1. Professional Qualification - Accountancy [Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales]
Working Experience
Ms Yip was a qualified Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants, England & Wales in 1981, and currently she is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (since 1984). Upon her return from England in 1982, she joined Price Waterhouse Tax Services Sdn Bhd followed by 16 years as Director of the Institute of Bankers Malaysia (IBBM). In 1986, she was invited by Pemodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) to be their nominee director on the board of some companies in PNBs portfolio, such as Sitt Tatt Berhad, NCB Holdings Berhad, Kontena Nasional Bhd. Upon her retirement from IBBM 20 years ago, she continued to serve as director of companies covering financial institutions, public listed and private companies. Recently she retired from some, having served the maximum term of 9 years as stipulated by Bank Negara and the KLSE. Currently, she is an Independent Non-Executive director of Carimin Petroleum Berhad, Perlis Plantation Berhad and the Professional Golf of Malaysia. In most of these boards, she has been appointed to chair the Audit Committee. She was also the Honorary Secretary to the Malaysian British Society (1986 -1996) during the period when Malaysia had a Look East policy. In addition, she was a Trustee and Honorary Treasurer of the World Wild Life Fund for 12 years 1996-2009. Currently, Ms Yip also chairs the Board of Governors of her old alumni, Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus, aka as Convent Bukit Nanas.
This book is the result of the author's many years of experience and observation throughout his 26 years in the stockbroking industry. It was written for general public to learn to invest based on facts and not on fantasies or hearsay....