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SMU-IPAS Advanced Certificate in Insolvency and Restructuring Module 9: Managing Insolvencies and Risk Management

  • Finance & Investment
  • Legal
Next Intake: 27 May 2025 (Tue)
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  • This module is part of SMU-IPAS Advanced Certificate in Insolvency and Restructuring

This module is conducted in-person.

Next course starts on
27 May 2025 (Tue) See Full Schedule
Fee
SGD1,090* (as low as SGD127 after maximum funding) Learn More
Duration

2 weeknights (7pm - 10:30pm)

Level
Basic

Who Should Attend

  • Accountants and lawyers pursuing R&I practice or mid-career accountants/lawyers from other specialisations
  • Restructuring/Financial Advisers
  • Bank/Lender work-out groups


PREREQUISITES

Participants should preferably be a degree holder, in any discipline, and have at least one year of working experience.

Overview

This module deals with the practical aspects of managing risks in the context of insolvency laws which insolvency practitioners (IPs), such as accountants and lawyers, face when they are appointed. Whilst those laws include issues such voidable transactions that arise in insolvencies and which are covered by other modules, the focus of this module is not on the substantive issues of law and practice but more on how to manage these risks in a practical context. This module also covers regulatory aspects in the course of managing restructurings and insolvencies.
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Learning Objectives

At the end of the module, participants will be able to:

  • Appreciate the considerations of the IPs in a restructuring or insolvency engagement
  • Understand the typical operational challenges faced by the IPs in insolvency and restructuring engagements
  • Assess the situations and apply the applicable legal principles to be adopted in addressing these situations
  • Understand the regulatory and reporting obligations for the IPs
  • Understand the practical steps that can be taken to manage personal liabilities for the IPs
  • Understand how to approach remedies that should be pursued against directors and third parties in relation to voidable transactions

Assessment

As part of the requirement for SkillsFuture Singapore, there will be an assessment conducted at the end of the course. The mode of assessment, which is up to the trainer’s discretion, may be an online quiz, a presentation or based on classroom exercises.

Participants are required to attain a minimum of 75% attendance and pass the associated assessment in order to receive a digital Certificate of Completion issued by Singapore Management University.

 

CPD POINTS

Participants will be able to earn 6 CPD Points awarded by Singapore Institute of Legal Education for this course.

Participants who wish to obtain CPD Points are reminded that they must comply strictly with the Attendance Policy set out in the CPD Guidelines. For this activity, this includes signing in on arrival and signing out at the conclusion of the activity in the manner required by the organiser, and not being absent from the entire activity for more than 15 minutes. Participants who do not comply with the Attendance Policy will not be able to obtain CPD Points for attending the activity. Please refer to www.sileCPDcentre.sg for more information.

Calculate Programme Fee

Click here for more infomation about SkillsFuture Credits (Not applicable for Company-sponsored participants)
For PSEA - Available only for Singapore Citizen below 31 (Not applicable for Company-sponsored participants)

Total Program Fee: SGD0.00

Fee Table

COMPANY-SPONSORED

PARTICIPANT PROFILE

SELF-SPONSORED

SME

NON-SME

Singapore Citizen < 40 years old

Permanent Resident

LTVP+

$327

(After SSG Funding 70%)

$127

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ ETSS Funding 20%)

$327

(After SSG Funding 70%)

Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old

$127

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ MCES Funding 20%)

$127

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ ETSS Funding 20%)

$127

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ MCES Funding 20%)

International Participant

$1,090

(No Funding)

$1,090

(No Funding)

$1,090

(No Funding)

All prices include 9% GST

Please note that the programme fees are subject to change without prior notice.

Post Secondary Education Account (PSEA)
PSEA can be utilised for subsidised programmes eligible for SkillsFuture Credit support. Click here to find out more.

Self Sponsored

SkillsFuture Credit

Singapore Citizens aged 25 and above may use their SkillsFuture Credits to pay for the course fees. The credits may be used on top of existing course fee funding.

This is only applicable to self-sponsored participants. Application to utilise SkillsFuture Credits can be submitted when making payment for the course via the SMU Academy TMS Portal, and can only be made within 60 days of course start date.

Please click here for more information on the SkillsFuture Credit. For help in submitting an SFC claim, you may wish to refer to our step-by-step guide on claiming SkillsFuture Credits (Individual).

Workfare Skills Support Scheme

From 1 July 2023, the Workfare Skills Support (WSS) scheme has been enhanced. Please click here for more details.

Company Sponsored

Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS)

  • Organisation must be registered or incorporated in Singapore
  • Employment size of not more than 200 or with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 million
  • Trainees must be hired in accordance with the Employment Act and fully sponsored by their employers for the course
  • Trainees must be Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
  • Trainees must not be a full-time national serviceman
  • Trainees are eligible for ETSS funding only if their company's SME status is approved prior to the course commencement date. To verify your SME's status, please click here. 

Please click here for more information on ETSS.

Absentee Payroll

Companies who sponsor their employees for the course may apply for Absentee Payroll here. For more information, please refer to:

AP Guide (Non-SME Companies)
Declaration Guide (SME Companies)

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Trainers

Darius Tay
Co-founder
BlackOak LLC
Darius Tay
Co-founder
BlackOak LLC

Darius, co-founder of BlackOak LLC, specialises in corporate restructuring, insolvency, banking, finance, and mergers and acquisitions for special situations. He advises fund managers on compliance, regulatory matters, and investments. Darius also assists debtor companies and startups, particularly in logistics, with regulatory issues, contracts, governance, and fundraising. Appointed to Singapore Supreme Court's Young Amicus Curiae Scheme in 2014, he acted in a notable case on testamentary capacity concerning Singapore's Central Provident Fund. Darius is a rising star in the local corporate restructuring and insolvency scene, consistently ranked in leading publications such as Asia Law, Chambers Asia Pacific, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Best Lawyers, and IFLR 1000.

Lim Hoon Tong
Director
AAG Corporate Advisory
Lim Hoon Tong
Director
AAG Corporate Advisory

Hoon Tong has more than 25 years of professional experience, of which about 18 years were in the restructuring & insolvency services teams in the Big 4 accounting firms. He has extensive experience in debt restructuring advisory, having worked with clients in both Singapore and Indonesia. He has assisted clients in financial distress to formulate and develop comprehensive debt restructuring plans, which often include the injection of fresh capital by investors as part of the debt restructuring exercise.

Hoon Tong was previously part of ABN AMRO’s proprietary Special Situations and Distressed Capital desk, and was actively involved in sourcing, structuring and executing high yield, stressed and distressed investment opportunities. 

He was formerly an Independent Director of SGX-Catalist Board listed Pacific Star Development Ltd.

Hoon Tong holds a Bachelor of Business (specialising in Financial Analysis) from NTU, and is a CFA Charter holder. He is also a Fellow with the Insolvency Practitioners Association of Singapore.

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