ACCA AFM Technical articles. Advanced Financial Management

ACCA AFM Technical articles

The ACCA AFM technical articles are an excellent way for students to deepen their understanding of the subject. 

The articles cover various topics, from an introduction to ethics and governance to more specific areas like financial reporting and auditing. Experts in the field write them to ensure you're getting accurate and up-to-date information. 

Whether you're studying for your exams or want to brush up on your ACCA AFM knowledge, these articles are a great resource. 

AFM Technical articles

Section A: Senior Financial Executive Roles & Stakeholder Management

• Understanding Financial Behavior Patterns - Explore how psychological factors influence financial decision-making and impact market behavior, potentially explaining seemingly irrational choices that affect corporate strategy.
• Expert Analysis: Dividend Strategies & Shareholder Returns - Master tutor Milind Date breaks down critical concepts in dividend theory and policy implementation. (YouTube)

Section B: Strategic Investment Analysis & Global Considerations

• Environmental Finance Initiatives - Discover the emerging field of green finance, including its definition, advantages, limitations, and growing importance in modern financial strategy.
• Strategic Flexibility in Investment Decisions - Learn how option valuation techniques can transform traditional project assessments and enhance portfolio management approaches.
• Incorporating Flexibility Premiums in Capital Budgeting - Examine practical applications of real options in investment decisions through detailed examples, while understanding implementation challenges and mitigation strategies.
• Cross-Border Project Evaluation - Part 1 - Develop a systematic approach to Section B international project questions worth 25 marks using your AFM knowledge base.
• Cross-Border Project Evaluation - Part 2 - Master methodical techniques for tackling complex Section A international project questions worth 50 marks.
• Fixed Income Securities: Pricing & Yield Analysis - Understand the fundamental relationships between bond prices, maturity yields, and the spot yield curve.
• Asset-Backed Securities & Risk Tranching - Explore the securitization process that became prominent during the credit crisis and remains relevant for financial management studies.
• Sharia-Compliant Financial Instruments - Gain a comprehensive overview of Islamic finance principles, developments, and unique characteristics.
• Sukuk Bonds: Principles & Practical Applications - Investigate Islamic finance as an expanding funding source, with case studies of both successful and unsuccessful sukuk implementations.
• Decision-Making Under Uncertainty - Learn how to evaluate all potential outcomes and their associated probabilities when making management decisions in uncertain environments.
• Capital Funding Fundamentals - Expert instructor Ben Wilson examines essential cost of capital concepts and calculations. (YouTube)
• Options Pricing Methodology - Financial expert Milind Date explains the Black-Scholes Options Pricing model in comprehensive detail. (YouTube)
• Enterprise Valuation Techniques - Master tutor Milind Date clarifies Adjusted Present Value methodologies and applications. (YouTube)
• Leveraging M&M Propositions - Practical guidance on the revised Modigliani and Miller formulas, including spreadsheet applications and usage limitations. (YouTube)

Section C: Corporate Expansion Through M&A Strategies

• Enterprise Valuation Approaches - Master practical techniques for business valuation questions through detailed methodology and AFM principles.
• Non-Traditional Public Offering Strategies - Compare traditional IPOs with innovative approaches includingDutch auctions, SPACs, and direct listings, analyzing advantages and drawbacks of each.
• Back-Door Listing Mechanisms - Understand reverse takeover processes, benefits, and potential challenges as an alternative route to public markets.
• Asset & Business Worth Assessment - Expert instructor Rashaad Hussain provides comprehensive insights on valuation methodologies. (YouTube)
• M&A Target Evaluation Methods - Financial specialist Milind Date unpacks acquisition valuation techniques and considerations. (YouTube)

Section D: Corporate Restructuring & Reorganization

• Business Transformation Strategies - Expert educator Tze Kang examines the complete spectrum of corporate restructuring approaches. (YouTube)

Section E: Advanced Financial Risk Management

• Currency Futures: Comprehensive Approach - Detailed guide to foreign currency futures hedging transactions, comparing lock-in rate and future spot-rate methodologies.
• FX Exposure Management Techniques - Strategic framework for interpreting information and responding effectively to foreign exchange risk management exam questions.
• Interest Rate Hedge Optimization - Navigate interest rate risk management questions by understanding critical information and developing appropriate responses.
• Hedging Effectiveness & Correlation Risk - Explore basis risk challenges when futures contracts and spot prices lack predictable relationships in hedging strategies.
• Cross-Currency Financing Instruments - Understand how currency swaps facilitate the exchange of loan principal and interest between different currencies.
• Market-Traded FX Derivatives - Analyze foreign exchange futures and options using real market data and key application considerations.
• Forward Rate Determination & Swap Valuation - Learn to derive interest rate forwards from yield curves and apply them to interest rate swap valuations.
• Value-Enhancing Risk Controls - Investigate scenarios where effective risk management strategies can directly increase corporate value.
• Strategic Risk Mitigation Frameworks - Finance expert Ben Wilson examines comprehensive risk management approaches and methodologies. (YouTube)
• Derivatives Valuation Practices - Instructor Tze Kang explains mark-to-market procedures for financial instruments. (YouTube)
• Hedge Correlation Challenges - Financial specialist Tze Kang explores basis risk concepts and implications for hedging strategies. (YouTube)