed to your regular doctor and requested for a medical certificate to hoodwink your employer into believing that you were genuinely ill, only to receive the following response: “I apologize but I am unable to meet your request as that would be in violation of my professional ethics”. You may have even offered to pay as an inducement but the doctor remained adamant...
0001 GMT [Dow Jones] KLCI likely to open higher, taking cue from firmer U.S. stocks overnight, supported further by stronger than expected 2Q GDP (+8.9% on year vs +8.4% predicted by Dow Jones poll) and good earnings, says dealer with local brokerage. "The recent strong buying momentum should continue today with the index likely to test the July 24 pivot high of 1392.18." Tips banking, property stocks to gain on robust economic growth. AirAsia (5099.KU) which reported strong 2Q earnings should also attract buying interest. KLCI ends +0.5% at fresh 30-month high of 1385.51 yesterday.
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