Technical articles
- CAPM: theory, advantages, and disadvantages
- 07 Jul 2008
- In the final article in his three-part series, Tony Head, examiner for Paper F9, looks at the theory, advantages and disadvantages of CAPM - relevant to ACCA Qualification Paper F9
- The capital asset pricing model - part 2
- 10 Apr 2008
- Antony Head, examiner for Paper F9, looks at how to apply the CAPM when calculating a project-specific discount rate to use in investment appraisal
- Fundamental knowledge
- 07 Feb 2008
- Gordon Faragher, assessor for Paper F6 (UK), explains why all the questions in Fundamentals level exams are compulsory
- IAS 1, Presentation of Financial Statements
- 17 Jan 2008
- ACCA education adviser Ellie Griffiths outlines the amendments to presentation and terminology following the reissue of IAS 1
- The capital asset pricing model
- 08 Jan 2008
- In the first of a three-part series of articles, Antony Head, examiner for Paper F9, explains the CAPM and its components, shows how it can be used to estimate the cost of equity, and introduces the asset beta formula
- On international terms
- 07 Sep 2007
- student accountant details how the CAT and ACCA Qualification syllabuses will be internationalised from the December 2007 exam session, and highlights the changes to individual papers
- Mind the gap
- 27 Apr 2007
- Gareth Owen, ACCA qualifications development manager, provides guidance for students transferring to the new ACCA Qualification in August 2007
- Practical support
- 02 Apr 2007
- student accountant announces the launch of the trainee development matrix and outlines the services and support available to help students achieve their practical experience requirement
- Experience transfer
- 27 Feb 2007
- Guidance on what you can do in preparation to transfer to the practical experience requirements
- Examiner's approach to Paper F9
- 27 Feb 2007
- Examiner for Paper F9 Antony Head outlines the structure of the new financial management paper
- Putting theory into practice
- 01 Feb 2007
- student accountant focuses on how the practical experience requirements are closely linked to the exams and the Professional Ethics module in the new ACCA Qualification
- Testing, testing, one, two, three
- 22 Dec 2006
- ACCA qualifications development manager Gareth Owen explains how the design of the new ACCA Qualification can help students to learn more effectively
- Ethically speaking
- 01 Jun 2006
- ACCA demonstrates its commitment to ensuring that ethics and professional values are assessed through its unique three-pronged approach
- The risk and return relationship part 1 - portfolio theory
- 01 May 2004
- In the first of two articles, Patrick Lynch looks at the reasons why investors establish portfolios
- The risk and return relationship part 2 - CAPM
- 01 May 2004
- Patrick Lynch's second article explores the use of the capital asset pricing model as he explains that the key to applying CAPM is the preparation of an alpha table to help identify the largest positive alpha value
- Market matters
- 21 Nov 2003
- Antony Head outlines market efficiency and other market matters
- Selecting sources of finance for business
- 21 Sep 2003
- Steve Jay considers the practical issues facing a business when selecting appropriate sources of finance
- Business finance and the SME sector
- 21 Sep 2001
- One of the most important problems accountants are likely to deal with in acting as advisors to a small or medium-sized enterprise concerns the issue of financing argues David Brookfield