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Financial management objectives - ACCA Financial Management (FM)

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  1. fatimahorooj6
    can i used these lectures for sep 2026 attempt?
  2. John MoffatTutor
    Yes you can.
  3. Kamila
    Hello John,

    If I have the BPP revision kits for 2021/2022 years is it too risky to prepare by them for FM exam in June 2026? If it’s better to buy new which one you recommend more BPP or Kaplan?
  4. John MoffatTutor
    It is a bit risky and you would be better to buy the current editions.

    Kaplan and BPP are both good although as an OpenTuition student you can get a 20% discount on BPP books by using the link that appears on this website.
  5. Prathik
    Hello John,

    I have the BPP revision kits valid for the June 2026 exams for both F8 and F9. Since the new editions are available for the September 2026 exam, do I need to get the new revision kits or can I rely on the ones I have? Would there be any changes in the syllabus? I am planning to write my exams in Sep 2026.

    Thank you.
  6. John MoffatTutor
    You are OK with the Kits that you have :-)
  7. Prathik
    Hello John :)

    Are these lectures relevant to the June 2026 exams ?

    Also, is the exam time 3 hours or 3 h 20 m ? The lecture says the latter but the latest acca essential sheet says the former. This is for the CBE session btw.
  8. John MoffatTutor
    Yes they are relevant, and it is 3 hours.
  9. Raj
    Hello sir ,
    The videos are to helpful for me.
    I have a question :- should I use ACCA study Hub Resources instead of Kaplan or BPP ? Is it helpful?
  10. John MoffatTutor
    The Study Hub is very good indeed. Maybe use the Study Hub and a BPP Exam kit (and, of course, our free lectures :-) )
  11. Raj
    thank you for your answer.
  12. Thashieela
    Hi Sir, I prefer to listen rather read. is this lectures covering all the information of FM? thanks
  13. John MoffatTutor
    The lectures cover more than enough to be able to pass the exam well (provided that you then practice lots and lots of past exam and other exam style questions from your Exam Kit).
  14. zain
    can i use this for acca december 2025 exams?
  15. John MoffatTutor
    Yes you can :-)
  16. Basil Ahmed
    Hello, Are the videos and Open tuition notes for Financial managment valid for the exams that will be held in December 2025?
  17. John MoffatTutor
    Yes they are :-)
  18. Basil Ahmed
    Thanks for responding
  19. John MoffatTutor
    You are welcome :-)
  20. Tarak
    Thankyou sir very helpful
  21. Abdullah
    hello sir after we a complete a chapter should we do its questions from the exam kit or acca study hub?
  22. John MoffatTutor
    Either or both :-)
  23. Ritika
    if i start my preparation today for fm will i be able to clear it in september??
  24. Sallauddin
    Hey, is these videos ok to watch for the sep 2025 session ?
  25. John MoffatTutor
    Yes - the syllabus is not changing :-)
  26. Selina
    hi, are these videos valid for the exams that will be held in june 2025?
  27. John MoffatTutor
    Yes they are.
  28. manasvi
    hi are these videos okay to watch for march 2025 exams?
  29. John MoffatTutor
    Yes they are :-)
  30. John MoffatTutor
    I am sorry but I really do not know. You will have to check the syllabus for your exams and compare with the ACCA syllabus.
  31. Malambo
    Good afternoon sir
    I am a Zambian student pursing my C.A Zambia , my question is that are your lecture videos valid to us here
    In Zambia
  32. Hassan
    Yh In some areas yes because the ACCA syllabus and the ca syllabus aren't very different the only thing is that your syllabus might not have some of the topics that the ACCA syllabus has but other than that it should be okay to use the open tuition videos
    Hope I have answered your question
  33. Ali
    Dear Sir, i came back to your lectures to thank you for helping me with your lectures in passing this papers. I took your lectures plus practice from kaplan and passed the exam. The difficult concepts were all properly explained by you and were easy to understand thanks to your very easy explanations. Thank you once again.
  34. John MoffatTutor
    Thank you for your comment and congratulations on having passed :-)
  35. Sohaibb
    Hi Sir, Thank you for the wonderful work you had done it help us a lot. This is really admiring in the world for of capitalists you truly are a great humanitarian. Lots of love from Pakistan. May God bless you.
  36. Sohaibb
    Full of capitalists *
  37. John MoffatTutor
    Thank you very much for your comment :-)
  38. HilaryXero
    Thanks for these resources.

    Any changes for the December syllabus for the exam?
  39. John MoffatTutor
    No - there are no syllabus changes for December :-)
  40. Umakeshan
    hi sir
    I am planning to sit for the sep 2024 exam . Is it useful for that ?
  41. John MoffatTutor
    The syllabus for September is not changing and so the lectures are all valid :-)
  42. Rahim
    Hi,
    I just took the first lecture which is Chapter 1 and have read the notes.

    I then took the test.

    There were only almost 2 mcqs from this chapter and the other were not part of this chapter. Why is this?

    Did you miss those topucs or they are explained in another chapter?
  43. AadhithytaSupporter
    maybe the quiz are the latest one and the lectures are outdated
  44. tarmugi
    Hi Mr. John!

    Hope you're doing well, may God bless you for the wonderful work you do!

    Are these notes and lectures valid for the March 2024 sitting?

    Thanks.
  45. John MoffatTutor
    Yes - they are all valid for the March 2024 sitting :-)
  46. tarmugi
    Thank you very much for your reply Mr. John. Have a nice day!
  47. Richelle
    Hi

    Are these lectures valid for the December 2023 sitting?
  48. John MoffatTutor
    Yes they are :-)
  49. Richelle
    Thanks for replying!
  50. Joanna
    Hello,

    I have Kaplan books - from Sep '21 to June '22, has there been any significant changes except for those shown in ACCA?
  51. John MoffatTutor
    No significant changes. You do not really need the Study Text if you are watching our free lectures, but the Exam Kit is essential because it is so important to practice past questions. Just make sure that you also practice the more recent past exams on the ACCA website (because they will not be in your exam kit).
  52. Joanna
    Thank you for the reply, hoping to pass this exam as well. Great lectures sir! :)

    Kind regards.
  53. abdulrazaq
    Greetings sir
    Hope you are fine and healthy
    Sir the volume of the video is very low
    Is there any software so i could use during your lecture ???
  54. John MoffatTutor
    The volume is OK here. Have you tried using the volume slider that appear when you hover over the video, or turning up the volume on your device?
  55. Coffee&books
    Hi sir,

    I actually plan to sit for the September session 2023, I did like to know if these lectures and notes will be viable? as I plan to self study will these lectures help me? Apart from that I am using the exam kit valid till June 22 as I got from a friend is that ok? or is it advisable to use the latest exam kit?

    Thank you in advance,
    Huda
  56. John MoffatTutor
    Our lectures and notes are fine because there are no significant changes in the syllabus for the September exam. Your Exam Kit is fine as well, but do also practice the recent exams on the ACCA practice platform because those questions will not be in your Exam Kit.
  57. Sam
    Mr. John,

    I am planning to sit FM paper at September 2023. Can I kick off with the current lectures and study notes.

    Thank you
  58. John MoffatTutor
    Yes - no problem :-)
  59. Abdullah
    Mr.John,

    Are these lectures valid for Jun 2023?

    Regards
    Abdullah
  60. John MoffatTutor
    Yes they are. Syllabus changes only occur after the June exams.
  61. justanotherstudent
    Hello John

    Are there are any syllabus updates for the March 2023 session ?
  62. John MoffatTutor
    No - the syllabus is not changing :-)
  63. Abdullah
    sir are these lectures valid for june 2023 attempt?
  64. daliuske
    Hi Sir,

    I have the same concern as many student's asked before, if these lessons are still valid for December 2022 exam sitting ? In addition I am using the backdated study kit , last sitting was December 2020( as I got it form my friend.) Is this a problem ? As syllabus didn't change that much

    Thank you very much in advance,
    Dalia
  65. John MoffatTutor
    Yes - the lectures are valid for December 2022.

    Using the old study text is OK (although you do not really need a study text if you are watching out lectures), but it is always best to have a current edition of the Revision Kit because it will have more recent past exam question in it as well as obviously being up-to-date as regards the syllabus :-)
  66. daliuske
    Thank you very much.
  67. Rakshan
    Are these lectures valid for December 2022?
  68. Lilia
    Would these lectures be valid for Dec 22 exams? Tia
  69. Deborah
    I PASSED!!! Hi John, just a quick note to thank you for your lecture and your notes. The course was planned out so well & your lectures and notes were so straight to the point. When a lecturer is as passionate as you about getting students through the exams, it makes the world of difference! Thank you again
  70. John MoffatTutor
    Thank you for your comment, and many congratulations on having passed :-) :-)
  71. John MoffatTutor
    The only change is the addition of explaining what Fintech is. It is only a minor addition and will be added to the notes, but does not need a lecture.

    Otherwise everything is valid for the September 2022 exam.
  72. Farhan
    Hello. Thank you so much for such amazing lectures. My only concern is, whether I can sit of September 22 exams by watching these lectures or are they going to be updated?
  73. Leonard
    Can the videos be downloaded?
  74. John MoffatTutor
    No. The only way that we can keep this website free of charge is to only allow them to be watched online (which in fact is that same as what the tuition providers who charge for watching their videos do :-) )
  75. Margaret
    Halo... would these vedios be okay for mar 22 sitting
  76. John MoffatTutor
    Yes, the ACCA does not review the syllabus until after the June 2022 exams.
  77. Bhatnagar
    I have started preparing for Mar'22 examinations with these video's
  78. Nadim
    Should i watch these lectures for september 2022 exams?or should i wait until june as the syllabus might get updated
  79. John MoffatTutor
    All of the lectures will still be valid for the September exam.
  80. Seongkyu
    started FM for March 2021 :)
  81. Samuel
    May I use these videos for preparation for the December 2021 exam?
  82. John MoffatTutor
    Yes - they are up-to-date for December :-)
  83. Umar
    Why is it that I can not view the videos?
  84. John MoffatTutor
    The videos are all working fine. Ask in the technical support forum and maybe admin will be able to help you.
  85. Joselin.u
    one of the comfortable lectures ive seen. thankyou
  86. John MoffatTutor
    Thank you for your comment :-)
  87. Fatima
    When the lectures will be reviewed for September 2021 exam?
  88. John MoffatTutor
    The syllabus is not changing for the September exam and so thee lectures and notes are valid for September :-)
  89. Fatima
    so you did reviewed the lectures?
  90. John MoffatTutor
    Of course. Our lectures are always up to date!
  91. guan
    The syllabus for September 2021 exams have some changes new section referred to as Part H Employability And Technology Skills have been introduced.
  92. John MoffatTutor
    This is not a new learning section. It has been added to all the syllabuses and is simply ensuring that students are able to use the CBE exam software.

    There is lots of information about the CBE software on the ACCA website and we have a lecture (linked from Revision Kit Live) working through a past exam question using the CBE software.
  93. Kushal
    Are these lectures updated for exam on
    june2021?
  94. opentuition_teamAdmin
    if you read the comment below...

    Yes – our lectures are always valid for the current syllabus and the syllabus will not be reviewed until after the June 2021 exam :-)
  95. ALHAJI
    Very nice introduction. Much appreciated.
  96. John MoffatTutor
    Thank you for your comment :-)
  97. Sherls
    Hi, Are these lectures valid June 2021 Exam?
  98. John MoffatTutor
    Yes - our lectures are always valid for the current syllabus and the syllabus will not be reviewed until after the June 2021 exam :-)
  99. Sherls
    thank you. Great!
  100. Asher
    Thanks John for the video. I passed my ACCA Corporate & Business Law - English exam first attempt with 62% last week Wednesday just before Christmas through the help of this website. I want to say a big thank you to the entire team and I look forward to passing Financial Management in March 2021 by using your free resources along with a revision kit.
  101. Asher
    FM is my last paper to start strategic professional exams in June 2021
  102. Abdullah
    did you pass using open tuition ? any update? and if you did, did you used only opentuition or anyother guide aswell?
  103. 甘佳薇
    Oh,It’s so sad for a Chinese student that all of the videos can’t be played.Can anyone give me some advice on this situation?Thank you very much.
  104. John MoffatTutor
    It is sad for us to that we are not able to make them available in China - it is because the videos themselves are hosted on YouTube.

    However some students have got round it by using a VPN service. I don't know whether that would be possible for you.
  105. HE
    very good
  106. Salifu Abdulai
    Are these lectures valid for March 2021 exams.

    Thanks
  107. Leandro
    I would like to know the same thing
  108. opentuition_teamAdmin
    Yes! They are valid
  109. 7
    its nice effort u taking and we value that and thanks for that!
  110. John MoffatTutor
    Thank you for your comment :-)
  111. adyeta18
    Thank you sir for your effort your lectures are really helpful.
  112. John MoffatTutor
    Thank you for your comment :-)
  113. mslm
    Hi John,

    I wanted to say thank you for all your effort. Just by watching these lectures and doing some past papers helped me pass paper F5.
    Now I am watching F9 lectures hoping to pass it in June/September (haven't decided yet)
  114. John MoffatTutor
    Thank you for your comment :-)
  115. ghezalmaten
    Are these vidoe's are update for exam June 2020 ?
  116. John MoffatTutor
    Of course - our videos are always updated for the current syllabus :-)
  117. Sameera
    Are these videos updated for december 2020?
  118. John MoffatTutor
    Of course. All of our lectures for all of the exams are up to date for the current syllabuses.
  119. Sanjana
    These videos are so helpful. My ACCA messiah! :D
  120. John MoffatTutor
    Thank you for your comment :-)
  121. babulakter
    Are this lecture appropriate for the December session 2020
  122. John MoffatTutor
    Yes - all of our lectures are relevant for December 2020 :-)
  123. Irfan
    i ant find ask the tutor forum
  124. John MoffatTutor
    There are two ways - either click on 'forums' on the main bar at the top of this page, and find it there.
    Alternatively, click on FM on the bar just below the main bar at the top of this page and find it there.
  125. danvalor
    Hello Sir, thanks for your service, but downloading the lectures is still impossible as the video seems to be restricted from download, can you help us out please
  126. rabiasaleem1278
    Is it good to prepare March 2020 attempt from this syllabus or it needs change?
  127. temmytope
    Can we have a response to this, am planning to take FM in March 2020 - computer based.
  128. John MoffatTutor
    You would get a response if you asked in the Ask the Tutor Forum rather than put it as a comment on a lecture!!! This question is not related to the lecture.

    It is not possible for me to always see comments on lectures, but I always reply to questions in the Ask the Tutor Forum within 24 hours.

    The syllabus will not change until September 2020. Our notes and lectures are up-to-date for the current syllabus and therefore for March 2020.
  129. Asher
    A very good start. Thanks for this video and also the introductory one.
  130. John MoffatTutor
    Thank you for your comment :-)
  131. ademie01
    Please how can I download the video. thanks
  132. John MoffatTutor
    The lectures can only be watched online. It is the only way that we can keep this website free of charge.
  133. rohanyadav
    Hi
    John sir
    Are these lectures accurate for september 2019 sitting or there is any changes in chapters/portion?
  134. John MoffatTutor
    They are valid for September - there are no changes to the syllabus :-)
  135. rohanyadav
    Thank You
    John Sir.
  136. marush
    My March exams went bad...I have now been introduced to this open tution praying it will help for me with my June resit exam in f9.
  137. John MoffatTutor
    I hope you do find it helpful.

    If you have any problems then do ask in the Ask the Tutor Forum.
  138. ahsanbajwa
    Dear Sir John

    I have passed FM exam, thank you very much for your support. This subject was new to me, and you helped me to gain its clear understanding superbly.

    Thank you once again.

    Best regards, Ahsan
  139. John MoffatTutor
    Thank you very much for your comment, and many congratulations indeed on passing the exam :-)
  140. John MoffatTutor
    hamirani5: You are welcome :-)
  141. John MoffatTutor
    hamirani5: Yes they are - our lectures are always kept up-to-date :-)
  142. Riya
    Thank you!

    BTW, You helped me with my PM exam in March sitting! (Awaiting results, hoping it's positive!)

    Thanks a lot for the effort that you put in for us. :)
  143. Riya
    Hello, Mr. John.

    Are these lectures still valid for the June sitting?

    Thank you for your time!
  144. John MoffatTutor
    gvu338: Thank you very much for your comment :-)
  145. Gia
    John,

    I just want to say a big THANK YOU to you and other tutors on OpenTuition.com, I started my ACCA exams journey from Malaysia in September 2018, I have passed 5 papers already on self-study only, your lectures are the best! I find your explanations easy to understand, concise and to-the-point. I thank my lucky stars that I discovered OpenTuition just when I needed it, I have saved a lot of money and time, most important of all I passed every exam on first attempt! I will keep at it and aim to complete all ACCA papers by the summer of 2020! I know that all tutors are volunteering their time and resources to help accountant students to succeed. I want to succeed and one day soon I will THANK YOU in person. My immense gratitude to the OpenTuition team.
  146. John MoffatTutor
    salmanqsm: That you very much for your comment. It always depresses us that so many people assume that because we do not charge then we can't be good.
    All of our tutors are UK qualified accountants and all of us have taught for many years for the major ALP's in the UK.
  147. salmanqsm
    Going to appear for June attempt and I can't thank you enough. I heard a lot about you but just ignored it (well because free stuff isn't usually this good lol) until now. It was indeed an interesting start and you explain things so well, better than my experience at ALPs. Thanks so much again! You're doing a great favor to those who can't afford ALPs.
  148. John MoffatTutor
    Samuel Koroma: It is dealt with so far as is relevant for Paper FM later in the lectures.
  149. Ansu Koroma
    Noted with thanks
  150. Ansu Koroma
    Thanks John. Interesting start. Those four areas are the core of FM.

    One key point in raising long term finance is for the FM to decide the most appropriate sources.

    However, you didn't mention the dividend decision which is also key for the FM and is also closely linked to the financing decision.
  151. shameela
    I have Kaplan book. the first chapter is too lengthy in this buk . can I follow ur notes for learning?
  152. Ansu Koroma
    It all depends on the depth of knowledge you want to acquire. I am also using Kaplan alongside with Opentuition lecture notes and videos.
  153. hetzz
    Hi
    Are these lectures accurate for march 2019 sitting or there is any changes in chapters/portion?
  154. John MoffatTutor
    There will be no changes to the syllabus for the March 2019 exams - our notes and lectures are valid for March.
  155. amanda3401
    Hi - trying to download the notes but when I click on them they are for subject AA instead of FM.
  156. amanda3401
    Sorry for subject FA
  157. John MoffatTutor
    Thank you for letting me know - the link will be corrected immediately :-)
  158. sneha3098
    hi
    Is the FM book for september 2017 till june 2018 still relevant for the december 2018 exam sitting ? or is there any changes in the textbook /
  159. John MoffatTutor
    It is still OK :-)

    If you are watching our free lectures then you do not really need the Study Text - the lectures are a complete free course and cover everything needed to be able to pass the exam well.

    What is essential is the Revision Kit because practice at exam standard questions is vital to passing the exam.

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