01 / ABOUT THIS PAPER
Built around the AFM exam
Our AFM course is organised into six areas: Investment Decisions, Corporate Reconstructions, Risk Management, Treasury Management, Financing Decisions and Professional Ethics. Each area comes with exam-style practice questions in the LMS.
Global pass rate: 47% (September 2026 sitting, source: ACCA)
02 / SYLLABUS
What the course covers
01
Investment Decisions
- Advanced investment appraisal techniques
- Project valuation and real options
- Impact of financing on investment decisions
- International investment decisions
- Risk analysis in investment appraisal
02
Corporate Reconstructions
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Business valuation methods
- Financing acquisitions
- Defensive strategies against takeovers
- Corporate restructuring
03
Risk Management
- Foreign exchange risk management
- Interest rate risk management
- Derivatives and hedging strategies
- Credit risk management
- Enterprise risk management
04
Treasury Management
- Role of the treasury function
- Working capital management
- Cash management strategies
- Short-term investments and borrowings
- International treasury management
05
Financing Decisions
- Sources of finance and their relative costs
- Capital structure theories and practical considerations
- Dividend policy and its impact
- Leasing vs. borrowing decisions
- Islamic finance
06
Professional Ethics
- Ethical issues in financial management
- Professional values and ethics
- Conflicts of interest
- Social responsibility
- Ethical decision-making frameworks
03 / YOUR TEACHERS
Meet your teachers
SS
Sheikh Siyaf
Managing Director
JF
Javeriya Firdous
Academic Director
More teachers will be added soon.
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