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• Take AIM
• 21 Oct 2008
• Peter Atrill examines the main features of the Alternative Investment Market, and why it has enjoyed such success since being set up in 1995
• Remuneration committees - room for improvement
• 21 Oct 2008
• Peter Atrill outlines the role of the remuneration committee and discusses how some of its procedures may be strengthened to overcome inherent weaknesses
• Submitting projects in report style
• 21 Oct 2008
• Stewart Dickinson, coordinator for the DipFM, provides an example of a project answer based on a report format, including an Executive Summary - relevant to Papers DA2 and DB2
• IAS 1, presentation of financial statements
• 11 Mar 2008
• Ellie Griffiths, education adviser at ACCA, describes the changes to IAS 1 in relation to presentation and terminology
• Multiple-choice questions
• 11 Mar 2008
• Ronnie Patton, examiner for Module A, outlines the best way to approach multiple-choice questions in the DipFM exams
• Dealing with risk in financial decisions
• 11 Mar 2008
• Module B examiner Peter Atrill describes some techniques to deal with risk
• Effective report writing
• 19 Oct 2007
• Stewart Dickinson, subject coordinator for the Diploma in Financial Management, outlines the key elements of a report
• Private equity industry
• 18 Oct 2007
• Peter Atrill, examiner for Module B, discusses the pros and cons of the private equity industry
• Directors' share options
• 30 May 2007
• Peter Atrill looks at the ways companies can reward executive directors
• The role of the non-executive director
• 30 Nov 2006
• Dr Peter Atrill, Examiner for Module B, considers the role and responsibilities of the non-executive director and the issues and problems that have been identified with this role
• Venturing abroad
• 30 Nov 2006
• Trading overseas creates issues that management must understand and be able to adapt to. Shirley Hume of Agency Solutions investigates
• Audit committee
• 19 Oct 2006
• Peter Atrill, examiner for Module B, outlines the essential role that audit committees play in corporate governance
• Examiner’s approach to financial strategy and risk management
• 18 Oct 2006
• Examiner for Module B, Peter Atrill, outlines the structure and format of the Module B exams and project
• The emerging role of the CRO
• 18 Oct 2006
• Peter Atrill, examiner for Module B, discusses the role of the chief risk officer
• Going international
• 02 May 2006
• With effect from December 2006, changes are planned to the DipFM syllabus
• All in the name of motivation
• 02 May 2006
• Whether for team-building, confidence-boosting, leadership training or just as a way of getting a group to have fun together without drunkenness or infidelity, the motivation caper has become big business, as Richard Brass discovers
• Power to the people
• 28 Mar 2006
• Energy services company E.ON UK encourages its managers to take the Diploma in Financial Management
• Corporate governance
• 28 Mar 2006
• Peter Atrill, examiner for Module B, focuses his attention on corporate governance issues that affect many companies today
• Corporation tax
• 28 Mar 2006
• Danny Leiwy considers the finer details of corporation tax
• Widened involvement
• 28 Mar 2006
• Diploma holder Peter Ede studied for the DipFM so that he could contribute to more projects at work
• New qualification
• 28 Mar 2006
• News on the new ACCA qualification
• Direct to you
• 28 Mar 2006
• News on the launch of finance matters direct
• Risky returns
• 24 Oct 2005
• Venture capital is an important source of long-term finance for some small and medium-sized businesses
• Crossword solutions
• 01 Sep 2005
• Crossword
• 01 Sep 2005
• Managing risk
• 14 Jul 2005
• Examiner for Module B Peter Atrill reviews the changes in the risk management syllabus
• Valuing company shares
• 14 Jul 2005
• Examiner for Module B Peter Atrill takes a look at some of the more important methods of company share valuation
• An insider's guide to exam day
• 25 Oct 2004
• Essential advice on ensuring the lead-up to your exams runs smoothly and helpful tips for getting it right on the day
• Revision techniques
• 25 Oct 2004
• Pippa Riley provides advice on revision techniques to maximise your chances of passing the exams
• Exam success
• 25 Oct 2004
• We report on the DipFM students who achieved the highest aggregate marks on all four papers and the top scoring candidates in the individual papers and projects
• Managing finances
• 20 Aug 2004
• Ann Irons describes capital investment appraisal, relevant to subject area 3
• Unfair advantage
• 19 Aug 2004
• Stewart Dickinson explains the meaning of assessment offences and how to produce good work
• Online with ACCA
• 19 Aug 2004
• A guide to the online resources that ACCA offers on its global website
• Surveying students
• 19 Aug 2004
• We report on the findings of a recent survey of Diploma in Financial Management students and holders
• Exam technique
• 18 May 2004
• Pippa Riley provides advice on maximising your chances of passing the exams
• Good service?
• 02 Mar 2004
• Victoria Ashton reports on the findings of ACCA's student satisfaction survey
• Stock control
• 02 Mar 2004
• Tony Mock discusses the theory and practicality of stock management and control
• Investment appraisal and NPV analysis
• 02 Mar 2004
• Peter Atrill, examiner for Module B, illustrates a practical application of the NPV method of investment appraisal
• Selecting sources of finance for business
• 05 Nov 2003
• This article considers the practical issues facing a business when selecting appropriate sources of finance. It does not consider the theoretical aspects of such decisions
• Financial performance indicators
• 13 Nov 2002
• Philip Dunn discusses financial performance indicators
• Log on to ACCA's online resources
• 12 Nov 2002
• www.accaglobal.com contains a great deal of useful information and keeps getting bigger and better. The online resources will benefit all finance matters readers whether they are new or experienced users of the website
• MBA Accreditation
• 12 Nov 2002
• ACCA is working hard to identify a range of MBA and postgraduate courses which will provide you with the additional knowledge and skills required in the world of finance, management and business
• The new DipFM format - where are we now?
• 12 Nov 2002
• Lesley Buick explains the new syllabus and new methods of assessment
• Details of C.Dip Worldwide Prizewinners December 2001
• 08 Nov 2002
• Susan Wallaces introduces two of the December 2001 Certified Diploma in Accounting and Finance prizewinners
• Hitting the highlife in Canada
• 24 Jul 2002
• Lorna Muir reports on paper D2 Prizewinner Liz Hammond, who has crossed the Atlantic to further her career, and cruised to top marks in the June 2001 Examination session
• UK and Ireland Prizewinners celebrate success
• 21 May 2002
• Lorna Muir introduces the December 2000 and June 2001 Diploma prizewinners
• Tackling DipFM projects
• 13 May 2002
• This article includes important details covering submission deadlines, presentation and ACCA's rules on cheating and plagiarism.
• Café culture
• 13 May 2002
• Duncan Neill explains how he set up and ran his own successful café company and how the Diploma helped him to acheive his goals.
• What every financial manager needs to know about market efficiency
• 24 Feb 2002
• Dr Peter Atrill, Examiner for Paper D3, considers the efficiency of capital markets and the implications of capital market efficiency. This is an important topic area and a key area of the new Financial Strategy syllabus
• Tackling the DipFM projects
• 24 Feb 2002
• Pippa Riley, Range Manager for DipFM products at BPP, provides guidance on key features of the new projects
• Examiners' feedback - June 2001
• 15 Nov 2001
• Guidance for both unsuccessful and future candidates following the June 2001 examination session
• The change process
• 15 Nov 2001
• The change process explained by Stephen Annandale, Examiner for Paper D4
• New scheme content
• 14 Nov 2001
• Pippa Riley explains the similarities and highlights the differences between the current and the new syllabi
• Quality and strategic change
• 27 Jul 2001
• Examiner Stephen Annandale writes
• Working capital and the small business
• 27 Jul 2001
• Peter Atrill, Examiner for Paper D3 considers financial management issues relating to small businesses
• Corporate decline (part 2)
• 27 Jul 2001
• In his first article, David Elliott explored the reasons for corporate decline. This second article goes on to consider what can and should be done about it.
• The new scheme explained
• 27 Jul 2001
• This article explains the new scheme in detail, and shows where it differs from the familiar format of CDipAF. It also outlines the important issue of where current students stand when they are transferred onto the new scheme.
• Corporate decline
• 03 Feb 2001
• This first article in a series of two examines the reasons for corporate decline.
• The finance professional of the future
• 03 Nov 2000
• by Lisabeth Hristova, relevant to all papers
• The ABC of overhead allocation
• 03 Nov 2000
• by Dan King, relevant to all papers
• When is a budget not a budget?
• 03 Nov 2000
• by Brian Rutherford, relevant to all papers
• What's it worth? A guide to valuation techniques
• 03 Nov 2000
• by Shirley Hume, relevant to all papers
• The management of change
• 01 Jul 2000
• by Robert Phelps, relevant to Paper D4
• Financial reporting in the 21st century
• 01 Jul 2000
• by John Davies, relevant to all papers
• Understanding the fundamental concepts
• 01 Apr 2000
• by Phil Todd, relevant to all papers
• Moving towards the knowledge economy?
• 03 Jan 2000
• by Fiona Westwood, relevant to all papers
• Accounting for pension costs
• 03 Jan 2000
• by John Davies, relevant to all papers
• Corporate strategy: the accountant's role
• 03 Jan 2000
• by Martin Webb, relevant to all papers
• Reporting company profit
• 01 Oct 1999
• by John Davies, relevant to all papers

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