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@trephena said:
@alfred I understand your apprehension as the list I put together sounds very daunting! Great that you have done P1 so recently as if you have access to a study text or relevant material, I hope it will pinpoint most of the relevant bits of the CIty Code for you so that should take some of the hard work out of it for you (and also explain Mendelow and other possible models) 😀 .You may certainly use a UK company. Choose a plc as by law (the Companies Act) they have to put most of the information I have mentioned in their annual report either directly or indirectly. For example they normally have background details of their directors, their remuneration packages (as shareholders normally have to agree these) and pictures of them (so you can see if they have any women directors or not), the audit report shows the date the auditors sign off the accounts (so you can take the following day as the day they published it) etc. So you need to download a few annual reports to see what is in them before you take fright!
I don’t normally like recommending a particular company as I always feel that a student should choose one that interests and appeals to them, however to see for myself what sort of information is easily accessible I have just done an online search for Mark and Spencer with the link:
https://annualreport.marksandspencer.com/
This link helpfully provides further links to the full annual report and there is even a specific quick link to the Governance section and Remuneration Reports so for this company it is easy to find most of the information that you will need. (Comparators for M & S would be Debenhams, House of Fraser or Next plc).
If I were doing Topic 17 myself I would chose one of the banks as they have in the past few years been seriously falling down on governance issues (and I would enjoy the challenge as a forensic accountant of delving into the ‘darker side’ of their operations! 🙂 This is what I mean by choosing a company that interests you – I would find M & S OK but Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds etc personally very exciting as I know some of the banks, in spite of trying to appear ‘shiny’ in their annual reports, have indulged in ‘dark deeds’ in the last 5 years or so, that in some cases is only just coming to light)
However you must also use other sources to balance up your report – such as the financial press and reuters or the BBC – here are links to the Daily Telegraph & BBC news finance pages: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/
http://www.bbc.com/news/business/You use the company information to compare governance facts (to the Code and with the comparator) and external sources to research more objective things to form an opinion on whether the board is acting ethically and to discover what shareholders and employees and suppliers think of the company. This part is obviously more difficult but you will need to search the external sources for relevant articles and information that may give you ideas and lead you to aspects of this.
You certainly have time to produce a good quality report for the Period 29 submission in November depending on exactly what your other commitments are. I normally think 3 months is about right for a good RAP that should more than adequately meet the assessment criteria if the student puts in the effort and appreciates and understands all of the rules and requirements.
Please read our forums on Referencing as Referencing is an area of frequent failure for the RAP and if you are aware of the rules you should learn to incorporate the principles of it in your work from the beginning. Somewhere students have posted details on the forums of how Microsoft Word will construct a reference list for you, which takes out a lot of the hard, boring work normally involved in this. Don’t just read the OBU Info pack once, ensure that you refer to it regularly and think about the SLS at the beginning NOT the end as it makes it much easier to produce a good SLS if you think about it and start planning it early. 😀
Great information @trephena tnx
@hagosusng said:
Thank you Open Tuition. I watched all the lecture videos 12hrs before the exam – I scored 50! First attempt. Passed all four papers in 1 attempt. Thank you again Open Tuition. Same approach for all exam – Watched all lecture videos 12 hours before the exam.F7 – 56
P1 – 67
P3 – 53
P4 – 50wow thats grt… congrats
passed with 53, now an affiliate, congrats to all and the best for those still studying, u can make it too… tnx opentuition… its been a long journey
@ansi tnx for the tips… but am unable to see that of kaplan and the rest….
wish i could enroll to your package…but want to know if i could get discount 😉 ,thnx
congrats to u, pls teach me the procedure u used and what u did before u started it. get in touch soon, tnx
<cite>@techtechtech said:</cite>
gave 4 passed all.
P3 74 %
P1 57 %
F9 67 %
F5 60 %Alhamdulillah
congrats…..good for , can u give me some tips,help or guidance….. pls
<cite>@oana_toropoc said:</cite>
76, 1st attemptgood for you…congrats
i have finished level 2, what will be the process or procedure before i can submit my RAP. or do i have to finish with all of acca papers??
<cite> @lazyboy said:</cite>
my dear in education nothing is essential. if u will include bibliography then ur chances of pass will increase. its better to include bibliography it will not take ur much time.
references is better to submitt in pdf. u can convert word to pdf online. easily@lazyboy
i have finished level 2, what will be the process or procedure before i can submit my RAP. or do i have to finish with all of acca papers??pls, help how do i start with my OBU RAP….. havent done it all but have passed f1 to f9
@daothuhang said:
Passs at 73%. Thank you OT notes a lot ! I am a passed finalist now!!!congrats….\
i lost to 33… 🙁i didnt see this paper top at all, but miracles do work ;), God help me to get my pass mark 😀
