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The financial management environment - ACCA Financial Management (FM)

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  1. gaurav
    Hi John,

    Are these lectures valid for September 2026 attempt?
  2. John MoffatTutor
    Yes they are :-)
  3. PaulSupporter
    Good evening John,

    By extension does that mean the lecture notes are still valid for September 26 to June 27? (They currently say September 25 to June 26)

    Many thanks,
  4. John MoffatTutor
    The syllabus is not changing :-)
  5. Arpit
    Hello,

    Are these lectures are valid for June 2026 attempt?
  6. John MoffatTutor
    Yes they are :-)
  7. Folakemi
    This doesn't include anything about Islamic Finance, which can be tested in the exam.
  8. Folakemi
    It also doesn't include things like macroeconomic, monetary and fiscal policies. It just goes straight into financial intermediation.
  9. John MoffatTutor
    Nonsense!

    Try reading Chapter 14 of our free lecture notes and watching the free lecture that goes with it.

    Our lectures cover everything needed to be able to pass the exam well.
  10. gaurav
    Hello John,

    Are these lectures valid for sep 2026 attempt?
  11. Stephen
    Thank you for the free lectures, a quick question as I am studying in Australia, do the same capital markets (London Stock Exchange) apply to all international exams or would they change depending on region (Australia Stock Exchange)?
  12. John MoffatTutor
    There is only one version of the Paper FM exam and it does not change depending on the region.
  13. Hasan
    Hi,
    I’ve noticed some differences between the lectures and the BPP textbook. I’m using the BPP book for Financial Management (FM).

    Do the lectures cover the full FM syllabus, and is it safe to rely mainly on the lectures along with revision materials and the exam kit without studying from the textbook?
  14. Arianna
    Hi,
    Comparing the lectures with the chapters in the book it seems quite different. Do the lectures and notes cover all the necessary material for the exam? And will they be valid for March 2026 attempt?
    Thank you
  15. John MoffatTutor
    I do not know which book you are referring to - our lectures work through our free lecture notes.

    Our lectures and nots cover everything needed to be able to pass the exam well, and they are all valid for the March 2026 exam :-)
  16. manahyl
    Hi John, Are these lectures valid for September 2025 attempt?
  17. John MoffatTutor
    Yes they are :-)
  18. Navy
    Hello. Are these lectures and notes still valid for june 2025 attempt?
  19. John MoffatTutor
    Yes, of course (all of our lectures on all papers are valid for the June 2025 exams) :-)
  20. dar
    Thanks again John, I bought the books for march 2025 and booked the exam
  21. Sara
    Hi John! Can i just prepare the exam using these lectures and practicing and not reading the text book as i find it very boring to read?
  22. Angeline
    Hi Sir,

    Can I have video lecture explanation for Fintech?
    I don't have a study text from BPP / Kaplan and I solely use OpenTuition notes as study materials with BPP Practice Kit.

    Thanks in advance.
  23. Richelle
    Hi Sir,

    Question on the statement below from the Chapter 2 notes.

    Companies requiring medium term (one to five years) capital will generally raise these funds
    through banks.

    Is trading (lending and borrowing) the only way companies raise these funds through banks?
  24. John MoffatTutor
    It is not trading. It is simply borrowing money from the banks.
  25. Fardhan
    Hi
    This is Fardhan
    Here i haven't seen any of the macro economic policies which are mention in the syllabus guide.
    will the above policies is explained later on through the lectures
  26. John MoffatTutor
    Some are mentioned, but all are revision from Paper BT. They are not often tested in Paper FM anyway but if you come across any questions in your Revision Kit that you are not clear about then obviously ask in the Ask the Tutor Forum :-)
  27. Fardhan
    thanks
  28. MJ Bold
    Great explanation and very easy to understand.

    Thank you.
  29. John MoffatTutor
    Thank you for your comment :-)
  30. MAROOF
    hi does all of FM lectures which are on youtube are still valid for june 2023 attempt?
  31. John MoffatTutor
    Yes :-)
  32. Umair
    Sir , your lectures are very useful however I feel like if you could add subtitles to the video , it'd be much helpful for students like me who are not so good at English.Youtube auto-generated captions are often wrong.
  33. John MoffatTutor
    We would like to add sub-titles, but because we offer everything free of charge we do not have the resources available at the moment to be able to add them.
  34. Kay
    Hi Mr Moffat, may I know if insurance is also one of the financial intermediaries? If yes, is aggregation considered to be the service they are providing?
  35. John MoffatTutor
    Yes, and yes :-)
  36. Kay
    Thanks Mr Moffat :)
  37. John MoffatTutor
    You are welcome :-)
  38. Mohamed
    My suggestion is also adding Macroeconomics ; Fiscal and monetary policies lesson because we have been asked about in March22 and it is in previous exams too. Thank you Mr.Moffat for your great efforts
  39. John MoffatTutor
    Thank you for your comment.

    However not a lot is asked on this, and it is revision from Paper BT (and there are lectures on it in our Paper BT section).
  40. Dennis
    Sir the benefits mentioned (aggregation, maturity transformation) is this only for the bank or other financial intermediary also. (pension fund, investment trust)
  41. John MoffatTutor
    For all financial intermediaries :-)
  42. AnnaSupporter
    Dear Mr. Moffat, a huge thank you for the lectures and your positive approach! It's a true pleasure to study with you. Have a fantastic day! You help us so much! Kind regards, Anna
  43. John MoffatTutor
    Thank you for your comment :-)
  44. JojoBeat
    Hey Sir,
    There’s a complicated part in the syllabus for this chapter covering macroeconomics and policies but you didn’t cover it here. Is that because we don’t use it in later chapters?
  45. John MoffatTutor
    It is because very little (if any) is asked in the exam as it is revision from Paper BT.
  46. humza
    Love from Pakistan john, youre changing peoples lives in pakistan !
  47. John MoffatTutor
    Thank you for your comment :-)
  48. ADELBOTE
    Thank you so much! Its my first time watching and hearing you and i can say that i never get bored!
  49. John MoffatTutor
    Thank you for your comment :-)
  50. frank
    thanks. its really resource full
  51. Sohan
    Could you please elaborate on how exchange rates are influenced by large inflows and outflows of short-term capital from one financial centre to another in pursuit of higher interest
    rates. And since the mobility of the capital is with in the financial centres of the same country how is the exchange affected?
    Thank You
  52. Geith
    This is my first time using open tuition. I enjoyed your introduction and first lecture. Just want to say I'm grateful for what you and this organisation does for us students. Thank you so much , and appreciate your kindness!
  53. John MoffatTutor
    Thank you very much indeed for your comment :-)
  54. marion niram
    It's so nice here,the notes so fine,lectures well understood.Thank you so much for the sessions so impacting.
  55. John MoffatTutor
    Thank you for your comment :-)
  56. Hari
    Thanks for your self less services
  57. Maria
    Thank You it was well explained
  58. jayrickards
    Thanks to you and all the Open Tuition people for these videos. They’ve helped me so much! FM is my last F paper and I honestly don’t think I’d have got this far without you all.
    You’re all excellent at explaining things in a way I understand, far more than any of the books or other online reading material.
  59. John MoffatTutor
    Thank you very much indeed for your comment :-)
  60. Sohan
    Sir u have stated that if no one is selling dealers hike the price so that people may sell. With respect to that, aren't there majority of the poeple in the market who like to hold on to the shares in though of further increase in the price in response to the current price hike?
  61. John MoffatTutor
    There will certainly be some people who prefer to hold on to their shares, but why do you say 'the majority'? There are always people willing to buy and willing to sell - the dealers adjust the price so as to keep the trading going.

    People will only hold on to their shares if they think that the future benefits are greater than the price they can sell them for.
  62. Edward
    Please how can I download the videos
  63. John MoffatTutor
    You can't download them - they can only be watched online. It is the only way that we can keep this website free of charge.
  64. cartea
    What are the new changes for FM syllabus for September 2020.Thanks.
  65. John MoffatTutor
    There are no changes to the syllabus.
  66. Pan
    In the Total Shareholder return examples,the example 1 and 2 , why one is + 0.3 , the other one is - 0.1? Please explain ?
  67. sriku14
    Since the share price was reduced to 6.40 from the value of 6.40
  68. sriku14
    from the value of 6.50*
  69. Asher
    Thanks John. I do appreciate your explanation. It was well presented.
  70. John MoffatTutor
    Thank you for your comment :-)
  71. Ansu Koroma
    Thanks John for this video lecture. It was well explained. However, no explanation was given on how the level of efficiency of the stock market have financial implications for the financial manager. Maybe this will be considered in the future.
  72. John MoffatTutor
    Thank you for your comment, and yes - the relevance is explained in later lectures when we look at the factors determining share prices.
  73. pmoses
    About that yield curve of interest rate. Is it okay to say that the period of maturity for borrowers is positively related to interest rates while the period of maturity for lenders is negatively related to interest rates.

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