March 2010 -- Juancho Robles, the Risk Management Partner of leading auditing and business advisory firm Punongbayan & Araullo (P&A), was guest speaker at a seminar organized by the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX) entitled “A Finance Guide to Driving Costs Down and Out.”

Robles discussed various cost management methods and strategies that can be employed by companies. He also explained how risk management can help in determining which methods are most effective in eliminating or mitigating the highest cost risk, meaning those risks that have the most impact on a company.

The seminar was spearheaded by FINEX’s Professional Development Committee. Other topics covered during the event were “Conserving Risk Capital and Leveraging the Upside of Risk in Difficult and Uncertain Times,” and “Finance Definitive Guide to Cost Cutting.”

January 2010 -- Jessie Carpio, a partner of leading audit, tax and business advisory firm Punongbayan & Araullo (P&A), was one of the resource experts at a management benchmarking seminar entitled “Key Strategies for Outsourcing the HR function.”

As one of the partners of P&A’s Business Support Services Division, the Firm’s outsourcing arm, Carpio discussed payroll outsourcing, citing the three key benefits that companies who choose to outsource can enjoy: cost savings, convenience and full use of the competent resources of a service provider.

The seminar was organized by Deming Management Systems (DMS) for senior corporate executives and people managers across industries. DMS is a division of management consulting and training company Kairos Management Technology (KMT).

Last January 19, 2009, P&A Chairman Ben Punongbayan was guest speaker at the UE Accounting Lecture Series, where he discussed the current state of accounting in the Philippines, the controversial \"mark-to-market\" system, and how undergraduates can prepare themselves for joining the professional world.

The seminar that will hand you the knowledge keys to good governance, controls, fraud, risk management and information technology.

When: November 27 and 28, 2008

Where: Renaissance Hotel, Esperanza St. cor. Makati Ave., Makati City

November 27, 2008

• Corporate governance - executive brief
• The recent financial meltdown - executive brief
• Enterprise risk management concepts and implementation
• Fraud concepts and fraud management

November 28, 2008

• Internal controls and principles and best practices
• IT governance and best practices

 

Last November 20, P&A\'s Business Support Services (BSS) Division hosted a seminar at the Mandarin Oriental entitiled \"Corporate responsibilities relating to employee compensation.\" The one-day, full capacity seminar featured the following speakers from relevant govenrment agencies:

• Mr. Nicanor Bon, Chief – Wage & Hour Standards Division, Bureau of Working Conditions, Department of Labor and Employment
• Ms. Cherry Francisco, Member Servicing Officer II, Pag-IBIG Fund
• Ms. Rita Aguja, Head – Coverage & Collection, Social Security System Makati I Branch
• Atty. Stella Berna Lo. G. Valentona-Inacay - Senior Attorney, Security System Makati I Branch
• Mr. Diode Lantoria, Chief Social Insurance, Philippine Health Insurance Corporation

To learn more about P&A\'s upcoming seminars, please visit the Events & Seminars section of our website.