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ACCA Advanced Financial Management (AFM)

Specialize in advanced investment and financing decisions for multinational organizations in a complex global environment.

  • Strategic Professional
  • 18 chapters · 121 lectures
  • ≈ 52 hours of video
  • Taught by Sai Manikanta Pedamallu

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₹15,000full course

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About the paper

What ACCA AFM covers

Advanced Financial Management focuses on the complex decisions facing a senior financial professional responsible for advising on strategic financial issues. The paper covers advanced investment appraisal, mergers, acquisitions, corporate restructuring, and sophisticated risk management techniques using derivatives. It builds the skills necessary to manage a company’s financial health and make high-stakes decisions to enhance shareholder value and execute corporate strategy effectively.

AFM is a Strategic Professional option. You choose any two of AFM, APM, ATX and AAA.

What you will learn

  • Advanced investment appraisal techniques for complex capital projects.
  • Strategic decision-making on mergers, acquisitions, and corporate reconstruction.
  • Detailed analysis of corporate financial strategy and dividend policy.
  • Evaluation of international parities and interest rate risk management.
  • The use of advanced derivatives (options, futures, swaps) for managing financial risk.

Course index

AFM lectures, chapter by chapter

18 chapters and 121 recorded lectures, about 52 hours in total. Open a chapter to see each lecture and its length.

010. Introduction and Index

4 lectures · 01:02:27
  1. 01. Faculty Intro00:15:49
  2. 02. Intro to AFM00:15:48
  3. 03. Index and Syllabus00:15:12
  4. 04. Mastering Professional Skills00:15:38

0201. Financial Strategy - Formu

7 lectures · 03:00:26
  1. 1. Financial objectives00:16:46
  2. 2. Financial strategy formulation00:17:35
  3. 3. Risk management decisions00:22:40
  4. 4. Dividend decisions00:37:56
  5. 5. Ethics00:42:37
  6. 6.0 Integrated Reporting00:04:47
  7. 6.1 Integrated Reporting00:38:05

0302. Financial strategy - Evalu

12 lectures · 05:40:47
  1. 1. Financing decision00:51:49
  2. 2. BETA and CAPM00:55:53
  3. 2.1 Further aspects of CAPM and Beta00:28:26
  4. 3. Cost of Debt00:38:19
  5. 3.1 Bonds and WACC00:26:25
  6. 4.0 Ratio Analysis00:06:39
  7. 4.1. Ratio Analysis - Operating Ratios00:35:07
  8. 4.2. Ratio Analysis - Liquidity Ratios00:25:33
  9. 4.3. Levarage Rations00:12:29
  10. 4.4. Issues with Ratios and Exam Tips00:13:57
  11. 5. Risk Management00:22:23
  12. 6. Behaviorial Fianance00:23:47

0403. Discounted Cash Flow Techn

12 lectures · 06:08:27
  1. 01. Introduction to the Chapter00:14:55
  2. 02. Time value of Money00:51:57
  3. 05. Master Question00:10:43
  4. 06. Money Real and Inflation Rates00:47:56
  5. 07. Tax in NPV00:39:32
  6. 08. WC in NPV00:34:05
  7. 09.1 Capital Rationing00:23:16
  8. 09.2 Multi Year Capital Rationing00:14:36
  9. 11. Tax exhaustion and Comprehensive Question00:53:24
  10. 12. Modified IRR00:19:40
  11. 13. Project Duration00:13:56
  12. 14. Value at Risk00:44:27

0503. Discounted cash flow techn

3 lectures · 02:30:22
  1. 03. Various periods of Cash flows00:42:02
  2. 04. NPV and IRR00:49:30
  3. 10. Risk and Uncertainity00:58:50

0604. Option Pricing Techniques

4 lectures · 01:51:38
  1. 01. Real Oprtions00:21:48
  2. 02. Black Scholes Model00:49:58
  3. 03. Value of Put Options - BSM00:33:35
  4. 04. Limitations of BSM00:06:17

0705. International Project Deci

7 lectures · 03:30:25
  1. 01. Forex - Intro_Quotes_Risks00:59:00
  2. 02. PPPT and IRPT00:27:15
  3. 03. Fisher Effect00:20:04
  4. 04. Evaluating international investments00:25:24
  5. 05. Evaluating projects complications00:40:39
  6. 06. International Financing decisions00:27:26
  7. 07. Alternatives to international investment00:10:37

0806. Cost of capital and Changi

5 lectures · 02:23:03
  1. 01. Recap of Theories from FM00:23:29
  2. 02. Other Theories00:26:57
  3. 03. Investments that change financial risk00:50:04
  4. 04. Investments that change business risk00:25:24
  5. 05. Problem on Ungearing and Regearing00:17:09

0907. Financing and Credit Risk

6 lectures · 02:28:37
  1. 01. Yield Curve and Credit Risk00:57:59
  2. 01.2 Extra Info about Credit Risk and Ratings00:11:12
  3. 02. Duration of a bond00:16:14
  4. 03. Sources of Finance - Recap00:31:52
  5. 04. Initial Coin Offering (ICO)00:15:38
  6. 05. Islamic Finance00:15:42

1008. Valuation for acquisitions

12 lectures · 03:34:53
  1. 01. The overvaluation problem00:18:43
  2. 02. Approaches to business valuation00:08:23
  3. 03. Asset�based models - Net asset value (NAV)00:07:49
  4. 04. Asset�based models - Book value plus00:12:34
  5. 05. Asset-based models � extra notes00:06:12
  6. 06. Market-based models - PE Method00:40:26
  7. 07. Market�based approaches � extra notes00:03:50
  8. 08. Cash-based models - Dividend Based00:32:10
  9. 09. Free cash flows and free cash flows to equity00:26:31
  10. 10. Post-acquisition cash flow valuation00:34:03
  11. 11. Adjusted present value00:05:12
  12. 12. Valuing start-ups Black�Scholes (BSOP) model00:19:00

1109. Acquisitions strategic is

7 lectures · 01:42:18
  1. 01. Growth strategies00:23:16
  2. 02. Acquisition targets00:14:38
  3. 03. Reasons for failure of acquisitions00:08:33
  4. 04. Reverse takeovers00:11:02
  5. 05. Regulation of takeovers00:24:26
  6. 06. Defense against a takeover00:15:07
  7. 07. Consequence of different % stakes00:05:16

1210. Financing Acquisitions And

3 lectures · 01:11:56
  1. 01. Various types of Offers00:15:13
  2. 02. Evaluating an offer00:42:03
  3. 03. Impact of a given offer on the financial perfo00:14:40

1311. The role of the treasury f

4 lectures · 01:42:14
  1. 01. Treasury management00:20:15
  2. 02. Treasury organization00:18:01
  3. 03. Managing risk � using options00:57:41
  4. 04. Other Greeks00:06:17

1412. Managing currency risk

9 lectures · 04:52:08
  1. 01. Recap of Currency quotations00:09:40
  2. 02. Hedging Strategies00:50:42
  3. 03. Forex Futures - Advanced00:37:50
  4. 04. Forecasting the futures rate and Basis Risk00:26:44
  5. 05. Margins and marking to market00:10:29
  6. 06. Money Market Hedging00:49:33
  7. 07. Forex Options00:27:12
  8. 08. Forex Options - Advanced00:42:05
  9. 09. Comprehensive Question00:37:53

1513. Interest Rate Risk Managem

9 lectures · 04:47:26
  1. 01. Interest rate risk � introduction00:25:08
  2. 02. Forward rate agreements (FRAs) � fixing the ra00:21:17
  3. 03. Interest Rate Futures � Fixing the Interest Ra00:53:14
  4. 04. Interest rate options � cap the interest rate00:43:39
  5. 05. Interest rate collars00:20:26
  6. 06. Interest Rate Swaps00:32:18
  7. 07. Valuing interest rate swaps00:48:24
  8. 08. Currency swaps00:32:32
  9. 09. Swaptions00:10:28

1614. Financial reconstruction

3 lectures · 00:50:59
  1. 01. Financial reconstruction schemes00:30:31
  2. 02. Financial reconstruction schemes for value cre00:11:47
  3. 03. Debt covenants and forecasting00:08:41

1715. Business reorganisation

4 lectures · 00:54:42
  1. 01. Unbundling00:09:16
  2. 02. Divestment (sell-off)00:11:55
  3. 03. Management buy-out (MBO)00:26:16
  4. 04. Valuations00:07:15

1816. Planning and trading issue

10 lectures · 04:11:51
  1. 01. International trade00:39:28
  2. 02. International institutions00:26:03
  3. 03. Planning issues � dividend policy00:22:04
  4. 04. Planning issues � transfer pricing00:39:04
  5. 05. Planning issues � structure00:17:14
  6. 06. Developments in international markets00:12:16
  7. 07.1 Securitization and tranching00:15:50
  8. 07.2 2008 Crisis00:33:34
  9. 08. Tensions in the Eurozone, Dark Pool Trading00:12:07
  10. 09. Money laundering00:34:11

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A rare breed of educator who balances a high-stakes corporate career with a passion for transformative training. As the Director & GM of a software firm, Sai Manikanta brings the 'actual' world of finance and operations into the classroom. His credentials—spanning ACCA, CMA, and Triple Masters—are not just letters, but tools he uses to shape the next generation of global finance leaders.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does ACCA AFM coaching cost at Global Fin X?

₹15,000 for the full Advanced Financial Management course. No GST for individual students. Need a GST invoice for input credit? Ask us — 18% GST is added. Manual UPI has no extra charge; cards and net banking through Razorpay add 2% + GST (2.36%).

What is the ACCA exam fee for Advanced Financial Management (AFM)?

£185 (≈ ₹23,686), paid to ACCA when you book the exam at the standard entry deadline. It is separate from tuition. See the full ACCA fee breakdown.

Can I get an exemption from ACCA AFM?

No. Strategic Professional papers are not exempted for B.Com, CA or CMA India holders, so every route still needs SBL, SBR and two options.

How long is the AFM lecture access?

Recorded lectures come with 6 months of access, and each lecture can be viewed 3 times. If you cannot sit the exam or do not clear it, access is extended free until you pass, on request.

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