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My mentor was not that much helpful in my project, he was almost clueless about topic 17. If it were not for Gillian and Trephena’s help and support on this forum, I don’t think I would have done so well, hence my appreciation fully goes to them
Passed at first attempt with an A Grade and I did topic 17. I’m so grateful to @Trephena and @Gillian for the unwavering support and always being there to help when students get stuck.
You guys are doing a very great job and please keep up the good work, it really helps!
Thank you very much. Stay Blessed!!
Hi Gillian, Thank you for being ever so helpful.
Can you please clarify this for me. I used the UK CG code and the local King code for evaluation in my part 3 and I had introduced these in my part 2 as my 2 main codes along with their limitations.
Now if I want to bring in an aspect or 2 from the OECD which are not properly covered in my chosen codes, can I just apply it in part 3 without having mentioned the OECD as a code I was going to use?
Can I also get away with bringing in some aspects of the Companies Act and some other legislation without introducing them in part 2 and covering their limitations? As if I do so for each one I mention, that would eat at my word count so badlyThank you for the helpful feedback.
I have another question though, sorry to be asking too much. When doing the stakeholder analysis, does it have to be in a separate paragraph from the organisation’s responses, or we have to use the stakeholder matrix to analyse the responses?Hi Ms Gillian. I just have a somewhat silly question. When we are writing the company responses, do we still need to apply the CG codes as well or we can just list and explain what the company did, since the codes were applied during the evaluation of the issues?
Hi @ Ms Gillian and Trephena
1)Most of the CG issues in the organisation I chose are current and still ongoing. Do I evaluate them in present tense or past? For example do I say their internal controls ‘are’ weak or should I say they ‘were’ weak, even if they are still currently operating in that weak state?2) For all the issues I have identified, should I include some mitigations or suggest what the board should be doing, instead of what they are doing, or should I only save that for the recommendations section? For example, the board should be working on strengthening the internal controls
Sorry to be asking too much but my mentor is not that much present to assist.
This platform has been very helpfulHallo.
On chapter 3, when doing the evaluation and using CG codes as comparators, do I need to specify or state what the whole principle says first before going on to apply it or I can just say for example;
According the OECD, the board should be doing such and such but in this case they are doing this instead and then go on and analyse….(something like that). I’m wondering if I am going about it the correct way. Not sure if my question is clear enough.
Thank you in advance for your responseHi all. Is there a minimum number of weak CG issues that one must include in the evaluation in chapter 3? Say there are many issues identified, am I supposed to analyse each and every one of them or I can just choose a few and work with those? If so, how many would be safe?
Also, If I leave some will the marker not penalise me for leaving some common issues that they might be knowing about but I would have left out?
Thank youThank you very much Ms Gillian for your response. I will definitely take everything you have said into consideration when applying to my report
Hi all. I’ve been going through this thread for a while now and it has really helped me in choosing topic 17 for my RR for period 44 submission. I have a few questions though on choice of models.
1) Is the SWOT analysis or PESTEL applicable to this specific topic in addition to the CG Codes like King report? From going through the above discussions I haven’t seen anywhere where those 2 are mentioned.
2) My choice of organization is Eskom, a SOE that supplies electricity in South Africa. Lots of fraud and corruption cases on it. Any suggestions on which specific models are applicable?
3) Is there a minimum number of models that can be used? For example using the King report as my main model then also bring in the OECD and UK CG Codes as comparators then also a bit of ratio analysis plus a stakeholder theory like mendelow’s matrix. Would that be ok or its too many?
Thank you in advance for your responses and input
Good day Sir,
Kindly advise where we can find notes or lectures on this new syllabus area, part A. I see it hasn’t been included in the current notes. They are only starting on part B of the syllabus.
Thank you.
Such an uptight paper, with so many potential re-writes, i think we should suggest to ACCA to charge a discounted rate of say 50% if its a re-take,like what other courses do because paying full amount for a re-write is day light robbery, some of us just can’t afford it,especially if its a difficult paper to pass like this one.
Thanks so much, at least i have an idea,i was also struggling with whether i should do full CAT or move to ACCA coz im also doing FIA and am left with one subject to finish it.I have sent an email to ACCA though so am just waiting for a response and hear what they have to say.
@sweetypie, would you mind sharing how exactly they solved yours,just want to know if it’s even worth the effort to contact them.Did they tell you to get certified first before practicing independently?
Hi, to view your certificate go to your My acca portal then to Exam status and results then to View certificates then click on the little arrow there to select the one u want to see and waaala,there it is,coz they upload it soon as u finish every certifiable stage and FIP.
The mock exam is just to help you revise but the real exam does not show any answers
Hi @ishika,thanks for your response,bt the thing is im already registered as a Foundations In Acc student,i already have a student number,so wat i would lyk to know is do i pay exam fee for the subject for june exam sitting at acca first and then pay again at the exam centre or i just go with my student number to the exam centre and register there only??
Hi,can anyone please help with information on how to go about registering for a CBE exam.Do i have to enter for exams with ACCA first then go find a CBE center or i just go straight to the CBE center and forget about exam entry.Please advise i want to take them on MA2 next month without fail and then take F1 and F3 in June as paper based
