LearnSignal Study Plan - Advanced Financial Management

Syllabus Area (ACCA Ref.) Topic Learning Question End of Week Test
(Watch the video, review the notes and then attempt P (Attempt this after P (Practice this under exam P
the MCQ) watching the video) conditions)
Week 1: March 11th - 17th
Introduction to Advanced Financial Management No
Tutor Review of Examiner Report No
The Role and Responsibility of a Senior Financial Officer No Yilandwe - Part A) No Riviere - Part C) No
Assessing Organizational Performance using Ratios and
Role and Responsibility towards No
Trends
Stakeholders (A. 1)
The Optimum Capital Structure of a Company No
Distribution and Retention Policy No
The Rationale for Risk Management in a Company No
Financial Strategy Formulation (A.
2) The Impact of Behavioural Finances on Financial
No
Strategies and Securities Prices - Parts A and B
Managing Business and Financial Risks in a Company No
Week 2: March 18th - 24th
Strategic Business and Financial Strategic Issues in Financial Planning at Multinationals No Milma - Part B) No Arthuro No
Planning for Multinationals (A. 5) Agency Problems and Corporate Governance No Riviere - Part A)
Management Appraisal and Integrated Reporting No
Ethical and Governance Issues (A. 3) The Ethical Dimension of Financial Management No
Environmental Impact of Financial Management No
Management of International Trade Free Trade Theory and Practice No
and Finance (A. 4) Trade Agreements and Organizations No
Financial Markets in International Trade No
Dividend Policy in Multinationals Dividend Policy of a Multinational Company No
and Transfer Pricing (A. 6) Transfer Pricing No
Week 3: March 25th - 31th
Application of discounted free cash flow to the appraisal Chumra - Part B) - i), iii) No Yilandwe No
No
of investment projects
The Impact of Inflation on Project Free Cash Flows No
The impact of Tax on the Computation of Project Free
No
Discounted Cash Flow Techniques Cash Flows
(B. 1) The Internal Rate of Return No
Sensitivity Analysisof an Investment Project No
Investment Project Duration No
Monte Carlo Simulations in Investment Appraisal No
Capital Rationing No
Week 4: April 1st - 7th
Introduction to Options No Chumra - Part B) - ii) No Chikepe - Part B) No
Option Value Sensitivity No
The Black Scholes Formula No
Application of Option Pricing Theory Example of Option using the Black Scholes Formula No
in Investments (B. 2) Black and Scholes Option Pricing Model No
Option "Greeks" No
Real Options No
Valuation of real options No
Week 5: April 8th - 14th
Review of Sources of Finance No Tippletine No Milma No
Islamic Finance No Keshi - Part C) Chikepe - Part C)
WACC and the Cost of Equity No Nente Co - Part i), ii), iii)
The Cost of Debt No
Credit Risk of Debt No
Impact of Financing on Investment
Duration and Convexity of Debt No
Decisions and Adjusted Present
The impact of financing structure on an organisation No
Values (B. 3)
Application of WACC in Investment Appraisal No
Adjusted Present Value No
Methods of Equity Valuation No
Calculating free cash flow No
Forecasting free cash flows No
Valuation and the Use of Free Cash
The use of free cash flows and the DVM model No
Flows (B. 4)
Market Based Methods of Equity Valuation No
Asset Based Methods of Equity Valuation No
Valuing Debt Instruments No
Application of the Option Pricing Model to the valuation No
of Equity
Week 6: April 15th - 21st
Forcasting Foreign Exchange Rates No Chumra - Part A) No Riviere No
Appraisal of Foreign Investments No Keshi - Part B)
International Investments and
Fiscal and other issues in international investments
Financing Decisions (B. 5) No
projects
Sources of Financing in international investment projects No
Role of Treasury Function in a multinational organization No
The Role of the Treasury Function in
Exchange Traded and OTC Derivatives No
Multinationals (E. 1)
Basis Risk in Hedging No
Value at Risk No
Week 7: April 22nd - 28th
Introduction to Currency Risk Management No Keshi - Part A) No Phobos No
Phobos
 Keshi - Part A) No Phobos No
Hedging Currency Risk with FX Forwards No Phobos
Money Market Hedge of FX Exposure No
Hedging FX Risk with Currency Futures No
Applications of FX Swaps to Hedging FX Exposures No
Applications of CIRS to Management of FX Exposures No
Multilateral Netting and Matching No
Introduction to Hedging Interest Rate Risk No
Hedging Exposures to Interest Rate Risk with FRA
No
The Use of Financial Derivatives to Contracts
Hedge (E. 2-3) Hedging Exposures to Interest Rate Risk with IRG
No
Contracts
Interest Rate Futures - Parts 1 and 2 No
Hedging Interest Rate Exposures with Interest Rate
No
Futures
Hedging Interest Rate Exposures with Interest Rate
No
Options
Interest Rate Option Strategies - the collar No
Hedging Interest Rate Exposures with Interest Rate
No
Swaps
Week 8: April 29th - May 5th
M&A as a method of Corporate Expansion No Pursuit Co No Bento No
Choosing Targets for M&A No Nente Co. - Part iv) Chikepe Co - Part A) & D)
Synergies in M&A No
Acquisitions and Mergers (C. 1, 3) Why Mergers and Aquistion Fail No
Acquisiton Defense Tactics No
Reverse Takeovers No
Valuations for Acquisitions and Regulation of Mergers and Acquisition No
Mergers (C. 2) The Issue of overvaluation in acquisitions No
Valuation methods in acquisition and mergers No
Dealing with risk profile changes in acquisition No
Financing Acquisitions and Mergers Valuation of startups No
(C. 4) Forms of Takeover Consideration No
Financing a Takeover No
Corporate Failure No
Corporate Reconstruction and Re- Corporate Reconstruction of a Failing Company No
Organisation (D. 1-2) Reconstruction of a Solvent Company No
Developing Corporate Reconstruction Plans No
Business Reorganization Methods No
Evaluating the benefits of Reorganizations No
Week 9 - Webinar Week: May 5th - 12th
Attend the Tutor Webinar as part of LearnSignal Webinar Week
Attempt a Mock Exam under exam conditions
Webinar Week
Watch the Tutor Review of the most recent Examiner Reports
Read the Technical Articles - links on course page
Week 10-12 - Bootcamp: May 13th - June 2nd
Complete all 21 Days of LearnSignals Exam Bootcamp - your Bootcamp Countdown Checklist will be released the first day
Bootcamp
of Bootcamp
(21 Days until your exam)
Attempt a Mock Exam under exam conditions in Week 10